Straight 30 weight, unless your engine is really worn, in which case,
straight 40.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 1999 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: Summer oil recommendation

> 20w50
>
> G. Matthew Bulley
> Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
> www.bulley-hewlett.com
> Cary, NC USA
> 888.468.4880 tollfree
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Steve Macaulay [SMTP:smacaulay@INFINTIUM.COM]
> Sent:   Thursday, May 27, 1999 4:39 PM
> To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:        Summer oil recommendation
>
> In my pre-vanagon life I let my local jiffy lube take care of things like
> oil changes.  After getting a westy and subscribing to this list, I find
> myself wanting to do most of the routine maintenance like oil changes
> myself.  The few times I've done this in the past, I've always used 10w-30
> oil.  Should I still use this, or should I switch to an oil better suited
> for the hot mid-Atlantic summers that we have in Virginia?  If so, what's
a
> good weight oil to use (15w-50, 20w-50, etc.)?  I'll be using a full
> synthetic oil and I will probably change it back to 10w-30 for the winter.
> I know this stuff is in my owner's manual, but the van (and the manual) is
> in the body shop getting repaired (previous post - vanagon 1 toyota 0)
from
> a hit-and-run.
>
> Thanks for your advice,
>
> Steve
>
> 89 Westy
>