For cold weather, that oil is a bit heavy. Yuo may not get
good oil flow/lubrication on start up. OIl only starts lubricating at
about 150 deg. I personally run 10-40W in the winter, and 20-50w
in the summer.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, David Bogle wrote:

> Dear Vanagonauts,
>
> My vanagon expert mechanic, and esteemed listmember, has recommended
> using Mobil One 15-50.  That's what he put in, and that's fine with me,
> especially for those cold winter trips.  I just can't seem to find it
> locally _in that weight_.
>
>  In the mean time I'm using Castrol Syntec Blend in the weight per
> Haynes and Bentley (15W/50 temps above -15C, summer .)  It's getting
> colder...
>
> Are there mail order sources, internet, etc?  We want it at or near the
> best price of course.
>
> --
> Regards,
> David Bogle
> Brooklyn
>