[T3] 50w oil

TIM DORY tim.dory at gmail.com
Wed Jun 6 19:51:58 PDT 2012


VWs use oil and air to cooling to engine, 30w oil exchanges heat better
than 50w you decide.

On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 6:26 PM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> No way no how, never use a straight weight that high, even on an old
> engine!
> I wouldn't go above 10W40 on a good engine, but Im using 25W50 on my 130Kmi
> engine and so long as it doesn't get cold its ok with that.
>
> Whats more important is using an oil with the correct ZDDP in it, and
> unfortunately the only one out that in dino oil is Pennzo W50 racing
> oil.  Brad penn makes a good semi synth 10W30 BUT... DON'T us it if you
> don't have an oil filter
>
> Keith
>
>
> Top Notch Restorations
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of John L.
> Morgan IV
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 8:35 AM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: [T3] 50w oil
>
> Do you guys use 50w?  I hear some say, "That is a must"
> while others say, "no way...use 30w!!"
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> John
>
> 1970 FB
> Richmond, VA
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