[T3] Oil weight once more

[James Lingenfelter]

I use Dot 3 oil in my car. Dot 5 in the winter.

-Jimmy


On Nov 19, 2013, at 9:19 PM, B Fye wrote:

> It's the silly season
>
> Brian Fye
>
>> On Nov 19, 2013, at 11:07 PM, James Lingenfelter  
>> <jimmyandcher at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Fuel Injection vs. Carbs AND the Great Oil Argument..... all in  
>> the space of 3 days! My inbox is going to explode!!!!
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Nov 19, 2013, at 8:59 PM, Brian Fye wrote:
>>>
>>> The oil ran hotter because it was pulling the heat better.  What  
>>> were the
>>> head temps?  That IS the question.
>>>> On Nov 19, 2013 8:19 PM, "Keith Park" <topnotch at nycap.rr.com>  
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Single viscosity oils don't have viscosity enhancers, so you  
>>>> lose that
>>>> advantage.
>>>>
>>>> New motor: 10W30 in the summer and winter.
>>>> Getting older motor 10W40
>>>> 100K+mi, 25W50 In the summer and 10W40 in the winter (I don't  
>>>> drive it in
>>>> the winter anymore)
>>>>
>>>> The viscosity really depends on just what condition your  
>>>> bearings are in.I
>>>> Strongly recommend the racing oils with the ZDDP in them or use the
>>>> additive
>>>> for that, and I DON'T recommend the synthetics. I tried that  
>>>> again last
>>>> summer (with an oil filter) and it ran 20 degree's hotter with
>>>> significantly
>>>> lower oil pressure.
>>>>
>>>> Keith
>>>>
>>>> (oh boy, here we go!)
>>>>
>>>> Top Notch Restorations
>>>> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
>>>> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
>>>> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
>>>> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
>>>> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
>>>> 87 golf "Winterat"
>>>> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----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: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 9:40 PM
>>>> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
>>>> Subject: [T3] Oil weight once more
>>>>
>>>> I know this had been covered before, but my uncle who bought my  
>>>> mother's vw
>>>> fastback in 1970 and drove it across Texas before it was  
>>>> recalled for some
>>>> issue with the side vents ( he says they were retrofitted with  
>>>> pieces that
>>>> attached on the side), asked to borrow my car for an outing  
>>>> tomorrow. We
>>>> were talking oil, and he questioned what I was using, saying it  
>>>> was too
>>>> light. He said I need a single vescosity oil. Now, I'm  
>>>> questioning it all
>>>> over again. What oil do you use and why?  As soon as I read  
>>>> something,
>>>> someone else contradicts it.
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