Re: stupid newbie questions....

["Jennifer Mac" <sigmac@portland.quik.com>]

Personally, I liked the way my 8V performs with 20-50 wt oil (I
don't use synthetic, by the way).  In fact, I use Castrol 20-50. 
Now, if it gets below freezing, this can make for a hard start, so
this winter I decided to change over to 10-40, just for the cold
months.  I can't say this is the way to go, it just hasn't gotten
that cold here in the NW this winter--and--a VW mechanic mentioned
that he absolutely would not recommend 10-40 wt ever, preferring
30 wt and noting that "Volkswagens just seem to love 30wt".  I
immediately switched to 30wt but this spring I'm going back to
20-50--I swear I can notice a difference, but more to the point,
this 30 wt sure gets dirty quicker.  Maybe that's a good thing, as
long I change the oil every 2000 miles, I don't know.  I just know
the Castrol 20-50 stayed clean a lot longer.  Anyone else have any
input here?

Jennifer

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| From: Jorel Jackson <kondor77@hotmail.com>
| To: stimpy@busprod.com
| Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
| Subject: Re: stupid newbie questions....
| Date: Saturday, February 06, 1999 5:19 PM
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| >Hey folks...
| >
| >I'm new to the list and scirocco ownership and I've got a
couple of 
| stupid
| >questions.
| >
| >I've got an 87 16v completely stock.
| >
| >1.  Is it normal for the engine power to start at 3000 rpms?  
Don't 
| get me
| >wrong, the car has some strength in the lower rpms but it
almost feels 
| like
| >a different car at 3000.
| >
| >2.   Between 3000 and 4000 rpms the engine sound and feel
changes
| >completely. Is this normal?
| >
| >3.   I had my mechanic change the oil when he did the water
pump/timing
| >belt/3 motor mounts.  He used 15w-40.   In Oklahoma we don't
get too 
| cold
| >too often ( a couple days of single digits but mostly in the
20's) but 
| we
| >get pretty warm, a few 100 + days a year...  Any comments on
his choice 
| of
| >oil?
| >
| >LIke I said, I'm new to the joys of scirocco ownership.  My
last car 
| was a
| >86 Monte Carlo with a V-8, so this little 1.8L engine is a
little 
| different
| >than I'm used to.
| >
| >Thanks in Advance.
| >Derek
| 
| Every Scirocco I have ever owned gets much meaner over 4000
rpms. I've 
| only test driven 16vs, and I didn't run them hard. But I've
heard they 
| really scream above 4000, so your car sounds normal to me. 
| 
| JSJackson 85 Scirocco
| 
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