FW: Motor oil recommendations

[danws69@earthlink.net (Dan S.)]

I am inclined to agree with you on the majority of this, BUT- in the hotter
climate that I live in, I've found it a *necessity* to run heavier oil. I
can run the thinner stuff, but until I have a chance to drop the oil pan and
make sure my oil pump screen isn't clogged I have to run this heavier stuff.
And I have a feeling that I'll need it then too.

I totally understand why you're running lighter oil- PERFORMANCE.

Whereas I'm stuck in traffic and performance turns into good pressure at
idle to keep those incessant valves from clacking.

It's a 50/50 thing. Depends on majority of the vehicle's expected use.
Because aside from the long-assed traffic jam, the lighter oil was great.

Dan Snow
Tam-pa, FL
'81 Rabbit Sportruck
'87 16v Scirocco (X2!)
'00 Jetta
http://home.earthlink.net/~danws69/index.html

-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Scott F. Williams
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 11:07 AM
To: Leach, Michael; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: RE: Motor oil recommendations


Mike, Oil selection is apparently a very subjective thing. I ran my 8v and
16v rally engines on Redline and Elf 10W30. Keep in mind that this was
in -5degF winters on up to 100+degF summers. Rpms ran up to the rev limiter
for hours and days. I did run an air/oil cooler in the Warpig (2.0l 3A 8v)
but had the stock air/water heat exchanger in the Golf (1.8l PL 16v).

I stay away from 20W50 because I feel that a) the extra viscosity isn't
necessary, and b) it definitely increases the drag on the components.
Thinner equals faster and greater efficiency. Be mindful that going too
thick can actually *increase* wear!

Anywho, oil pressure is just a number for relative comparison. I'm more
concerned with adequate flow and lubrication. Thus, a thinner oil with a
high film strength is what I'll always go for. Those requirements spell out
**synthetic**.

P.S. I ran synthetic 10W40 in my 323GTX (1.6l turbo with lots of boost and
teeny air/oil cooler).
--
Scott F. Williams
NJ Scirocco nut
'99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
Golf GTI 16v "rollycar"
ClubVAC: "Roads found. Drivers wanted."



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