Synthetic Oil

[ralexander03@snet.net (Rick Alexander)]

Rick hasn't responded so I'll make a guess what he's thinking. This is an 8v
and good old New England winter is bearing down on us. This is also a daily
driver and I guess I'd be thinking about lower weight oil if I were in his
shoes.

Rick Alexander
http://www.brubakerbox.com
http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/
http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsrus/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>
To: "Rick Kellner" <rfkellner@snet.net>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: Synthetic Oil


>     I religiously use 15-50 in all of my engines, as vw engines
(especially
> 16v's) don't seem to last very long on light oil. the synthetic 50-wt has
the
> advantage of 15w (vs. 20w normally associated with 50 weight). this in
itself
> should make it 'close enough' to the 40 weight oil to prevent the need for
> mixing oils to get your own viscosity. the only difference you will have
is the
> high temperature equivalent of 50 wt instead of 40 wt.
>     why do you need the lighter weight so badly?
> Al
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Kellner" <rfkellner@snet.net>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 9:00 AM
> Subject: Synthetic Oil
>
>
> > I have a question on the effictivness of mixing oils to obtain a desired
> > viscosity.  I would like to use Mobil 1 synthetic oil in my car but
Mobil
> > only makes a 10w-30 and a 15w-50.  I would like to get the desired
weight of
> > 15w-40.  Is is it as simple as mixing equal amounts of the two weights
to
> > produce a 12.5w-40?  Disadvantages?
> >
> >
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