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On : Wed, 21 May 1997 10:51:24 -0500 (CDT) James L. McGill wrote: > What Oil should I use? ...snip... > What do I need to know about oil before taking a > loaded van on a 3000 mile trip? > > Is there something else I should know about oil > for a daily driver type3 in Texas in the summertime? Hello James If the average temperature in Texas in Summer is anywhere near that of Cape Town, South Africa (also in summer) then I would suggest you use SAE 40W oil in summer as I do. Our average summer temp. is about 27 C. I have been using SAE 40W in my SQB for more than 2 years now and the engine seems much more comfortable in summer running on this oil. I have an oil temp. as well as a pressure gauge in my car so I can see what the oil is doing. On a HOT summers day the oil runs at approx. 90 - 95 C. As our average winter temp. rarely goes below 5 C, I use SAE 40W all yaer round. Hope this helps. Regards Adriaan Loedolff adriaan@norton.ctech.ac.za '69 Squareback Automatic (199 400 miles)