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[T3] Oil to use in S. Cali? (was RE: type3-d Digest V2007 #244)

Uh, Jim, you better re-read what you posted.  On start-up the oil will be at
20W, not 50 ;-)  As the oil warms up will the viscosity rating move to 50.
 
     Toby Erkson  --  air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
     '72 VW Squareback, '95 VW Jetta, '81 Gold Wing,
     '73 Porsche 914, '90 Wet Jet
     http://www.icbm.org/
     Portland, Oregon


>-----Original Message-----
>>...I am using 20W-50 and I wonder if the thinner oil is causing the
>> oil to slosh more.  Maybe I should go back to SAE 30, since 
>>I am in a warm SoCal climate and will not be driving this car in record 
>>heat.  Opinions?
>
>I'd stay away from the 50 stuff. It's too thick and takes longer to get to
the 
>bearings when you first start up...
>BTW, the "W" in 10W-40 stands for Winter, meaning that this is 
>the viscosity as measured on the cold weather scale. Different scales are
used 
>for the winter and summer ratings.

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