[T2] Oil weight

[Jim Denton]

Something doesn't sound right with that engine to need oil anywhere near
that heavy.  Maybe they builder shouldn't have used a gasket on the oil
pump cover???  I typically have run 5w40 oils in my VW year around for
years, or in olden days 30wt in the summer and 10w30 in the winter.

On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 3:54 AM, Joshua Overmiller <overmiller at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 20w50 or, if I can't find that, then 15w40.  I'm in the UK so brands will
> be different.  I just go with something reputable and on sale.
>
> Josh
> .
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> >
> > On Thu, 3 Dec 2015, Richard Jack wrote:
> >
> > Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2015 20:44:40 -0600
> >> From: Richard Jack <jackvw at me.com>
> >> To: type2 at type2.com
> >> Subject: [T2] Oil weight
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I know I may be opening up a can of worms, I'd like some advice.  What
> >> oil do you guys run winter vs. summer.  I have to run SAE 50 in the
> >> summer.  SAE 30 is to thin, my oil pressure light will flicker in the
> >> summers on 30 weight. With 50 weight, no problems.  I drive my bus all
> year
> >> round.  This is my first winter with this motor.  1600DP. All stock.  I
> was
> >> thinking of going down to SAE 40, for the winter as the 50 weight seems
> too
> >> thick on start up. I'm curious what oil and brand you guys are running.
> >>
> >> Richard
> >> Lubbock,TX
> >> 1974 Westy Tin Top
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