[T2] Oil weight

[accessys at smart.net]

that chart is for dino oils
synthetics are on a different scale

mine flows like water at any temp could put it in freezer and pull it out 
and it will still pour like water in fact have poured some in to top off 
oil when it is well below freezing with no flow issues.

Bob


On Mon, 7 Dec 2015, Jim Denton wrote:

> Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 12:36:31 -0700
> From: Jim Denton <2thingswild at gmail.com>
> To: Bob carroll <accessys at smart.net>
> Cc: Richard Jack <jackvw at me.com>, "type2 at type2.com" <type2 at type2.com>
> Subject: Re: [T2] Oil weight
> 
> A 50wt oil is almost twice as thick by the numbers at 212*F than a 30wt
> oil.  Review the chart below, even though the lines seem to merge on the
> graph the chart under the graph shows that the 50wt @212*F has a viscosity
> of 19 sCt verses 10 sCt for 30wt.  The 50wt will need to be heated to
> around 240*F before its viscosity will drop to 10 sCt. Yes by the time
> engine oil reaches 300*F there is very little variation from one oil to the
> next, as they are all very thin.
>
> FWIW these days I run 5w-40 Mobile 1 in all my engines VW and otherwise
> unless the engine is pretty ratty. No qualms with a 15w50 or 20w50
> synthetic if you really need it.
>
> On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 11:44 AM, <accessys at smart.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> Mobil 1 15W-50 has the most Zinc (ZDDP) of any readily avaliable oil and
>> is often recommended for older cars.  it is what I run in my bus
>>
>> ONLY the 15-50 has the high levels of Zinc not the other weights
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 7 Dec 2015, Richard Jack wrote:
>>
>> Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 10:53:54 -0600
>>> From: Richard Jack <jackvw at me.com>
>>> To: type2 at type2.com
>>> Subject: Re: [T2] Oil weight
>>>
>>> This is a low mileage motor.  It is broken in.  What weight synthetic
>>> would I run?
>>>
>>> Richard
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