Dave, you're the second to say use the 15W50 Mobile-1. I think I will go with that. Thanks, Paul --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxx> wrote: > Manual states 20W50 for hot weather. This sounds "heavy" but is not > unusual for Euro engines of that era. I've started using 15W50 Mobil 1 > (after doing a teardown on a 150K-mile BMW engine that had always run > Mobil 1 I was sold). Oil is like a religious argument - you'll get a > ton of opinions on this one, and unless you drive it 100K miles and > then tear it down, you'll never figure out who's right. > > I know many folks running 10W30 without issue. In any case I'm > convinced that full synthtetic is well worth the money. > > Dave Swingle > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "sweetp01569" <paul.sweet@xxxx> wrote: > > I know this has probably been answered many times, and with many > > different answers. I want to change to oil this weekend and am > > curious to the weight of oil I should use. I live in MA, where > summer > > temps right now are 80-90 deg., but will drive the car into the fall, > > where temps will range between 35 and 50 deg. I drive the car a > > couple of times a week to work (64 miles round trip). What weight is > > recommended for this condition. Should I just follow the manual? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Paul > > VIN 10944 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/