Re: OIL and Filters on a 1.8L

[T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>]

Patrick Bureau wrote:
> 
>         Well after listening to all talk about the oils and filters that should and
> should not be used.
> here is what my research has discovered.
> 
> 1) all 1.8L from 74 until 1999 cars came and where designed to use 20w50 oil
> 2) The factory Installed Castrol 20w50 into the engines and IS the
> recommended oil to use
> 3) The  factory "bosh" "VW" filter used on the 1.8L uses a by-pass valve in
> it in case of a blockage in the filter
> 4) the said factory filter has been made BY FRAM under VW specs since 1974
> for all 1.8L engine.
> 
> food for thoughts.
> 
> ---
> Patrick Bureau, 

In addition:

- Not all FRAM filters are the same, even the new and improved units
said to have an anti-drain back valve continue to use sub-standard
materials compared to Mahle, Mann. Personally I'd only use a FRAM filter
to run motor flush through an engine and change it right out. (But
that's me, nothing personal.)
- Use of any weight oil, 20w50 or other is greatly dependent on the
operating climate the car is in.
- I have used Castrol 20w50 in all my cars right up to switching over to
Mobile 1 synth. (Easy to get, useful.)

Thx Patrick, good stuff.

TBerk

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