Few 16v questions :-)

[lacelle@frontiernet.net (Erik La Celle)]

Ummmm....-17C does not equal -36f.  Calculations based on the formula
(Cx9/5)+32 come out in the 4f range.  A "couple of times" at that temp,
seems to me, doesn't justify a thin oil.  Just my .02, as they say
Erik L
----- Original Message -----
From: "Désinor Jean-Claude" <desinor@sympatico.ca>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: Few 16v questions :-)


>   Could you quantify "cold enough"?
>
>   Yesterday, we had a balmy 17 degrees Celcius (62 Farenheit). Today
we
> had a mini blizzard. A couple of times during the winter, we dipped as
> low as -20 degrees Celcius (-36 Farenheit).
>
>   I use real winter tires. I use 10w30. I do not live in Alaska though
> :-)
>
> Jean-Claude
> 84 8v (eagerly waiting for May 1st to strut out :-)
> 96 Jetta GLS (would not spend a winter without 10w30)
>
> jester@westfailure.net a écrit :
>
> > Folks, read the bentley! i never use 10w30, i think you'd have to
live in
> > Alaska for it to get cold enough to justify this one.
> >
> > take care,
> >
> > Steve
>
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