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CarGuru > Volkswagen > (newbie question) oil viscosity and fuel consumption 17 March 2005 08:12:04

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(newbie question) oil viscosity and fuel consumption
William Park 9 March 2005 19:32:36
	Does oil viscosity affect fuel consumption? My feeling is that viscosity is important for starting the motor, but once at running temperature it's not that important. -- William Park <opengeometry@yahoo.ca>, Toronto, Canada Slackware Linux -- because it works.
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Woodchuck 12 March 2005 06:19:19 [ permanent link ]
	I just got back from Jetta 5 school and the manial says rhis. One reason VW now uses the new electrol-mechanical power steering is because it saves 1/2 gal of fuel n 600 miles. Thicker oil takes more HP to pump than thin oil. So... over time thin oil does save fuel. "William Park" <opengeometry@yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:oGEXd.1032$pp6.556@fe51.usenetserver.com...> Does oil viscosity affect fuel consumption? My feeling is that> viscosity is important for starting the motor, but once at running> temperature it's not that important.> -- > William Park <opengeometry@yahoo.ca>, Toronto, Canada> Slackware Linux -- because it works.>
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Lee 15 March 2005 00:17:28 [ permanent link ]
	What oil do you guys use in your A3 Jetta ? not the brand but viscosity? 10/30 ? or what? would be interesting to know. I put 30WT Redline in mine this time. maybe thicker would be a little more quite. -Lee "Woodchuck" <stv_euroski@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:26f61$423251a0$41c7131b$28984@SALSGIVER.COM...>I just got back from Jetta 5 school and the manial says rhis. One reason VW >now uses the new electrol-mechanical power steering is because it saves 1/2 >gal of fuel n 600 miles. Thicker oil takes more HP to pump than thin oil. >So... over time thin oil does save fuel.> "William Park" <opengeometry@yahoo.ca> wrote in message > news:oGEXd.1032$pp6.556@fe51.usenetserver.com...>> Does oil viscosity affect fuel consumption? My feeling is that>> viscosity is important for starting the motor, but once at running>> temperature it's not that important.>> -- >> William Park <opengeometry@yahoo.ca>, Toronto, Canada>> Slackware Linux -- because it works.>>
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Peter Parker 15 March 2005 21:48:12 [ permanent link ]
	In article <sjmZd.132$Kf4.35291@newshog.newsread.com>, Lee <weblee@zipcon.net> wrote:>What oil do you guys use in your A3 Jetta ? not the brand but viscosity?> 10/30 ? or what? would be interesting to know. I put 30WT Redline in mine >this time. maybe thicker would be a little more quite. I use 10w30 in the winter and 15w50 in the summer. Mobil 1 synthetic. 1994 A3 4cyl with 198000~ miles. -Lee> "Woodchuck" <stv_euroski@yahoo.com> wrote in message >news:26f61$423251a0$41c7131b$28984@SALSGIVER.COM...>>I just got back from Jetta 5 school and the manial says rhis. One reason VW >>now uses the new electrol-mechanical power steering is because it saves 1/2 >>gal of fuel n 600 miles. Thicker oil takes more HP to pump than thin oil. >>So... over time thin oil does save fuel.>> "William Park" <opengeometry@yahoo.ca> wrote in message >> news:oGEXd.1032$pp6.556@fe51.usenetserver.com...>>> Does oil viscosity affect fuel consumption? My feeling is that>>> viscosity is important for starting the motor, but once at running>>> temperature it's not that important.>>> -- >>> William Park <opengeometry@yahoo.ca>, Toronto, Canada>>> Slackware Linux -- because it works.>>> -- Jeeps and dubs and everything's nice...
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William Park 17 March 2005 08:12:04 [ permanent link ]
	Peter Parker <nospam@zero.com> wrote:> In article <sjmZd.132$Kf4.35291@newshog.newsread.com>,> Lee <weblee@zipcon.net> wrote:> >What oil do you guys use in your A3 Jetta ? not the brand but viscosity?> > 10/30 ? or what? would be interesting to know. I put 30WT Redline in mine > >this time. maybe thicker would be a little more quite.> I use 10w30 in the winter and 15w50 in the summer. Mobil 1 synthetic.> 1994 A3 4cyl with 198000~ miles. I have 1986 Jetta, and I usually use 10w30 in winter and 20w50 in summer. But, this year, I got lazy and forgot to change the oil. I noticed that I was getting noticably low milage than other winters (at least from what I remember). Hence, this thread...
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