What Wt. Oil for Freezing Temps or Below?, Moving to Montana by next winter... Options

[detoxcowboy]

74 2.0 (stock)

Question is for what Oil Weight/Viscosity to Use in Freezing Climates? I am a So. Cal. native whom wheres shorts 11 months a year and is moving to Montana, got pants but would like to know what Wt. Oil to use in Freezing and Below temps.. Driving Daily rain.snow.sleet.ice

[Tom_T]

74 2.0 (stock)

Question is for what Oil Weight/Viscosity to Use in Freezing Climates? I am a So. Cal. native whom wheres shorts 11 months a year and is moving to Montana, got pants but would like to know what Wt. Oil to use in Freezing and Below temps.. Driving Daily rain.snow.sleet.ice

My 73 2L'S Owners Manual recco'd 5-30W.
(edit add: IIRC that's what Dr.914 reccos for storage, & what's been in mine as it sat. I usually only needed 10-30 or 10-40 in the snow driving I did below, but MT gets colder.)

Joe, did you end up selling your 73 2.0 Marathon Blue one, or is it this 74 2L one I'm thinking of?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

I'd like to see the end result of all your work on this 914 if you have time before you leave for MT, so call my cell (PM if you lost it) & either swing by my place 1st house past OHS tennis courts or we can meet at Watsons or something & I'll buy you eats! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

You may find times you wished you had 2 or 3x thermals & coats up there! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

BTW - 914's do well in the snow/ice - mine always did between SoCal Mtns., Mamouth & Tahoe, UT & OR/WA, etc. in snow back in the 70's & 80's when it was my DD/only car!

... The caution now is that they're 35-40 years old, parts are harder to find & way more expensive, so you just have to use a little judgment & not push them too hard in the winter & try to avoid unpaved roads - despite the old ads: "The Baja Porsche"!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Lest we forget!




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