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sad.gif posted on May 7th, 2004 at 10:12 PM
oil what do you use ??


just thinking about what oil to use in a new 1641 motor twin port hp oil pump runing a mild cam ? any ideas please :jesus



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posted on May 7th, 2004 at 10:13 PM


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posted on May 7th, 2004 at 10:14 PM


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posted on May 7th, 2004 at 10:15 PM


O I sould of put grade ,sorry ! and its a new motor never started

[Edited on 7-5-2004 by seagull]




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posted on May 8th, 2004 at 07:48 AM


FUCHS 30w winter 50w summer



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posted on May 8th, 2004 at 08:32 AM


penrite desiel 20 w 60

or castrol desiel 15 w 40

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posted on May 8th, 2004 at 07:23 PM


Im getting a brand new motor installed too, are any of the oils you guys mentioned friction modified? bad for a new motor is it not? she doesnt bed in properly. If an oil doesnt clearly state FM, does that mean its not?
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posted on May 8th, 2004 at 09:58 PM


i've been told it doesn't matter what oil you use, oils is oils... I have a feeling this is true...
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posted on May 8th, 2004 at 10:00 PM


would it be stupid to put 10W50 oil into my baja??? ..........i have an unopened bottle here.....is it to thick?



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posted on May 8th, 2004 at 11:13 PM


I dont think 10-50 is too thick, GTX2 is 20-50, which means that it is thicker than 10-50.
I put GTX2 in both my bugs, 1641 and 1835.
I would like to know what other ppl with 1835's are using though...
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posted on May 8th, 2004 at 11:57 PM


I am runing 25 W50 in my 1641 .Any one have ajustable pressure valves fitted & wat would the pressure be runing at ?? seagull:alien



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posted on May 9th, 2004 at 12:02 AM


mmm, i have a pressure guage and it never goes over 350 (kpa i think)
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posted on May 9th, 2004 at 12:21 AM


mm thats good to know this is on the 1641 ??



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posted on May 9th, 2004 at 12:46 AM


Castrol GTX2 is recommended for Air Cooled VWs...
NOT their friction modified Castrol Magnatec.....
which I was going to use... Castrol say Use GTX2...




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posted on May 9th, 2004 at 01:40 AM


sorry no it's on the 1835.
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mm thats good to know this is on the 1641 ??
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posted on May 9th, 2004 at 09:17 AM


GTX 2 here also



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posted on May 9th, 2004 at 10:31 AM


Why not magnatec? I have been using it in the roadster and it seems ok? Engine runs cool and warms up nicely even on cold mornings and oil seems to stay clean longer than others i have used.
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posted on May 9th, 2004 at 12:54 PM


THink about this: if the oil is clean, your engine remains dirty...

I use GTX2 in everything I own - V8s and VWs.

For all those with new engines: There is a thread on here about running-in - use the search funtion to find it




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posted on May 12th, 2004 at 10:47 PM


I did a search for running in a new engine, oil to use etc and found nothing.
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posted on May 13th, 2004 at 02:43 AM


Got an old car run an old oil somethin that says FOR OLD WORN OUT RELICS or sumthin like that,so there dudes.:D
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posted on May 13th, 2004 at 02:47 AM


Use 25w/50 or sand



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posted on May 13th, 2004 at 04:14 PM


GTX2 here, seems to be OK.

(yay - another oil thread!) I don't know if any of these will be particularly relevant, but here you go...

http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=21717#pid162584  ("what oil for 1600 kombi engine")

http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=1324#pid7715  ("Whats the best Oil")

http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=13127#pid97598  ("What oil should I use?")

http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=5184#pid37713  ("oil" for an 1800 kombi)

I'm sure there must be more. Cheers dudes,
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posted on May 13th, 2004 at 05:54 PM


Shell 10w-50 semi synthetic. Works great. Leaks more but runs up to 10 degrees cooler for me.



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posted on May 14th, 2004 at 06:33 PM
Castrol GTX 2 engine oil..


CASTROL GTX 2 for air cooled engines....

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posted on May 15th, 2004 at 06:46 PM


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posted on May 15th, 2004 at 08:42 PM


10w 30 in winter and 20 50 in summer... cause its air cooled, you need a thin oil (ie 10 30) so it can circulate and disipate heat quickly.. see vintage vee dubs (sydney)... they recommend the 10 30 for all air cooled..

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