Flash Lube Kits - Advice required

Ragerty Seriously Crusin Dubber

112 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 12 Apr 2010, 9:34 pm

#772907

Hi All,

I have been recommended to fit a Flash Lube kit to my kombi for longevity of the valves.

Can anyone also recommend doing this? Or not?

Do the carbs need to be reset after it has been installed?

Any advice/experience welcome

Cheers all

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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Apr 2010, 9:59 pm

#772912

My opinion

Dont waste your money

VW have steel valve seats and dont require it
California hasnt had leaded petrol for near on 30 years and it hasnt needed this stuff
We havent had it since 1986 or so

Give you money to a decent charity
You will feel better for it and actually be doing something

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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Apr 2010, 11:28 pm

#772926

Ragerty wrote:Hi All,

I have been recommended to fit a Flash Lube kit to my kombi for longevity of the valves.

Can anyone also recommend doing this? Or not?

Do the carbs need to be reset after it has been installed?

Any advice/experience welcome

Cheers all

Hi
Many VW owners use flash lube...
but I never have...
old Holdens and Fords etc without hardened valve seats etc
need it, but not VW engines...

do the carbs need to be reset after using flash lube? No..
its only a very small amount in the fuel...

cheers

LEE

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cb john Wolfsburg Wizard

470 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 12 Apr 2010, 11:37 pm

#772928

It's all bullshit, as usual..

jsheppard64 Officially Full-On Dubber

323 posts · joined Mar 2008 · 13 Apr 2010, 1:08 am

#772937

yep as everyone said... hardened valve seats
also it would probably contribute to grudge build up behind the valves
I only put those stuff in my SU as damper oil lol

ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 13 Apr 2010, 7:55 am

#772954

yeah put it on, as they use to use it on all of the taxi so it must work.

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greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 13 Apr 2010, 4:15 pm

#772996

just another way to pull money out of ya wallet

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greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 13 Apr 2010, 4:25 pm

#772997

just another way to pull money out of ya wallet

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greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 13 Apr 2010, 4:36 pm

#772999

just another way to pull money out of ya wallet

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13bwagon Officially Full-On Dubber

316 posts · joined Nov 2006 · 13 Apr 2010, 6:36 pm

#773006

yeah all the taxi which run gas which is dry
it's true about hard seats so if you realy want just ad it to your fuel the old school way

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grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 13 Apr 2010, 8:05 pm

#773019

i have fitted a lot of these kits to beetles an kombis over the years with excellent results,quite a few of them had valves closing up regularly through valve seat recession,the flashlube slowed the process down remarkably.some say that all vw's have hard seats but obviously this is not the case,some of the reconditioned heads that i have come across have cast iron seats that are not very robust and flashlube works wonders.

Ragerty Seriously Crusin Dubber

112 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 14 Apr 2010, 7:55 pm

#773188

That's a diverse range of comments and very interesting ones too. Grumble, you have the same advice as I have been led to believe by a local V-Dub specialist. I guess its a small price to pay for reassurance of a reduction of valve seat wear and may well save a bigger expense in the long run.

Shall I invest or not? ha ha I am tempted. I once owned a 900r wear the valve seats were wearing at a rapid rate. If i could have done something to safeguard wear I guess would have.

Cheers for the replies.

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beetleboyjeff Custom Title Time!

1,790 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 14 Apr 2010, 8:02 pm

#773192

I use flashlube, but I just have it in a spray bottle in the front, and get it out and squirt in 1 squirt for about every litre of fuel I reckon it will take. Only takes about 30 seconds before I put the fuel in. Squirt bottle costs about $2.00 I think. I am only on my second one (I keep re-filling it obviously) in about 8 or 9 years.

From your ole' mate Jeff

65standard Officially Full-On Dubber

373 posts · joined Apr 2009 · 14 Apr 2010, 8:06 pm

#773193

I use flash lube, but not the kit. I add it in the tank on each fill. I do this, as that's what I was advised by the previous owner.

I hear mixed reports about hardened valve seats, and that leaded petrol has not been used in near 25-30 years.

What about 1200 heads from 1965? Square boss and look to be original with the engine and car?

I haven't run the car without flash lube to notice any difference, and the plugs and carby look to be fairly clean internally.

If it ain't broke, fix it till it is!