Engine and gearbox oils

Dazz Slammed & Awesome Dubber

95 posts · joined Oct 2012 · 17 Sep 2013, 11:38 pm

#970207

What oils are commonly used in the engine and box?

Dazz Slammed & Awesome Dubber

95 posts · joined Oct 2012 · 18 Sep 2013, 12:38 pm

#970240

Come on, someone has to have changed their
Oil before.

Do I use 20W50 and what weight gear oil in the box

BiX Veteran Volks Folk

2,499 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 18 Sep 2013, 1:30 pm

#970242

There are a heap of threads on here about what oil to use and its a good debate with no clear winner. ACE 30 is recomended by many, but not all. Depends on engine (stock, performance, race and age), plus other factors.

maybe try a search......

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Uber Kafer Wolfsburg Wizard

414 posts · joined Nov 2009 · 18 Sep 2013, 2:17 pm

#970248

once you have replaced the transaxle oil I can recommend a dose of this stuff, for the transaxle that is.

http://www.nulon.com.au/products/Specialty_Products/Manual_Gearbox_and_Diff_Treatment/#.UjkoddI6Je8

Nulon G70 manual gearbox and diff treatment.

and heres a tip, just confirm that you can get the 'fill' plug undone before you dump the transaxle oil out the bottom drain, just in case a gorilla did up the plug in the past. Otherwise you will have to roll the car on its roof to refill the transaxle.

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 18 Sep 2013, 4:27 pm

#970261

I use that treatment. works great, reduces wear on the box greatly and is very noticable in the old oil drain with the treatment vs without. Without, there is metalic texture to the oil and with it its pretty clean.

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Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 18 Sep 2013, 5:51 pm

#970268

been covered a million times now, please use the search
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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 18 Sep 2013, 9:21 pm

#970303

I have been using Nulon G70 for many years in every vehicle that had a diff or manual gearbox..
including VW transaxles..

LEE

Uber Kafer wrote:once you have replaced the transaxle oil I can recommend a dose of this stuff, for the transaxle that is.

http://www.nulon.com.au/products/Specialty_Products/Manual_Gearbox_and_Diff_Treatment/#.UjkoddI6Je8

Nulon G70 manual gearbox and diff treatment.

and heres a tip, just confirm that you can get the 'fill' plug undone before you dump the transaxle oil out the bottom drain, just in case a gorilla did up the plug in the past. Otherwise you will have to roll the car on its roof to refill the transaxle.

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6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 18 Sep 2013, 9:52 pm

#970305

Ensure high zinc content for air cooled push rod engines.

Penrite offers this in 20w50. 20w50 is suitable for a stock air cooled engine, if uprated oil pumps are used you should go thinner.

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bugzla Custom Title Time!

1,164 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 18 Sep 2013, 10:50 pm

#970317

lucas also make a high zinc mineral and syn in 20w50 nothing comes close to the zinc rating of this oil

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 18 Sep 2013, 11:24 pm

#970322

bugzla wrote:lucas also make a high zinc mineral and syn in 20w50 nothing comes close to the zinc rating of this oil

whats the ppm? I bet I can name few with higher. but higher its always better. its about choosing correct balance of chemistry for the right application.

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

Dazz Slammed & Awesome Dubber

95 posts · joined Oct 2012 · 24 Oct 2013, 6:27 pm

#973588

To those that offered some advise, I thank you.

Being a technology phobic I didn't know about a

SEARCH feature. I promise I will use that in the future.

I like this forum for the helpful people.

Peter Leonard Moderator Volatile

1,456 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 25 Oct 2013, 10:55 pm

#973674

ENGINE OIL
it's actually the phosphorus that does the work 🤓
if you want look into it seriously go check out the BITOG forum and take your info with a bucket of salt. Generally speaking you're looking at high zddp and a name brand, avoid the later classifications like SM/SN oils which have to defer to regulations designed for keeping catalytic converters alive.

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bugzla Custom Title Time!

1,164 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 26 Oct 2013, 5:54 pm

#973726

ppm 3250

bugzla Custom Title Time!

1,164 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 26 Oct 2013, 5:55 pm

#973727

also look into v twin from mobil