what oil??

Tas67 Learner Dubber

7 posts · joined Feb 2012 · 4 Mar 2012, 4:42 pm

#890258

i have just purchased a 67 beetle that has been in a shed for the last 10 years, one of the front wheel was seized (brakes) and i have that sorted. i put some fuel in her a new battery and some aero start and bugger me dead she started and ran well enough to drive on the trailer...my question is...what sort of oil does everyone use in the older beetles??

thanks

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 4 Mar 2012, 5:31 pm

#890269

I use and recommend ACE Air Cooled Engine oil. Australian made and has all the properties required for long life.

http://www.qplubes.com/index.html

Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Mar 2012, 5:36 pm

#890274

^^^.... yep, I use ACE as well

that and Nulon 10/30

Futue te ipsum!!!

vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 4 Mar 2012, 7:09 pm

#890297

Penrite HPR 30, readily available and a good oil, used it for years.

tar76 Custom Title Time!

1,622 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 4 Mar 2012, 7:23 pm

#890302

I'm keen to try ACE but could never find it!

"Obey your Dreams"!

62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 4 Mar 2012, 7:33 pm

#890304

I stock it Tarin, 5 litre or 20. 🙂

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tar76 Custom Title Time!

1,622 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 4 Mar 2012, 7:37 pm

#890305

matberry wrote:I stock it Tarin, 5 litre or 20. 🙂

Excellent!! Might get you to give the bug a drink of it when i get it up to you

"Obey your Dreams"!

62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 4 Mar 2012, 7:40 pm

#890306

tar76 wrote:
matberry wrote:I stock it Tarin, 5 litre or 20. 🙂
Excellent!! Might get you to give the bug a drink of it when i get it up to you

👍 👍 👍 🙂

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OFF-ROAD,CIRCUIT,DRAG,STREET,ENDURANCE

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 5 Mar 2012, 11:37 am

#890420

vwo60 wrote:Penrite HPR 30, readily available and a good oil, used it for years.

yep, now fully synthetic 👍 good oil.

Next engines will be upgraded to Joe Gibbs oil for me though, even better by a long shot.

A pointer for you folks is stick to one oil brand and type, otherwise changing brands can do its damage by additive chemistry clashes.

And don't use caster oil, its no good for the engine 😂

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

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 5 Mar 2012, 2:01 pm

#890433

vlad01 wrote:now fully synthetic

As if VW engines don't leak bad enough already 😂

vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 5 Mar 2012, 3:56 pm

#890456

I just bought forty liters and that was a minerial base not synthetic
http://www.penriteoil.com.au/products/engine-oils/hpr/hpr_30_premium_mineral

waveman1500 Also rides a Honda

1,346 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 5 Mar 2012, 5:07 pm

#890470

Any decent name-brand 20W50, as long as it's clean! I like to buy Nulon or Penrite because they're Aussie-made and owned, but the most important thing is to change it regularly! Buying cheap oil and change it every 5,000km will be far better for your bug than putting fancy oil in every 10,000km.

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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 5 Mar 2012, 5:52 pm

#890476

20/50w is fine in one getting a bit long in the tooth but that's like tar in a fresh motor.

Anyone leaving oil in an air cooled engine for 10,000kms needs their VW taken away from them.
Even fancy oil is cheaper than rebuilds.

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 5 Mar 2012, 6:02 pm

#890480

It says in the original owners manual for our 1302.

Regular oil changes are required even if the best brand of oil is used.

Change every 5000km

Oil consuption is 0.5-1.0 liter per 1000km

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AA003 Custom Title Time!

1,189 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 6 Mar 2012, 6:42 am

#890543

vlad01 wrote:yep, now fully synthetic 👍 good oil.

Synthetic not really good for air cooled engines.
Poor heat transfer qualities.

I read it on samba, so it must be correct.

Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!😂

vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 6 Mar 2012, 7:50 am

#890551

If you go to the link you will find that HPR 30 is a minerial based oil.

Tas67 Learner Dubber

7 posts · joined Feb 2012 · 6 Mar 2012, 9:32 am

#890562

Thanks for the info guys.....heaps of stuff to research

cheers

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Mar 2012, 6:03 pm

#890622

vlad01 wrote:
vwo60 wrote:Penrite HPR 30, readily available and a good oil, used it for years.

yep, now fully synthetic 👍 good oil.

Next engines will be upgraded to Joe Gibbs oil for me though, even better by a long shot.

A pointer for you folks is stick to one oil brand and type, otherwise changing brands can do its damage by additive chemistry clashes.

And don't use caster oil, its no good for the engine 😂

YES MOST important...

always use the same brand of oil...
no swapping about...

NOT GOOD....

and synthetic oil isn't recommended for air cooled engines.
and You still NEED to change the oil at every 5000klm maximum...

as recommended by VW Mexico in 2003..

and Me.. .LEE

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Mar 2012, 6:05 pm

#890623

Joel wrote:
vlad01 wrote:now fully synthetic
As if VW engines don't leak bad enough already 😂

YES I agree Joel

synthetic oil isn't recommended for air cooled engines...

they will leak from places they didn't leak before...

best to stay away from them...

LEE

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 6 Mar 2012, 9:45 pm

#890665

Joel wrote:
vlad01 wrote:now fully synthetic
As if VW engines don't leak bad enough already 😂

who said I use it in a vw engine? you should no this since you got suby horses in yours.

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

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 6 Mar 2012, 9:48 pm

#890667

vwo60 wrote:If you go to the link you will find that HPR 30 is a minerial based oil.

it is now, bought a bottle of it 3 days ago and it says on it "now fully synthetic"

win!👍

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