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

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 

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

that and Nulon 10/30

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

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

I stock it Tarin, 5 litre or 20.

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Originally posted by matberry I stock it Tarin, 5 litre or 20.

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Originally posted by tar76 Quote: Originally posted by matberry 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

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 

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.

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.

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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Originally posted by vlad01 yep, now fully synthetic good oil.

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

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

cheers

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Originally posted by vlad01 Quote: Originally posted by vwo60 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

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Originally posted by Joel Quote: Originally posted by vlad01 now fully synthetic As if VW engines don't leak bad enough already

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Originally posted by Joel Quote: Originally posted by vlad01 now fully synthetic As if VW engines don't leak bad enough already