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| posted on October 29th, 2003 at 03:02 PM |
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oil change time
again with the newly acquired beetle, which we have no idea exactly what engine 
how much oil does a normal VW engine take? I think it is probably based on the normal type 1 motor.
and also where is and what kind of oil filter do they use?
thanks again for answering all of these silly little questions.
sorry, alot of this stuff is off the top of my head, the car is 45 mins away, and not always accessible. |
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| posted on October 29th, 2003 at 03:09 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Rota_Motorand also where is and what kind of oil filter do they use?
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BWAHAHAHA!!!!
Ohhh....... i am nasty!!!!
Sorry Rota....... just couldnt help myself
OK
2.5L is the amount
Filter.... what filter.
All there is is a screen.
Drain is the bolt on the middle of the plate. Undo that and let it out. Then undo the 8" 10mm nuts and take the plate off and give the screen a
clean.
You will see if anything is seriously wrong.
Make sure you get a kit. It consists of 2 gaskets for the screen, new crush washers for the sump plug and 8 little bolts.
Worst case. Just drop the plug and dont drop the plate.
But being a first time i would do the plate and see what is sitting at the bottom of your engine.
Have fun!!
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on October 29th, 2003 at 03:26 PM |
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whaaaaat??
so to do an oil change properly, I pretty much need to drop the sump?? eww, and where do I get the kit with two new gaskets, washers and bolts?
and thats what type of oil filter it uses, nothing surprises me about euro cars, had a diesel merc van I did a service on at work, insert type filter
so you get filthy doing it.
Im in adelaide, and I thinkl I need to find a VW parts supplier/specialist for me. |
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| posted on October 29th, 2003 at 04:58 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Rota_Motor
so to do an oil change properly, I pretty much need to drop the sump?? eww,
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Not really; as Blue74l pointed out, you drain as per normal but also remove a plate in the bottom of the sump to be able to clean a strainer...
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the kit with two new gaskets, washers and bolts?
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At the top of this page you click on "OZ VW BUSINESS DIRECTORY", then "SA" and, voila, 17 South Australian businesses specialising
in VW. You might also get these at you local FLAPS, e.g. Repco.
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and thats what type of oil filter it uses, nothing surprises me about euro cars, had a diesel merc van I did a service on at work, insert type filter
so you get filthy doing it.
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There is no filter.
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Im in adelaide, and I thinkl I need to find a VW parts supplier/specialist for me.
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See above.
hth
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| posted on October 30th, 2003 at 10:17 AM |
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as time goes on you will find that changing the oil is one of the more enjoyable pastimes when working with your beetle... (or maybe im just
warped)
getting dirty is all part of the fun (so is fishing out the bolts from the old oil!)
and if you can be intricate, get a roll of gasket paper and cut your own gaskets (but make sure they are the same shape/size as the old ones!) |
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| posted on October 30th, 2003 at 11:28 AM |
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heh, umm no, getting oily I do enough already, diesel oil is not fun, altho I get alot of that at work.
and I'm sure I could cut new gaskets myself, but then the lazy factor comes into it, so thats not gonna happen.
oh, and everything is fun, oil changes get boring if nothing goes wrong, because they are all that needs doing really regularly |
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| posted on October 31st, 2003 at 01:18 AM |
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OK finally headed down and did a little more on the dub today, it now
has headlights back in, and they both work, so now all ligths work, except reverse,. which I'm hoping I dont need for that year
I also dropped party the volksshop on the way, and got me the gaskets and washers to do the oil change and checkout the strainer, $5
now to buy some fuel line, and replace all remaining lines on it, and pull the fuel tank out to check its condition.
we have new carpets, got them today, its all coming together pretty well. |
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| posted on October 31st, 2003 at 01:40 AM |
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While your replacing the fuel line, check the metal pipes coming out of the fuel pump and carby, they can come loose and spit fuel all over your nice
hot engine....
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| posted on October 31st, 2003 at 06:09 PM |
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While your replacing the fuel line, check the metal pipes coming out of the fuel pump and carby, they can come loose and spit fuel all over your nice
hot engine....
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thanks for the advice, we do have a fuel leak somewhere I think, either that or someone stole out fuel, and as far as I can tell, between the fuel
line outlet to the motor, and the carb, there are now no leaks, but the lines look old, hence the replacement |
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| posted on October 31st, 2003 at 06:20 PM |
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Mazda R100
Hey, Rota - good to see a rotary fan out there! I have a 74 kombi now but I used to own a '69 R100 with 10a stock standard.
I resored it to original condition - it was awesome! Wish i never sold it. (i do love my kombi though), but it is quite a different beast.
Good luck with your beetle....
:beer
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