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| posted on January 26th, 2005 at 08:57 PM |
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what oil is best for 2lt kombi
hey guys im just curious to know what oil is best when doing an oil change, ive got a 2lt kombi. ive been told to get some penrite HPR30 is this the
right one??
thanks
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| posted on January 27th, 2005 at 12:42 AM |
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G'day,
What you'll find is that everyone will have a favourite oil that has worked for them and they haven't had any trouble for years, etc, etc. My
suggestion would be to check with a couple of VW Workshops and ask what they reckomend as they generally would provide a warranty on their work and
want it to last so would usually use a good quality oil.
I use Valvoline XLD Premium in all my VWs and have done for many years and currently in the Desert Splitty I add 60ml of M10 Friction Modifier per
litre of oil to reduce friction and in turn reduce heat. This seems to be working for me in up to 60 degree ambient temperature up here in the
desert.
Cheers, Ian.
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| posted on January 27th, 2005 at 12:57 AM |
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oils
i have 2 lt kombi pentrite30 hpr works for me i run it in all my vws no problens:beer
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| posted on January 27th, 2005 at 07:20 AM |
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If you want heaps more info, there are already quite long threads if you can be bothered searching.
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| posted on January 27th, 2005 at 09:18 AM |
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I'm experimenting Valvoline Max Life for 1600 engine in my microbus.
It's for high milage engines, the manufacturer says.
http://www.valvoline.com/pages/products/product_detail.asp?product=7
For me, the engine seems to be more quiet going at its top speed than running with XLD Premium. Could be just my hearing only. d(^^)b
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| posted on January 27th, 2005 at 11:13 AM |
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yeah i decided to buy some of the penrite HPR30 and ill see what happens ay!.
thanks for all your help!!:beer
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| posted on January 27th, 2005 at 08:41 PM |
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Good one mate thats a good oil penrite but if your summer down there gets a bit hot try 40 or 50
You only need two tools
Wd40 if it don't move and it should
Duct tape if it move's and it shouldn't
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| posted on January 28th, 2005 at 09:49 AM |
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the trouble with oil is there's no way of 'testing' unless you want to hook up temp probes and etc and destroy an engine every couple of weeks.
Just about any oil is fine in a VW - I uses Castrol GTX 2 in every car I own - VW and Holden V8s - cos my VW engine builder (Stan Pobjoy) told me to!
Pay your debts, CxxT
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