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| posted on August 5th, 2005 at 09:33 PM |
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fuel usage & oil
on average how many litres of fuel doea a 1971 beetle chew per mile or km...
what type of oil is best for the engine and how often should i check it |
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| posted on August 5th, 2005 at 09:36 PM |
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hwy or street, what size donk,stock or not,wheels, tyres?
check oil every day only takes a second.nn[ Edited on 5-8-2005 by kombibob ]
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| posted on August 5th, 2005 at 09:44 PM |
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street, 1.6 extractors Hotdog muffler normal wheels original style... |
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markbailey
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| posted on August 5th, 2005 at 09:46 PM |
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what type oil any or special kind...... bought the beetle yesterday |
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| posted on August 5th, 2005 at 09:50 PM |
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castrol gtx2 is what most of us use 
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| posted on August 5th, 2005 at 09:52 PM |
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I used GTX2 in all my VW's.As for fuel use....I've never owned a standard one so can't help you out there..
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markbailey
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| posted on August 5th, 2005 at 09:57 PM |
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what about fuel usage???????????
and how do i get the fuel gague to work??????????
AND SHELL oil for old cars is that ok for now ..... |
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| posted on August 5th, 2005 at 10:51 PM |
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i get about 10L to the 100km in my stock one at the moment. any oil is good mate it all comes down to preference
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| posted on August 6th, 2005 at 08:34 PM |
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There is no bad oil. If your motor is in good nick, a 20W-50 will cover it. If it is a bit of an oil burner like our 1300, we put 30-60 as it is a bit
thicker and doesn't leak out or burn as quick.
It only runs on 3 cylinders as it is really old now, but it still dak's along 
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