Engine Oil??

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ARCANE
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Engine Oil??

Post by ARCANE » 14th February 2011 - 1:52pm

What is the best engine oil to use in my type 4?


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Re: Engine Oil??

Post by shawn71 » 14th February 2011 - 5:36pm

I just use Halfords one for classic cars, in the green can.
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Re: Engine Oil??

Post by 411ron » 14th February 2011 - 7:10pm

Use SAE30 oil (GSF sell Morrises @about £17.00)
Multigrade oil will stop the oil cooler working as well because the viscosity changes.
When changing the oil watch out for the sump plug if you over tighten it you may have problems with the hellicoil next time.

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Re: Engine Oil??

Post by JSR-69 » 14th February 2011 - 10:51pm

VW used to recommend monograde SAE30 (SAE20 in winter) because the multigrade oils available 40 years ago were not up the higher temperatures generated in an aircooled engine. Today's multigrades are a lot better and VW now recommend a good multigrade for all aircooled engines.

I'm currently using Castrol GTX 10W-40.

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Re: Engine Oil??

Post by ARCANE » 15th February 2011 - 9:41am

Cheers guys. :D
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