[T3] Oil

Brian Fye bfye at canyonville.net
Sat Jun 9 09:08:43 PDT 2012


I use what ever Diesel oil I can find anymore.  Delo no longer has zink
added and I quit stressing out about it.  In the end, my 1904 only made it
125k without a rebuild and my 2110 is up in the 35k range already.

On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> The valvoline should work if it has the 1400ppm zddp.
> I used to find Valvoline left a "soot" about the engines it was used
> But Im not sure if that's still the case.
>
> Keith
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Gary
> Forsmo
> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 11:41 AM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: [T3] Oil
>
> >Whats more important is using an oil with the correct ZDDP in it, and
> > unfortunately the only one out that in dino oil is Pennzoil 25W50 racing
> > oil.
>
> I looked high & low for the Pennzoil 25W50 Racing Oil in southern
> Wisconsin and online.  Couldn't find it anywhere.
>
> But I did find Valvoline (VR1) 20W50 Racing Oil
> http://www.valvoline.com/products/brands/racing/racing-motor-oil/6
> at $5,79/quart at NAPA.  It has ZDDP and is a conventional -- not
> synthetic -- motor oil.
>
> Royal Purple is (reportedly) a popular oil used by sprint cars, late
> models, truck pullers, etc.  It's 20W50 too, but no ZDDP in it
>
> Gary "Frito" - '69 Variant, FI, MT
> Rockport, TX (winter)
> Lake Geneva, WI (summer)
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Brian Fye
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