[T3] 1st oil change/vavles-need help

[John L. Morgan IV]

What is the best source to buy the oil change kit for type 3?

On Wednesday, September 16, 2015, Dave Hall <dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk> wrote:

> Do you have the brown Bentley? That's the best one to have for your car.
> Briefly, 10mm and 19mm wrenches, oil-change set, (plastic gloves?), 3
> quarts
> oil.  Make sure the studs don't come out while undoing the nuts (one of
> them
> holds the suction pipe inside and you'll be in a fix if it loosens or comes
> out!). The method is covered in the Bently section 5 part 4.
>
> Valve adjustment - Do this with a cold engine. Follow the manual procedure
> (Bentley deals with it in Section 3 14.9). Tools needed 13mm box-end wrench
> (ring spanner in UK), 0.15mm (0.006") feeler gauge, blade screwdriver. I do
> right side first, with that side lifted and supported to stop the pool of
> oil dribbling out, but others have their own way, which suits them. The
> spring clip (bale-arm) pulls downwards - a big screw driver can help lever
> it down.  Make sure the rocker-cover gasket looks OK - some stick it to the
> cover, but I don't.  Noting how much adjustment gives early warning of
> problems - they shouldn't change much. A drop of oil where the bale arm
> scrapes helps it slide back up. Run the engine and check for oil leaks.
>
> Doing it yourself is the way to learn about your car, and you will
> gradually
> take over all your maintenance and many of the repairs.  More important,
> you
> will know it's done carefully. It's often said on here, "No-one cares more
> about your car than you".
>
> Dave
> UK VW Type 3&4 Club
> ===================
>
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> Subject: [T3] 1st oil change/vavles-need help
>
> Okay,
>
> I know...newbie, dumb question, but I have never changed the oil and
> adjusted the valves on my 1970, Fastback. It is timed I learned.
>
> Does anyone have a list of what I need and where I can get it?
>
> Though I have a manual, it would also be nice to have a straight-fwd cheat
> sheet, leaning on everyone's expertise....example:*don't forget to XYZ.*
>
> Anyone have anything that I can use to help me out?
>
> Thanks,
> John
> RVA
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