[T3] Engine Oil

[Mara Johnson]

HI, I can't believe it....I just happened to catch mention of the Type 3
invasion!!!  I am so excited!  I wrote some time back about my 66 sqbk and
how I recently had an engine rebuild.  Started to drive it, but for example
drove from work to store (20 min, engine not hot).  Shop, come back to car,
and won't start.  Kicks over pretty good first turn of key.  Next turn bogs
down and keeps bogging further down with each subsequent attempt to start.

I can get going again with a push start (labored start) OR if I wait an
hour or more.  It starts up after sitting overnight no problem.  The
problem surfaced after the first 300 miles of driving on the newly rebuilt
engine.

Now I have some ideas and intend to first go through electrical connections
and ensure they are good and shiny.  Make sure carbs are clean and
balanced.  Of course tune.  Have new starter already.

I REALLY want to go to the rally.  I have 2 weeks to make my ride more
dependable.  Could anyone please suggest anything else to try?

Mara Davis CA

On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 3:04 PM, Phil Hof <phil.hof at ostronic.org> wrote:

> There are literally hundreds of pages on oil in the Samba!  One more
> voice, FWIW…
>
> My rebuilder recommended VR-1 30 weight after he rebuilt the long block.
> With the damage I probably did driving to/from the Invasion, I found I had
> low oil pressure when hot, so I went to 20W-50 (and the racing oil at that,
> for the high temp tolerance).  Plus 4oz ZDDP additive at oil changes, per
> his recommendation.
>
> Along with replacing my broken distributor (that had been WAY over
> advancing on that trip), this seems to have brought my pressures and
> temperatures where they need to be.  I may have done damage, because at my
> oil change this morning, I found light metal flakes caught by the screen (I
> also have a spin-on full flow filter, which I may cut open one of these
> days).
>
> My fingers are crossed for the Type 3 Rally up the SoCal coast at the end
> of this month.  After that, I may pull the motor and split the case to find
> what I chewed up.
>
> That oil and additive are expensive, and I change it by the calendar, not
> the odometer, since I drive maybe a couple of thousand miles a year at most
> (save for the Invasion and Rally).
>
> -Phil
>
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> > Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 10:44:13 -0500
> > From: Gary Forsmo <gbforsmo at gmail.com>
> > To: "type3 at vwtype3.org" <type3 at vwtype3.org>
> > Subject: [T3] Engine Oil
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> > Within our Type 3 group, what engine oil is popular?
> >
> >   1. Price per quart or
> >   2. 12-quart case?
> >
> >
> > Do any of you insist on using an engine oil which either has
> >
> >   1. Zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP) *IN* the oil or
> >   2. do you *add* approximately 4 oz. of ZDDP, when you change your oil?
> >
> > I have periodically used Valvoline VR1 10W-30 Racing Oil and Amsoil Z-Rod
> > 10W-30.  Both are quite expensive.
> >
> > Are those oils worth the expense, given most of us drive a few hundred
> or a
> > few thousand miles a year?
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