[T3] Engine Oil

[Mara Johnson]

Would if I could...it's the dough.

On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 11:53 AM, Mike Fisher <fisherfarms at gmail.com> wrote:

> Get the car to a Sacramento area VW Shop immediately!
>
> On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 2:12 PM, Mara Johnson <drmarajjohnson at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > 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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> > > > Message: 1
> > > > 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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