Guest vvega Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 pft yeal old recycled 30-40 is were its at lol nah totally agree i used 20-50 in everthign i own and its never had a issue had 0-30 in one of my race engines for a bit and it just spat it out teh tail pipe the manufacture recomendaions are worked out form the shear and load clearances in your engine.your do well to listen to your owners manuel recomendadtions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 i have the original owners manual for my 61 bug, and along with telling you how to sit and hold the wheel properly, i swear it suggests oil based on climate like modern cars do. cant beat a 0w30 when you are heading home from skiing. if yours was spitting it out, i bet your clearances were on the loose side. for most ppl 15w40 is a good choice, for most people on here, 20w50 is probably best. still, depends on a lot of things. if you've just rebuilt an engine and the break in period is over, i'd be running a synthetic for sure, even if its a 1900 design. viscosity wise would depend on climate, usage and design of the valve train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrubb Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 Bought some Castrol GTX 20W50 engine oil today.. seemed to be all I could find at Supercheap and Repco at the time so I'll see how that goes.. Also got some Valvoline SAE-90 for my Diff, does anyone know how much I need? I just bought 1 Litre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuel Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 My diff uses 1.3L so I would imagine yours would be similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 castrol gtx is fine, its rated to the very latest performance spec unlike a lot of other 20w50 that you can buy. good basic choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrubb Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 My diff uses 1.3L so I would imagine yours would be similar. Just looked in manual, says 1.15 Litres SAE 90 in the rear axle, I'm assuming thats the diff? So now I just need to get my clutch done and I will replace gearbox oil and I'll replace engine oil after my valves are adjusted.. Hopefully my gearbox problems go away.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtailfred Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Just looked in manual, says 1.15 Litres SAE 90 in the rear axle, I'm assuming thats the diff? yup, diff = rear axle. 1 - 1.5 is pretty common across most light to medium vehicles. usually you just fill to overflow through the side filler hole, the level its at is that height on purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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