I changed the oil in a '77 Super Beetle the other day. The car has
5,196 documented miles on it, and the oil was last changed at a VW
dealer 1000 miles ago in 1988. It had been changed twice before that
and the car sat for 15 years until recently.
Imagine my surprise to find the oil screen an
What did it look like? 911s with certain brands of oils a number of years
ago, would produce "engine honey". Just water that didn't seem to burn
off. I remember dumping the oil in my 911 once and getting all this creamy
looking crap in the bottom of the oil tank. I changed brands, but kept the
>I changed the oil in a '77 Super Beetle the other day. The car has
> 5,196 documented miles on it, and the oil was last changed at a VW
> dealer 1000 miles ago in 1988. It had been changed twice before that
> and the car sat for 15 years until recently.
>
> Imagine my surprise to find the oil sc
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From: "tom savage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 10:28 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Oil sludge
>I changed the oil in a '77 Super Beetle the other day. The car has
> 5,196 document
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> >I changed the oil in a '77 Super Beetle the other day. The car has
> > 5,196 documented miles on it, and the oil w
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Oil sludge
So what does one do in a case like this? Engine flush? Oil changes every
500 miles?
On Dec 6, 2007 6:58 AM, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Howdy -
> Even with low miles driven it's still important to
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> So what does one do in a case like this? Engine flush? Oil changes every
> 500 miles?
>
> On Dec 6
Thanks all for the tips on the VW. It is good to hear that the sediment
is natural; I'd never seen that happen before. As to what to do with the
car now - it is in a museum and so doesn't get out a whole lot, maybe
once a month. It still wears the original tires and they are absolutely
unsafe
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Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Oil sludge
> My brother in law is a mechanic. They had a late model pickup truck in the
> shop a while back. I can't recall exact
> details but the gist of it is that the oil they drained out of
>
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Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Oil sludge
> So what does one do in a case like this? Engine flush? Oil changes every
> 500 miles?
>
> On Dec 6, 2007 6:58 AM, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
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RS! youroil.net
> Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs
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