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tripicana Fri Feb 21, 2003 4:02 pm

what is the best type of oil to put into my '70 Type I beetle engine. also, at what temperature does oil start to break down? i've noticed on long trips my oil temp raises pretty high and i want to know when i should become alarmed. thanks

rizzag Fri Feb 21, 2003 4:04 pm

what temps are you getting to?

tripicana Fri Feb 21, 2003 6:30 pm

it was around 220 F

joey-bugnaked.com Fri Feb 21, 2003 7:27 pm

Im on the east coast and run 10w-40 in winter and 20w-50 in summer

rizzag Fri Feb 21, 2003 7:28 pm

220 is getting pretty hot, i run 30w most of the year and 20-50 in the summer



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