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Just purchased a 86 Golf Diesel. I have a oil question and right axle question.
Q: what brand oil do you recommend for this VW. The last owner stated
15/40 for summer and 10/30 or winter. ( I live in Ely, Minnesota -30 nights and days in Jan/Feb). Q: The right side axle needs to be replaced. I've looked at several on- line parts places. How do you recommed? I beleive it is the CV axle. He switched out the wheel bearings. Any other parts to consider replacing while a new axle goes in. We have a Napa store in town, are the parts credible. Q: what is the best repair manual available for this diesel? The car runs really good. it has 217K on the engine. thanks John |
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Just purchased a 86 Golf Diesel. I have a oil question and right axle question.
"86GolfDiesel" > wrote in message ups.com... > Q: what brand oil do you recommend for this VW. The last owner stated > 15/40 for summer and 10/30 or winter. ( I live in Ely, Minnesota -30 > nights and days in Jan/Feb). If it worked for the previous owner............why change? And what brand did the last owner run? > Q: The right side axle needs to be replaced. I've looked at several on- > line parts places. How do you recommed? I beleive it is the CV axle. > He switched out the wheel bearings. Any other parts to consider > replacing while a new axle goes in. We have a Napa store in town, are > the parts credible. NAPA should be very good if price is no object! Examine the rest of the front suspension. > Q: what is the best repair manual available for this diesel? Bentley from ebay or amazon ($37.77 with free ship) or as a last resort rb.com. > The car runs really good. it has 217K on the engine. When was the timing belt and tensioner changed last? |
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Just purchased a 86 Golf Diesel. I have a oil question and right axle question.
On Aug 18, 9:21 pm, "dave AKA vwdoc1" > wrote:
> "86GolfDiesel" > wrote in message > > ups.com... > > > Q: what brand oil do you recommend for this VW. The last owner stated > > 15/40 for summer and 10/30 or winter. ( I live in Ely, Minnesota -30 > > nights and days in Jan/Feb). > > If it worked for the previous owner............why change? And what brand > did the last owner run? > > > Q: The right side axle needs to be replaced. I've looked at several on- > > line parts places. How do you recommed? I beleive it is the CV axle. > > He switched out the wheel bearings. Any other parts to consider > > replacing while a new axle goes in. We have a Napa store in town, are > > the parts credible. > > NAPA should be very good if price is no object! > Examine the rest of the front suspension. > > > Q: what is the best repair manual available for this diesel? > > Bentley from ebay or amazon ($37.77 with free ship) or as a last resort > rb.com. > > > The car runs really good. it has 217K on the engine. > > When was the timing belt and tensioner changed last? Thanks for the tip on timing belt. He used pennziol. Would I use the diesel oil they offer or just stick to regular pennziol. |
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Just purchased a 86 Golf Diesel. I have a oil question and right axle question.
86GolfDiesel wrote:
> On Aug 18, 9:21 pm, "dave AKA vwdoc1" > wrote: >> "86GolfDiesel" > wrote in >> message >> >> ups.com... >> >>> Q: what brand oil do you recommend for this VW. The last owner >>> stated 15/40 for summer and 10/30 or winter. ( I live in Ely, >>> Minnesota -30 nights and days in Jan/Feb). >> >> If it worked for the previous owner............why change? And what >> brand did the last owner run? >> >>> Q: The right side axle needs to be replaced. I've looked at several >>> on- line parts places. How do you recommed? I beleive it is the CV >>> axle. He switched out the wheel bearings. Any other parts to >>> consider replacing while a new axle goes in. We have a Napa store >>> in town, are the parts credible. >> >> NAPA should be very good if price is no object! >> Examine the rest of the front suspension. >> >>> Q: what is the best repair manual available for this diesel? >> >> Bentley from ebay or amazon ($37.77 with free ship) or as a last >> resort rb.com. >> >>> The car runs really good. it has 217K on the engine. >> >> When was the timing belt and tensioner changed last? > > Thanks for the tip on timing belt. He used pennziol. Would I use the > diesel oil they offer or just stick to regular pennziol. You will want to use a diesel rated oil. Diesel needs some different additives to handle the soot that gets in the oil. -- Joseph Meehan Dia 's Muire duit |
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Just purchased a 86 Golf Diesel. I have a oil question and right axle question.
"86GolfDiesel" > wrote in message oups.com... > On Aug 18, 9:21 pm, "dave AKA vwdoc1" > wrote: >> "86GolfDiesel" > wrote in message >> >> ups.com... >> >> > Q: what brand oil do you recommend for this VW. The last owner stated >> > 15/40 for summer and 10/30 or winter. ( I live in Ely, Minnesota -30 >> > nights and days in Jan/Feb). >> >> If it worked for the previous owner............why change? And what >> brand >> did the last owner run? >> >> > Q: The right side axle needs to be replaced. I've looked at several on- >> > line parts places. How do you recommed? I beleive it is the CV axle. >> > He switched out the wheel bearings. Any other parts to consider >> > replacing while a new axle goes in. We have a Napa store in town, are >> > the parts credible. >> >> NAPA should be very good if price is no object! >> Examine the rest of the front suspension. >> >> > Q: what is the best repair manual available for this diesel? >> >> Bentley from ebay or amazon ($37.77 with free ship) or as a last resort >> rb.com. >> >> > The car runs really good. it has 217K on the engine. >> >> When was the timing belt and tensioner changed last? > > Thanks for the tip on timing belt. He used pennziol. Would I use the > > 86 diesels. My specialty.. Your wt. of oil is good . 86s use regular car > oil. Not a diesel spec oil. 10/40, 10/30, I use the 15/40 diesel oil my > self. , 10/40 summer /winter combo myself. 10/30 is great for you. Change > the whole axle. Buy new inner cv bolts from parts place for all vws. If > you can. Sometimes the holes are a little buggered. If you swap a > buggered bolt into another hole on reassembly . you bugger another one. > They are about 3 bucks. 1-888-432-3548. Get a catalog from them too. Its a > good one, and free. If he switched wheel bearings. That is very good. The > axle nut needs replaced. Its not supposed to be reused. About 2 bucks > Any autro parts store. The axles are cheap, you might get a new nut with > it. . You take off the axle nut, The lower ball joint clamp. The tie rod > end. the bearing assembly will pull out, and you can slide the axle out of > the wheel bearing. then remove the inner bolts . you need a 30 mm socket, > An 8mm 12 point cv bolt socket. As far as axles go . Its not a bad job. > Sometimes you have to drop the inner axle first to get it out of he wheel > bearing assembly. Don't stick a tie rod puller or other tool on the lower > ball joint to separate it. Its not pressed on . You will rip the boot. > Like others said. you need a manual, Auto parts store will get you a > Chilton's in about a day or two. All the issues with the car are known. > Check your manual transmission fluid level and top it off. that's kinda > important. If it goes low , The fifth gear starts popping out. Find out > when he did a timing belt last. 40,000-50,000 miles is ok. Very > important. get all the inner axle bolts in by hand and snug. if possible. > when you go to retighten the inner cv bolts , you have to torque them . by > moving the axle around and going to the next one. Go all the way around > until the bolts wont torque to spec. any more. you might have to go all > the way around three or four times to get them tight. If you don't do this > the bolts can come loose a couple of months or a year later. |
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Just purchased a 86 Golf Diesel. I have a oil question and right axle question.
On Aug 19, 6:01 am, "Joseph Meehan" >
wrote: > 86GolfDiesel wrote: > > On Aug 18, 9:21 pm, "dave AKA vwdoc1" > wrote: > >> "86GolfDiesel" > wrote in > >> message > > roups.com... > > >>> Q: what brand oil do you recommend for this VW. The last owner > >>> stated 15/40 for summer and 10/30 or winter. ( I live in Ely, > >>> Minnesota -30 nights and days in Jan/Feb). > > >> If it worked for the previous owner............why change? And what > >> brand did the last owner run? > > >>> Q: The right side axle needs to be replaced. I've looked at several > >>> on- line parts places. How do you recommed? I beleive it is the CV > >>> axle. He switched out the wheel bearings. Any other parts to > >>> consider replacing while a new axle goes in. We have a Napa store > >>> in town, are the parts credible. > > >> NAPA should be very good if price is no object! > >> Examine the rest of the front suspension. > > >>> Q: what is the best repair manual available for this diesel? > > >> Bentley from ebay or amazon ($37.77 with free ship) or as a last > >> resort rb.com. > > >>> The car runs really good. it has 217K on the engine. > > >> When was the timing belt and tensioner changed last? > > > Thanks for the tip on timing belt. He used pennziol. Would I use the > > diesel oil they offer or just stick to regular pennziol. > > You will want to use a diesel rated oil. Diesel needs some different > additives to handle the soot that gets in the oil. > > -- > Joseph Meehan > > Dia 's Muire duit I just looks at his notes on oil. He uses 15w40 Rotella (summer) & 5w30 (winter). Any thoughts good or bad on this oil. Q: eventhought it's synthetic, still change every 3K. thanks |
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Just purchased a 86 Golf Diesel. I have a oil question and right axle question.
86GolfDiesel wrote:
.... > > I just looks at his notes on oil. He uses 15w40 Rotella (summer) & > 5w30 (winter). Any thoughts good or bad on this oil. Q: eventhought > it's synthetic, still change every 3K. thanks Well I use Rotella, so I guess I think it is good. I have a 2002.5 TDI (Turbo Diesel Injection). VW recommends 10,000 mile changes for me. The newer oils and engines allow for longer intervals. I doubt if anyone has real facts for your 86 with synthetic, but if it were mine I think I would up it to 5 thousand mile changes. The two oil weights are fine, but I use the same weight all year long. With today's synthetics, your really don't need to change winter and summer, but there is no harm in doing so. -- Joseph Meehan Dia 's Muire duit |
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Just purchased a 86 Golf Diesel. I have a oil question and right axle question.
"Joseph Meehan" > wrote in message ... > 86GolfDiesel wrote: > ... >> >> I just looks at his notes on oil. He uses 15w40 Rotella (summer) & >> 5w30 (winter). Any thoughts good or bad on this oil. Q: eventhought >> it's synthetic, still change every 3K. thanks > > Well I use Rotella, so I guess I think it is good. I have a 2002.5 TDI > (Turbo Diesel Injection). VW recommends 10,000 mile changes for me. The > newer oils and engines allow for longer intervals. I doubt if anyone has > real facts for your 86 with synthetic, but if it were mine I think I would > up it to 5 thousand mile changes. > > The two oil weights are fine, but I use the same weight all year long. > With today's synthetics, your really don't need to change winter and > summer, but there is no harm in doing so. > > > -- > Joseph Meehan > > Dia 's Muire duit > > >Rotellas great stuff. Those grades he used are excellent for Minnesota. >The only reason I said car oil for 86 was good because the owners manual >says so. They let you jump around grades for temp in 86 diesels. >Synthetic GL 4 single grade is mandatory for the manual transmission in >85-04. |
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Just purchased a 86 Golf Diesel. I have a oil question and right axle question.
On Aug 19, 7:25 pm, "Joseph Meehan" >
wrote: > 86GolfDiesel wrote: > > ... > > > > > I just looks at his notes onoil. He uses 15w40 Rotella (summer) & > > 5w30 (winter). Any thoughts good or bad on thisoil. Q: eventhought > > it's synthetic, stillchangeevery 3K. thanks > > Well I use Rotella, so I guess I think it is good. I have a 2002.5 TDI > (TurboDieselInjection). VW recommends 10,000 mile changes for me. The > newer oils and engines allow for longer intervals. I doubt if anyone has > real facts for your 86 with synthetic, but if it were mine I think I would > up it to 5 thousand mile changes. > > The twooilweights are fine, but I use the same weight all year long. > With today's synthetics, your really don't need tochangewinter and summer, > but there is no harm in doing so. > > -- > Joseph Meehan > > Dia 's Muire duit I picked up a quart on Rotella T 15w40 mineral. I did'nt see a blend of 15w40 by Rotella. I dont think they make a blend in 15w40. The last owners notes indicate 15w40 Rotella. I cant get a hold of him right now. I hope this is right. |
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Just purchased a 86 Golf Diesel. I have a oil question and rightaxle question.
86GolfDiesel wrote:
> On Aug 19, 7:25 pm, "Joseph Meehan" > > wrote: > >>86GolfDiesel wrote: >> >>... >> >> >> >> >>>I just looks at his notes onoil. He uses 15w40 Rotella (summer) & >>>5w30 (winter). Any thoughts good or bad on thisoil. Q: eventhought >>>it's synthetic, stillchangeevery 3K. thanks >> >> Well I use Rotella, so I guess I think it is good. I have a 2002.5 TDI >>(TurboDieselInjection). VW recommends 10,000 mile changes for me. The >>newer oils and engines allow for longer intervals. I doubt if anyone has >>real facts for your 86 with synthetic, but if it were mine I think I would >>up it to 5 thousand mile changes. >> >> The twooilweights are fine, but I use the same weight all year long. >>With today's synthetics, your really don't need tochangewinter and summer, >>but there is no harm in doing so. >> >>-- >>Joseph Meehan >> >> Dia 's Muire duit > > > I picked up a quart on Rotella T 15w40 mineral. I did'nt see a blend > of 15w40 by Rotella. I dont think they make a blend in 15w40. The last > owners notes indicate 15w40 Rotella. I cant get a hold of him right > now. I hope this is right. > they do make a 5W40 synthetic, I've been using it in the 944. Unfortunately it seems to have been reformulated to the new API specs with lower ZDDP. I still have three gallons of it, when that runs out...? nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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