Thnx,,,these are some specs of my "Microbus" PECIFICATIONS ENGINE ENGINE OUTPUT Cylinders .......... five in-line Max power ISO (kW) ..... 100 Fuel Supply ........ Bosch Motronic Power peak (r/min) ..... 5000 electronic Max usable r/min ....... 6250 injection Max torque (N.m) ....... 200 Bore/Stroke ........ 82,5 / 95,5 mm Torque peak (r/min) .... 3500 Cubic capacity ..... 2553 cc Compression ratio .. 10,0 to 1 STEERING Valve gear ......... sohc, hydraulic Type ............ rack and pinion Ignition ........... electronic Lock to lock .... 3,75 turns Main bearings ...... six Turning circle .. 10,7 metres Fuel requirement ... 97-octane Coast 93-octane Reef Cooling ............ water TRANSMISSION WHEELS AND TYRES Forward speeds ..... five Road wheels .... alloy Gearshift .......... floor Rim width ...... 6,5 J Low gear ........... 4,111 to 1 Tyre make ...... Goodyear 2nd gear ........... 2,333 to 1 Grand Prix SA2 3rd gear ........... 1,476 to 1 Tyre size ...... 205/65 R 15 4th gear ........... 1,023 to 1 Tyre pressures Top gear ........... 0,816 to 1 front ........ 220 to 280 kPa Reverse gear ....... 3,667 to 1 rear ......... 230 to 280 kPa Final drive ........ 4,571 to 1 Drive wheels ....... rear BRAKES SUSPENSION Front ............... ventilated Front ......... independent discs Type .......... double wishbones, Rear ................ drums anti-roll bar Hydraulics .......... dual circuit Rear .......... independent Boosting ............ vacuum Type .......... semi-trailing arms Handbrake position .. floor MEASUREMENTS CAPACITIES Length overall ...... 4570 mm Seating ...... 10 Width overall ....... 1845 mm Fuel tank .... 85 litres Height overall ...... 1920 mm Luggage trunk .. 712 cubic dm Wheelbase ........... 2460 mm Utility space .. 1640 cubic dm Front track ......... 1602 mm Rear track .......... 1588 mm WARRANTY: Ground clearance .... 190 mm 12 months unlimited km Licensing mass ...... 1660 kg 36 months anti-corrosion Mass as tested ...... 1770 kg Regards B C Tait Btait@investec.co.za Group Risk, Risk IT Investec Limited Telephone: +27 11 291 3194 Fax: +27 11 286 7599 Cell: +27 82 410 3030 100 Grayston Drive, Sandown, Sandton, 2196, South Africa PO Box 785700, Sandton, 2146, South Africa www.investec.com -----Original Message----- From: Zoltan [mailto:thewestyman@gmail.com] Sent: 30 April 2009 17:29 To: Brenton Tait; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Re: Oil Suggestions Brenton, I think, that is a standard Audi engine. That has different oil specifications than our 2.1 or 1.9 has. We use 20/50 for these. I think, yours being and inline engine, may have different needs. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brenton Tait" <BTait@INVESTEC.CO.ZA> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:27 AM Subject: Re: Oil Suggestions
Hi
It's a 2.6i, 5 cylinder motor...temp range from -3 degrees Celsius to +35 degrees Celsius......
Regards B C Tait Btait@investec.co.za Group Risk, Risk IT Investec Limited Telephone: +27 11 291 3194 Fax: +27 11 286 7599 Cell: +27 82 410 3030 100 Grayston Drive, Sandown, Sandton, 2196, South Africa PO Box 785700, Sandton, 2146, South Africa www.investec.com <http://www.investec.com/ohttp:/www.investec.com/> ________________________________ From: Jake de Villiers [mailto:crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com] Sent: 29 April 2009 23:22 To: Brenton Tait Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Subject: Re: Oil Suggestions
What motor are we talking here Brenton and what climate?
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Brenton Tait <BTait@investec.co.za> wrote: Jst a question.....does a synthetic oil damage any of your seals on the engine? Just bought a Castrol 10w40 today so thinking of using that .....any suggestions or feeling on that? Regards B C Tait Btait@investec.co.za Group Risk, Risk IT Investec Limited Telephone: +27 11 291 3194 Fax: +27 11 286 7599 Cell: +27 82 410 3030 100 Grayston Drive, Sandown, Sandton, 2196, South Africa PO Box 785700, Sandton, 2146, South Africa www.investec.com
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of David Clarkson Sent: 29 April 2009 21:58 To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Oil Suggestions I looked for it there last tie to no avail and had to settle for 10w-40. -----Original Message----- From: Simon Reinhardt <simon.reinhardt@MAC.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:59 am Subject: Re: Oil Suggestions I get it at Walmart. Best price I've seen, and it's in 5 quart jugs. -Simon On Apr 28, 2009, at 11:02 PM, Robert Stewart wrote: > Where do people get the 15/50 from? Is it available at Walmart? > Autozone? Advance Auto? > http://www.investec.com/EmailDisclaimer/emaildisclaimer.htm The disclaimer also provides our corporate information and names of our directors as required by law. The disclaimer is deemed to form part of this message in terms of Section 11 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002. If you cannot access the disclaimer, please obtain a copy thereof from us by sending an email to: disclaimer@investec.co.za
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