I have been advised not to use synthetic oil by the seller of my MK2 and by my very experienced garage. Because of the lower viscosity my car would start to leak. Castrol has below text on their website, which I think is quite plausible. This means that the oil should be mineral of semi -synthetic. ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieseling I have the same problem I found out it is called dieseling. I have 3.8 with 123 electronic ignition. My car has been restored in the past years, but the dieseling is a recent issue. I have the feeling it relates to the carburetors which need revising. Because ...

Dear all, Actually I had an email conversation with Gil Keane of Better Car Lighting. He is very helpful. However, I wanted to hear the views from MK2 users. My MK2 electricity has been completely redone. Headlights and all are fine, so the question is primarily focussed at the instrument lights, ma...

Is there anybody with experience with replacing lights with LED lights especially in a MK2 1963. I am contemplating to do so with my rear/brake lights for faster and more light, the revers light (more powerful) and for the instrument lights and map light (very weak( and may be the indicators. The di...

Dear all, This is an old post but the subject still important. I did some research last summer at the end of the restoration of my MK2. I found the site of longstone very helpful (see below link). The Michelin XVS and the Pirelli Cinturato both 185 VR15 seem to be historically correct and very good ...