Type of oil matter?, I'm sure it's been asked 100 times.. Options

[terrymason]

A search of the forum didn't really yield anything useful, so I'll ask:

What type of oil and how much should I use when doing my first oil change?

the auto store sold me some max life (valvaline i believe) oil (bought 2 gallons) and a maxlife filter. Does this sound good? I'm not exactly sure how much oil to put in (I heard 9.5 quarts somewhere), so I was thinking about using 2 gallons, then topping off the rest.

oh yeah, it's a 71 1.7

Any advantage to using synethic, or a blend?

Thanks guys, I'm totally new to 914s (and air cooled in general) so any tips are welcome.

Terry

[davep]

Be sure you get a quality filter, the generally available stuff is not very useful at all. The German labels are certainly better. Make sure the rubber ring comes out with the old filter, the last thing you want is to have two rubber rings in place.

Fill the filter with oil first, then install it. Dump in 3 full quarts of oil, start engine to get the oil pressure light out. Shut down engine and check the level. Add more oil, from the first bottle used to fill the filter, until you get to the high line on the dipstick.