Best oils for a Yugo

[fdcg27]

The gearbox probably needs engine oil, so I'd listen to Zastava over Haynes and use a straight forty.
Gear lube might erode some metals in the transaxle assembly.
I'd probably try Maxlife 10W-40 in the engine, which I think would probably work well.
Remember that the engine oil recs were likely based upon what was available in Yugoslavia at the time, and do not take into consideration the oils available in North America even back in the mid 'eighties when Malcom Bricklin was trying to flog these things in the US.

 

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Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite
This Zastava is a Fiat 128 variant. I had an 86 yugo GV and the engine was bullitproof. The cam is OHC SUB 2 valve in an oil bath. I think you could run a 30 - 50 is too thick. I would try DEFY or Pennzoil High Mileage 10w40 if that is too thick try their 10w30 or 5w30.

That car has a fuel feedback ford/weber 2 stage 2bbl carb (used on pintos and mustang II, IIRC) which can be finniky. Also note the 4 speed manual trans does NOT have synchromesh in first gear so you have to be rolling slow to go in or play with it like you do a NORMAL car going in reverse. (bump it a bit in 2, then toss it in 1), I LOVED my yugo and put my fiat 128p performance parts on it and had a 110MPH yugo. The BEST handinging subcompact of its day - by far. avid E Davis bought his daughter on in the day. A fun around town zipper beater.

What all does it take o hit 110mph? Taller gears or just more revs?

This is mine.

Mine appears to have a non feedback carb, just an electric choke, though I have yet to open that can of worms. First I gotta weld up the rusted rear strut towers, a couple spots in the otherwise rock solid floors and maybe a little work on the doglegs. I plan on eliminating most of the emissions junk, air pump, EGR, and whats left of the hacked up EVAP system while I have the carb out. It behaves like 1st is synchronized, the manual claims a full synchro box, or I'm just REALLY good at rev matching unfamiliar cars(unlikely).

I think I'm gonna go with a HM 10w40 for the engine and 15w40 or 20w50 in the trans.

 

[ssmokn]

Do you know why all Yugos came from the factory with a rear window defroster?

To keep your hands warm in the winter when you are pushing them :0

Seriously, cool little car. I remember test driving one when they were know. The sales guy asked me what I thought. I said it's a piece of shiznit. He just looked at me as I turned and left the dealership.

 

[aquariuscsm]

Mobil 1 10W40HM or Mobil 1 15W50.

 

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In the realm of high mileage 10w40 oils, which is best(i.e. has the most ZDDP) for flat tappet cams?

 

[Garak]

Originally Posted By: default
What all does it take o hit 110mph? Taller gears or just more revs?


A cindercrete block on the accelerator with the car pointed towards a cliff?

Sorry, couldn't resist. I can make fun, since my 1983 Ford LTD midsize, back when I was a kid, couldn't exceed 120 km/h.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Originally Posted By: ssmokn
Do you know why all Yugos came from the factory with a rear window defroster?

To keep your hands warm in the winter when you are pushing them :0

Seriously, cool little car. I remember test driving one when they were know. The sales guy asked me what I thought. I said it's a piece of shiznit. He just looked at me as I turned and left the dealership.
I got mine when they were selling them 2 for 1 or 1/2 price. After driving a chevette and a Escort the yugo blew them out of water for handing and fun to drive. I owned this car longer than anything in over 40 years of driving. Of course I was a fiat 128 fan. The car ended up being extremely reliable except for any FORD parts that were on it (heater coolant control valve, etc). If I had a very long highway commute I may have felt differently and goat a more expensive buick skylark x body.

 

[Rocko1]

Reminds me of a sign I saw at a junk yard years ago. " You want Yugo parts? Yugo Find them yourself!".

 

[HM12460]

Do you guys know what they called a Yugo station wagon?? A We-go!!

 

[artificialist]

There is a guy who is on youtube, and he knows a fortune about Yugo, Zastava, and Fiat models sold in the USA. He owns an automotive machine shop.

http://www.youtube.com/user/fiatnutz

I would think if you needed any advice, you could ask him for anything and get an answer.

 

[TFB1]

Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite
I owned this car longer than anything in over 40 years of driving. Of course I was a fiat 128 fan. The car ended up being extremely reliable except for any FORD parts that were on it (heater coolant control valve, etc).


The Ford parts probably died of embarrassment...

 

[aquariuscsm]

Originally Posted By: default
In the realm of high mileage 10w40 oils, which is best(i.e. has the most ZDDP) for flat tappet cams?


The Mobil 1 High Mileage oils have 1100ppm of zddp.

 

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I'm not liking the oil pressure I'm getting with 10w40 QS defy, about 40lbs on the highway(4000 rpm). The book specs 50-70 psi at those speeds. So now I'm looking for a Xw50 with 1200+ ppm zinc, preferably cheap(probably not Valvoline VR1), or should I just run some ZDDP supplement with a SN 20w50?

 

[dave1251]

Chevron 25W60 time.

 

[Kruse]

Originally Posted By: default
I'm not liking the oil pressure I'm getting with 10w40 QS defy, about 40lbs on the highway(4000 rpm). The book specs 50-70 psi at those speeds.


That pressure was taken with an accurate aftermarket gauge? If it is truly 40 psi, I wouldn't worry about it.
Once I had a girlfriend whose father was a big executive for a company in Texas. For some reason, he drove a Yugo to work. His was actually very reliable for him. The only thing he seemed to have problems with was the wiring to the tail lights, but he never asked me to work on it, so I didn't volunteer. What was a little funny, though, was to see him get home from work on a summer day in his suit and watch the sweat roll off his face and neck. His car had no A/C and the summers in Texas can be brutal....

 

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You have to understand, I drive this thing hard, running all the way through(6-7k rpm)1st, 2nd, and sometimes 3rd gear is totally normal. Which is why I'm not entirely happy with the OK oil pressure I get with 40wt.