Flat vs Dished Cam - Which Oil Pump do I need? Air-cooled VW Tech Tips

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Here is a tech tip explaining the differences between early Flat cams and late Dished cams, and which oil pump you need for your VW Type 1 Aircooled Beetle, Fastback, Ghia or Thing engine.

A Flat Camshaft was used on stock engines until 1970, and is easily identified by the 3 rivets or bolts holding the cam gear.
This style has a flat cam face, and uses an early style oil pump.

A Dished Camshaft was used from 1971 and on, and is identified by the 4 rivets holding the cam gear.
This style has a dished cam face, and uses a late style oil pump.

All performance camshafts are Flat-Cams and use early style oil pumps.

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