"tends to burn oil" ???
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"tends to burn oil" ???
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The reason why it's "designed" that way is because there's no other way to cool and lubricate the rotors and apex seals. Oil from the crankcase is sprayed on them to do so.
If you search on the rx7club.com forums, you'll find many owners disable the pump that sprays the oil, and just mix 2 cycle oil with the fuel. Then it barely consumes as much oil.
I'd be interested to see this guy's new design.
If you search on the rx7club.com forums, you'll find many owners disable the pump that sprays the oil, and just mix 2 cycle oil with the fuel. Then it barely consumes as much oil.
I'd be interested to see this guy's new design.
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The amount of oil used seems to vary from engine to engine - those that use little oil also seem to have better gas milage and better overall construction - 04s more prone to problems than 05s, don't know much about 06s...
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Originally Posted by Winfree
The amount of oil used seems to vary from engine to engine - those that use little oil also seem to have better gas milage and better overall construction - 04s more prone to problems than 05s, don't know much about 06s...
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The "it burns oil" comment, which you hear a lot, has always bothered me. It's one reason some have a negative perception of the RX-8, IMHO. And it's such a perfectly crafted little putdown—Karl Rove himself couldn't have done better. Because while the statement "the rotary burns oil" is technically correct—the 8 does burn oil—saying an engine "burns oil" has a very clear meaning in ordinary useage that, in the case of the rotary, is simply not true. To say an engine "burns oil" means the engine is flawed in some way (poor design, bad head gasket, poor quality control, etc.). An engine designed to burn oil, on the other hand, is not flawed.
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Obviously it's designed to burn oil.
The "it burns oil" comment, which you hear a lot, has always bothered me. It's one reason some have a negative perception of the RX-8, IMHO. And it's such a perfectly crafted little putdown—Karl Rove himself couldn't have done better. Because while the statement "the rotary burns oil" is technically correct—the 8 does burn oil—saying an engine "burns oil" has a very clear meaning in ordinary useage that, in the case of the rotary, is simply not true. To say an engine "burns oil" means the engine is flawed in some way (poor design, bad head gasket, poor quality control, etc.). An engine designed to burn oil, on the other hand, is not flawed.
The "it burns oil" comment, which you hear a lot, has always bothered me. It's one reason some have a negative perception of the RX-8, IMHO. And it's such a perfectly crafted little putdown—Karl Rove himself couldn't have done better. Because while the statement "the rotary burns oil" is technically correct—the 8 does burn oil—saying an engine "burns oil" has a very clear meaning in ordinary useage that, in the case of the rotary, is simply not true. To say an engine "burns oil" means the engine is flawed in some way (poor design, bad head gasket, poor quality control, etc.). An engine designed to burn oil, on the other hand, is not flawed.
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Originally Posted by TomAssBender
why dont they just say the engine is oil-injected. that makes it sound much more purposeful
I heat the car, turn it off & wait about 5min. Then I check but the oil is not going anywhere. Is this abnormal?
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I heat the car, turn it off & wait about 5min. Then I check but the oil is not going anywhere. Is this abnormal?
After 5000 miles of ownership, I'm amused that I actually carry a quart of oil in the car, and that carrying one is such a big deal in discussions here. Adding oil is just never a big "gotta do it now...need emergency oil supply" deal.
Not like it was when I was a kid driving $50 junkers...the "fill the oil and check the gas" kind.
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