Dear all

i just bought a rx8 heard from my friends that engine oil need to check every week and top up?? actually type s and mazda motor 6mt wat's the diff??

cheers

new bird lost & confused....

 

Just check it every second gas fill.

The engine injects oil to the rotor to lubricate it, and the oil level drops slowly. All rotaries do this, surprised the dealer didn't tell you......

S

 

yes....check yr engine oil level once every week, top up only when neccessary. more important thing to note is the engine oil you use...wrong oil will have serious consequences.

as for the differences between JDM and MM 6MT...just do a search.....

enjoy yr ride!

 

Welcome to the club! and congrats on the car.

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Basically you need to check your oil every other fill-up and top it up when it gets a bit low. Normal consuption is about 1 quart per 1500 to 2500 miles or so depending on how you drive with more burn during break-in.

 

thks bros,

appreciates the valuable info, will share any info if i have.

so who's better at rotary engine or should i say which workshop puts in more heart in each business

cheers

 

i read all the discussion about oil chnage and others issue,i am lost tomorrow going to mazdamotor to query them.

 

How about RE雨官 SuperG for NA ENGINE OIL 0W-30 SL/CF. Is it good for RX8 ?

 

Yup, it's good. If RE is bad for the RX-8, then I really dunno what is good liao. Having said that, I'm still running on mineral.

 

Bro, you on shell mineral?

 

Yup. Regular Shell mineral as used by MM. Cheap to change, cheap to top-up and can't go wrong with mineral oil on our Renesis.

 

Thanks for the info.

 

what if i use shell semi sinthetic oil?

 

Just either use Shell Mineral or Fully Syns that are designed for Rotary (RE, Idemitsu, RMagic). The only semi syn i know that's good and for rotary is Trust

 

You're braver than me... I wouldn't use any synthetic (or semi) not specifically made for rotary engines.

 

thanks guys for the suggestion and advises.

 

Shell fully syn can use meh???

 

hehehe

 

sqflyer, can you give me the exact viscosity of shell mineral oil that can be used for RX-8? I am here in the Philippines and nobody knows anything about which mineral to use. Thanks in advance.

 

if we are talking abt mineral oil, then it doesnt have to be brand specific. Sporeans use shell becos spore Mazda Motors tie up with Shell.

For mineral oil, any brands will do. generally mineral oils have higher viscosity

 

Wasn't Trust Fully Syn??? Have to go back n check...

 

Have to agree with Sqflyer here - I personally would never use syn or semi-syn in my car.

Just paranoid that syn, even the ones specifically engineered for rotaries, will not burn as cleanly as minerals. That can and will lead to a buildup of sludge which would ultimately mean that ur engine is farked.

Just my 2c (*raises flame shield*)

 

Trust has Full syn n Semi syn.... F2 and F3 respectively.

 

Yup I'm with sqflyer too....been using Shell Helix Super 20W50 since day one. I've found that checking oil levels every other fill-up is a bit extreme. I only need to drop in a fresh half-litre every 2500 km's.

 

Ha ha.. didn't know so many other people as cheapo as me... j/k guys

 

HI all,

After getting my ride, i have been enjoying it. I heard that HKS re oil is not bad anyone tried before?