blackgt

hi all,

Found this URL that is pretty good in explaining how our lovely engine works...

(Sorry if someone had posted this earlier before .. )

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/rotary-engine.htm

Mage

there's also this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine

jaii13

Or this

http://www.rotaryengineillustrated.com/index.php

CoupeM

nope never ever wonder how it works.

marvin_rock

WHAT!!! where the hell are my pistons?

Swerve76

I just stick mah key in da hole and twist....works everytime (well almost)

CoupeM

OoOoO..kinky.

SushiFan

speaking of rotaray engines, I recently wrote to Super Workshop in Ubi to have a sense if they can handle the Rx-8. They came back with the answer of using Helix super for the engine oil... is this suitable if I may ask the fellow Rx-8 experts?=)

gfoo

any kind of low-ash mineral is suitable, but 'handling' an rx-8 is much more than using generic oil. Ask them 'eh, next time got steering rack prob how do you fix ah'? see how they answer.

Now that is a good test if they understand how to handle an 8

SushiFan

so the helix thing is mineral oil ah? ok. As for the steering rack thingey, so what kind of any answer should I look out for? *just replace the whole thing*?=)

sqflyer

Yes, Shell Helix is mineral, Shell Ultra is Synthetic. Workshops who don't know much about RX-8s won't know nuts about our steering rack, much less about it's issues.

sandman369

ya they probly ask to change timing belt and install high cam...