i use 5w20 royal purple here!

 

do we really need another thread on oil? Warcrunk: please search

 

I use Castrol 5-20

 

WOW, had WarCrunk searched "what oil" he would have found THIS:
https://www.rx8club.com/search.php?searchid=3200990

1,000 results. Someone please kill this thread.

 

54...shouldnt we consult the council before we call to close this thread?

HA!

The Owner's Manual is right in your glove box too...

 

I speak on behalf of the council. Kill this thread, we must.
Owners Manual + Search Button would have answered this guy's question far faster then it took him to start this thread.
WarCrunk unfortunately loves starting useless threads.

Oh well.

 

we need to make a "What oil are you using" poll and sticky it.

 

Im using rp 5w30 and havent had any problems, I just need to change my oil again this weekend.

 

I like that idea. No discussion.... just what you are using. No snide horsepoop, no "my dad said", just what you have in your car and shut up.

 

+1 i agree.....cus i ask around and some people prefer using synthetic and some like using part and some like using conventional....i would like to see a poll on this and see what people are really using...

 

you mean like this one???

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...light=oil+poll

 

castrol gtx 5w20

 

 

Want another log tossed on?

Valvoline told me that all 5w20 oil contains synthetic stock. So Mazda's 5w20 North American spec means we're told to use synthetic...despite their non-recommendation.

Ken

 

damn you ken!

now we'll all have our warranties voided!

 

I thought OP was gone...

 

I thought I read somewhere (BITOG, maybe?) that the specs for SM make using at least a semi-syn base almost a requirement...

 

Attention ****** never really go away, they just stop posting for a minute or two.

 

5W-20, usually swing by mazda and buy it from them and although it's surely more expensive, they give me an extra litre every so often for free so it balances out. I will say that i'm having a bit of trouble accurately telling how much oil I need ... since the car (and oil) is so new, it's really thin and I can barely see it sometimes. Guess that's a good thing, no sludge, no mess.

 

I think I will worry more if the oil is being too *thin*

 

Hey, I'm just surprised that nobody has told the OP to just drink the used oil.

He seems like a real winner.

 

dude, just drink the used oil.

 

^ Haha

 

Proud user of Castrol GTX 5W-20, the way Mazda's rotary gods intended.

 

Wesson oil