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11-25-2006, 10:47 PM

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Engine oil

which brand of engine oil for RX-8 you guys prefer????
thx you.....

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11-25-2006, 10:51 PM

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Well I can tell you this, it ISN'T Pennzoil!
- I use Castrol -

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11-25-2006, 10:59 PM

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castrol

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11-25-2006, 10:59 PM

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does anyone tried " Fujita engineering " engine oil b4 ???

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11-25-2006, 11:03 PM

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i stick with motor oil.

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11-25-2006, 11:26 PM

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what difference does it make; it's only freaking motor oil for crying out loud, geesh ...

(sorry, I'm sick and tired of people fixating on such a pointless topic)

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11-25-2006, 11:48 PM

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I use castrol as well.

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11-25-2006, 11:57 PM

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May I suggest peanut oil(unless your allergic to peanuts of course),as it won't break-down under higher temps.

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11-26-2006, 12:47 AM

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I use Castrol. Pretty much because classic rotaries, like the Le Rhone, used castor oil, and Castrol was the closest thing I could find that had the correct API rating.

Ken

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11-27-2006, 05:45 PM

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I run Mobil 1 synthetic, preferably becuz i havent had a problem with it plus i get it free.........from work...........but prior i was runnin castrol syntec............good stuff as well.

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11-27-2006, 05:47 PM

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you guys with castrol, are you using their dino, or their "full synthetic"?

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11-27-2006, 06:28 PM

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castrol t-rex here

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11-27-2006, 11:50 PM

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I use Mazola for my needs. Yep it smells good as well !

Oh wait, u said engine oil hmm

I tried RP, Castrol Syntec, Quakers State Advance Q

I like RP.

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11-27-2006, 11:56 PM

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Quote:

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castrol t-rex here

to much history channel for you..

beers

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11-28-2006, 01:08 AM

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Quote:

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you guys with castrol, are you using their dino, or their "full synthetic"?

Dino.

Like I said before, I wanted castor oil because that's what the classic rotaries use, and Castrol was the closest thing to that spelling. I prefer dino because I have this mental image of giving a big slug of castor oil to a dinosaur, then standing back a safe distance and watching.

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11-28-2006, 10:21 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ken-x8

Dino.

Like I said before, I wanted castor oil because that's what the classic rotaries use, and Castrol was the closest thing to that spelling. I prefer dino because I have this mental image of giving a big slug of castor oil to a dinosaur, then standing back a safe distance and watching.

Ken

Sounds like a personal problem

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11-28-2006, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ken-x8

I prefer dino because I have this mental image of giving a big slug of castor oil to a dinosaur,

If it helps, castrol's full synthetic isn't really what you might think it is

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11-28-2006, 10:29 AM

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pennzoil platinum this time around...

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11-28-2006, 10:58 AM

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^ RP for me.

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12-08-2006, 12:00 PM

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5W-20 (mostly Pennzoil) - thin is in!
http://63.240.161.99/motoroil/index.html
Also with Lube Control's LC20.

Idemitsu Rotary Premix for the OMP via the Sohn Adapter.

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