Lets look at expo1's over 100K renesis motor
02-20-2008, 06:05 PM
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02-21-2008, 12:05 AM
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I will point out that Japanese Mazda dealers use Castrol synthetic... so...
I do think that the issue with 10W40 should be explored more.
The most wear you put on your engine is when you start up in the morning. 10W oil will get thicker at night than 5W or 0W oil. When you start your engine, there will possibly be more wear as the 10W oil warms up.
This also presents the case to use an Ester based oil (like RedLine for example or Motul 0W30) or at least "top off" or mix some Ester based oil in as the Ester clings to metal better and reduces metal to metal contact on engine startup.
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02-21-2008, 09:23 AM
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I have been saying for some time that the rotary is an extreme carbon producing machine and needs continous cleaners in the fuel, hopefully lubricious ones like FP Plus, MMO or Redline SI-1, to keep it cleaned out.
This should also show that 2-cycle premix alone does not provide enough cleaning as Expo was running Idemitsu Premix, which is a great ester-based premix known for few deposits and decent cleaners included.
02-21-2008, 10:05 AM
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While some of this is from the oil injection/premixing, most is from the rich fuel mixture.
I have been saying for some time that the rotary is an extreme carbon producing machine and needs continous cleaners in the fuel, hopefully lubricious ones like FP Plus, MMO or Redline SI-1, to keep it cleaned out.
This should also show that 2-cycle premix alone does not provide enough cleaning as Expo was running Idemitsu Premix, which is a great ester-based premix known for few deposits and decent cleaners included.
I have been saying for some time that the rotary is an extreme carbon producing machine and needs continous cleaners in the fuel, hopefully lubricious ones like FP Plus, MMO or Redline SI-1, to keep it cleaned out.
This should also show that 2-cycle premix alone does not provide enough cleaning as Expo was running Idemitsu Premix, which is a great ester-based premix known for few deposits and decent cleaners included.
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02-21-2008, 11:41 AM
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02-21-2008, 11:55 AM
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02-21-2008, 11:59 AM
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Plenty of song lyrics and Sci-Fi stories have warned us about "taxing the air we breathe". Breathe, exhale, same thing. I wish all this junk science would quit messing with our standards of living and just fade away.
02-21-2008, 01:32 PM
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Paul, is the rotor crust bad for our engines?
Have you disassembled a renesis that did not have rotor crust? What was the mileage on the engine? What did the owner do to prevent the crust?
Have you disassembled a renesis that did not have rotor crust? What was the mileage on the engine? What did the owner do to prevent the crust?
02-21-2008, 02:43 PM
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I do think that the issue with 10W40 should be explored more.
The most wear you put on your engine is when you start up in the morning. 10W oil will get thicker at night than 5W or 0W oil. When you start your engine, there will possibly be more wear as the 10W oil warms up.
The most wear you put on your engine is when you start up in the morning. 10W oil will get thicker at night than 5W or 0W oil. When you start your engine, there will possibly be more wear as the 10W oil warms up.