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Old 03-24-2008, 03:13 AM
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rx-8 oil problem

>> Dear Sir/Madam,
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>> I have a 2006 model rx-8 and having a problem with its motor oil,
>> since last 5000-6000 km change of oil, about 2000km ago we added
>> 1-2ltd oil beacuse of decrease in oil and everything was normal with
>> the oil we see from the oil bar.. after that 2000kms I checked my oil
>> level too see if it is decreased so that I may add some oil to the
>> motor, but what I see was very interesting, I saw white and creamy
>> like oil on the oil bar and some friedns of mine told me it may be
>> because of an outside liquid mixed with oil in the motor or sometihng,
>> then we checked the cooler liquied level and it is normal
>> and no other thing is coming acroos my mind. We changed all the oil in
>> the motor 4lts and put new oil to the motor but after it worked, I
>> again see the same problem and I am very anxious about it. The oil we
>> are using is Castrol A1 5W-30 which is the recommended oil. Also we
>> did not saw serious increase or decrease in the oil level that we take
>> out from the car...
>> Please help me about my problem, is it a factory mistake or user
>> mistake or is it because of the oil we are using, can it be a serious
>> problem..
>> I am anxious about rotary motor cause no one really understands about
>> it here in Turkey...
>>
>>
>> B.Regards,
>>
>> Murat Karabatur
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Come on man.... COME ON Where is Maz?!?!?! Get the counter ready!
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https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-trouble-shooting-95/strange-gunk-oil-dipstick-info-questions-49652/
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Welcome!
Use the search icon above at the top right portion of this page. The search buton is your friend. You'll find all your answers there.
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Oh good... the omp is working fine..
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....................12.................

I was sleeping! I think that's the latest count. Oh well...........Winter is over, so these should drop off now.
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Originally Posted by Mazurfer
....................12.................

I was sleeping! I think that's the latest count. Oh well...........Winter is over, so these should drop off now.
Watch, within the a day or 2, u'll see another one.
Old 03-24-2008, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Mazurfer
....................12.................

I was sleeping! I think that's the latest count. Oh well...........Winter is over, so these should drop off now.
There is the counter I was looking for.
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Geeze...give the guy a break. He's from Turkey, we can presume that English is not his first language, but he's gone to some trouble to describe his problem in English. IMHO, he should be respected, not treated like one of the usual "feed me" yahoos.

Murat - that foam is a known issue, and not a problem. Go to

http://www.finishlineperformance.com....php?pageid=11

and download the document "Milky substance..."

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oh - and the oil usage is normal also .

I agree with ken - cut the guy some slack
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I think Maz is just counting, nothing disrespectful.
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Originally Posted by ken-x8
Geeze...give the guy a break. He's from Turkey, we can presume that English is not his first language, but he's gone to some trouble to describe his problem in English. IMHO, he should be respected, not treated like one of the usual "feed me" yahoos.

Murat - that foam is a known issue, and not a problem. Go to

http://www.finishlineperformance.com....php?pageid=11

and download the document "Milky substance..."

Ken
I gave him the Link already for what we call a "Sticky" here which, if he read it, would provide him with all the info he needs.
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We realized that Ken.......nobody was really berating him as what usually happens. He was given the info right away and straight up. Hell, he has better grasp of the English language than most on this forum.
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Milky substance is a result of water in your oil from condensation.

This is a known issue with RX-8's and is not harmful . A long drive should boil it all off. There is a fix, if you have a mazda dealership that can do the work. Otherwise I wouldn't worry about it.
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Correct........it's just an experiment. No harm, no foul.
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Originally Posted by HiTMaNN
I gave him the Link already for what we call a "Sticky" here which, if he read it, would provide him with all the info he needs.
Ah - I see you did. Good work. I missed your second post...the glare of your sig distracted me - and flowed into the counter discussion.

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thanks a lot guys! I will also check my cooler liquid level to see if there is not a big problem and I hope it is all about the condensation thing...
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