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What Is The Best Oil To Use For An 04 RX8?

Old Aug 10, 2009 | 08:47 PM
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What Is The Best Oil To Use For An 04 RX8?

I have heard so many different types work best, read so many different opinions....I am lost!

Can anyone help me figure out which oil is the best to use for the RX8?
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 08:56 PM
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I like to use 710 sauce.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=3140156
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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I recommend A-1 for 2004-2006. After that I move up to Thousand Island Dressing for 2007-2009.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:05 PM
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Can someone shoot me now!?
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:08 PM
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i asked the same question. they gave me the same answer!
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:10 PM
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Well I am just trying to see what other people use....that's all. Love the answers I got.....
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:10 PM
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How many threads have you started that can be answered by searching?

Well... Here's an answer that I have come up with after searching. It is WD-40.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:18 PM
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lol people are so dick in this thread. how did you start a thread? ive been on for about a week and dont know how to find it? as for the oil get royal purple 5w-30 or anything that you read from the thread should be good what ever you do dont get 10 or 20 w (to thick in my opinion)
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:19 PM
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https://www.rx8club.com/sitemap/t-5901.html here you go!
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:22 PM
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klan, don't listen to cid...he's more of a noob than you are. and cid, your opinion is BS on oil weight...you should re-read the oil threads yourself.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:25 PM
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klan, don't listen to cid...he's more of a noob than you are. and cid, your opinion is BS on oil weight...you should re-read the oil threads yourself.
then help the man out!
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:26 PM
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i sent him a pm.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:27 PM
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can you send me one two? i wanna feel special as well!
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:32 PM
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only if you stop being such a noob. I'll send you the exact same pm I sent klan... But you have been here for a few weeks so you should have already heard most of it.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:35 PM
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i am a noop. what can you expect from a guy who drove a camary for the first 5 years. (good car by the way!) and now i dont know **** about rotary.... arhhhh help!!
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:42 PM
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I'm a guy who drove only rotaries for all his life... and now I drive a Camry.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:58 PM
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Thank you for your help I8U. And hopefully we can figure things out fast cidvicious!
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 10:00 PM
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yeah no **** hu! hold my hand in the mean time! lol
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 10:03 PM
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haha, hold my hand.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 10:09 PM
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lets skip now!! lalalalalalalalal..............lalalalala........l a...la
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 10:27 PM
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Idk if I'll go that far lol.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 10:30 PM
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lol.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 11:12 PM
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i use 5w-20 from mazda..i will most likely be using 5w-30 since i have a higher mileage
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by volcomx31
i use 5w-20 from mazda..i will most likely be using 5w-30 since i have a higher mileage
what do you think about royal purple?
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by cidvicious831
what do you think about royal purple?
Since the 2004 is getting on in years I recommend a light monounsaturated oil, with high amounts of Omega fatty acids.
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