Should I get some oil to carry with me from Day 1
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Do I need to get some spare oil to carry with me from Day 1?
If so, how much should I be getting & how much should I be paying?
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Do I need to get some spare oil to carry with me from Day 1?
If so, how much should I be getting & how much should I be paying?
Cheers
Yours expectantly
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No. No need to rush. It took me 5000km before I had to add anything. The dealer topped it up at the free 1500km service, and I think I added 1.5 litres in the next 8500k's. If you go heavy on the loud pedal, you'll have to add oil more often...
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Get a litre, but I found it was a good way to get on the right side of the Service Mgr, to 'pop' in when the oil became a bit low -- he'll usually arrange to top it, gratis. And remember, they won't change your oil/filter at the 1000k service unless you ask (and probably pay).
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It's good to get into the habit of checking the oil regularly so even though you mightn't burn much initially while breaking in... if it were me, I'd grab a litre.
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Thanks for the advice guys.
Waiting...waiting...
..some problem with transferring my personalised plates over from the SP20 to the RX8.....Damn QLD Transport computer.
...waiting....waiting...
Waiting...waiting...
..some problem with transferring my personalised plates over from the SP20 to the RX8.....Damn QLD Transport computer.
...waiting....waiting...
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I bought some oil to keep in the shed but, like Gomez, I haven't found it necessary to carry it with me. An occasional top up has been all that's needed in its first year.
When I first had the car I'd keep it topped up right to the full mark on the stick. Just one of those things you do when a car's new and you take any excuse to keep opening the bonnet and fiddling with it! :D
But now I mostly run it a little bit below that. If you overfill it you can apparently end up blowing the surplus oil through the motor anyway, which is not a good idea. And there's a fair distance on the stick between low and completely full.
I'm not sure whether they inject more oil during the first few thousand ks, (or if running it a bit below full makes a difference??) but I don't seem to put as much oil in now as I did in the first few months. Perhaps that's just an illusion though - it didn't add up to a huge amount anyway.
When I first had the car I'd keep it topped up right to the full mark on the stick. Just one of those things you do when a car's new and you take any excuse to keep opening the bonnet and fiddling with it! :D
But now I mostly run it a little bit below that. If you overfill it you can apparently end up blowing the surplus oil through the motor anyway, which is not a good idea. And there's a fair distance on the stick between low and completely full.
I'm not sure whether they inject more oil during the first few thousand ks, (or if running it a bit below full makes a difference??) but I don't seem to put as much oil in now as I did in the first few months. Perhaps that's just an illusion though - it didn't add up to a huge amount anyway.
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Don't really need to carry it unless you go on trip. Keep one in your garage though.
I put one in the boot just in case... coz I check oil sometimes in the petrol stations.
I put one in the boot just in case... coz I check oil sometimes in the petrol stations.
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I would definately carry it. I needed a top up after 3000km, this was with the 1000km service. I always carry one litre in the ski hatch, besides you never know when some other 8 owner who has forgotten theirs will need yours.
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