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06-29-2006, 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by lennon
You can get Trust Rotary Oil at Wangan Racing, Sunway....... it has two grade, 5-40w and 15-50w......... The main reason for using Rotary oil is to reduced the carbon deposit on the engine..... I have been using Synthetic oil all the while and when i open up my engine, a large quantity of carbon is there....... This carbon can 'eat' the apex seal day by day, before it blows the engine......
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06-29-2006, 01:57 AM
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Aiya, Germany vs Argentina
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Gathering tomorrow? aiyo... world cup on leh... germany vs. argentina. Probably will be in laundry @ the curve, so anyone going there, do drop by and say hello.
06-29-2006, 02:00 AM
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Originally Posted by jaii13
This is what worries me. All the info that I've read here on this forum, synthetic works just fine on the rotaries. But here you are relating your own real experience on this issue, which inevitably makes me doubt my own choice of oil.
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06-29-2006, 03:56 AM
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Originally Posted by khbeh34
Sir, Wat is the meaning of mineral oil? got any example of this product???
bro, mineral oil means its not synthetic nor semi synthetic, its natural mineral oil extracted from the base of earth.
06-29-2006, 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by jaii13
This is what worries me. All the info that I've read here on this forum, synthetic works just fine on the rotaries. But here you are relating your own real experience on this issue, which inevitably makes me doubt my own choice of oil.
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jangan bang your engine with synthetics. different synthetic might hurt your car more!
06-29-2006, 04:18 AM
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Originally Posted by theboy
Trust me. what lennon say is 100% true! dun believe on rumours on the net. jangan bang your engine with synthetics. different synthetic might hurt your car more!
jangan bang your engine with synthetics. different synthetic might hurt your car more!But like I mentioned before, lennon's actual experience on oil beats everything, with it actually happening closer to home and lennon is not known for bullshitting
.If I'm convinced that any form of synthetics is bad, then I might as well hop on the bandwagon an get me some rotary oil. Nothing less for my car.
06-29-2006, 04:22 AM
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Originally Posted by lennon
I heard that there's a way to clean up your engine....... This is wat RX7 owner told me..... I think it's available at Ah Choy's place..... Alternatively you can open up your engine and replace the apex seal........ This can save a lot of money.......
06-29-2006, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr Bing
thnk god i stil use hks rotary oil....but is there any brand of rotary oil thats only rm1++?.....tak larat la asyik pakai minyak yg almost hit rm300 or more....
06-29-2006, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by jaii13
So replacing the apex seal is cheaper than the method available at Ah Choy's? And you mean to replace the apex seal IF it's broken right?
It's too late the moment your engine blows, becos the apex seal must have jump out of it's position and scratch around the entire engine....... You wanna see sample, just go to Ah Choy's place.....
06-29-2006, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by lennon
I heard that there's a way to clean up your engine....... This is wat RX7 owner told me..... I think it's available at Ah Choy's place..... Alternatively you can open up your engine and replace the apex seal........ This can save a lot of money.......
What many rx7 owners do including me to "clean" the engine is to run distilled water thru the upper intake manifold. You can do this by locating a "nipple" on intake and whilst keeping revs at 3k rpm dip hose connected to intake into a bottle if distilled water. run about 500ml-1liter. There's some noticable difference in accelaration and decel. Having said this, of course the improvement is subjective and i dont doubt if others will beg to differ.
On oils, i've seen a drop in operating temps running semi syn. there's no problems in running other reputable oils considering the technology available today and the reduced amount of ash content. if money is no issue run redline fully syn and you'd love it.
06-29-2006, 02:43 PM
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hey rx8-8888, is ur car white, BJC 8888??saw u @ 1u just now ma....if i'm not mistaken u did horn me rite???sorry la no time 2 say hi i was rushing 2 watch superman...c u in our yam cha session kies.. 
BJC nice la Blessings from Jesus Christ... 
BJC nice la Blessings from Jesus Christ...
06-30-2006, 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by REclubMalaysia
What many rx7 owners do including me to "clean" the engine is to run distilled water thru the upper intake manifold. You can do this by locating a "nipple" on intake and whilst keeping revs at 3k rpm dip hose connected to intake into a bottle if distilled water. run about 500ml-1liter. There's some noticable difference in accelaration and decel. Having said this, of course the improvement is subjective and i dont doubt if others will beg to differ.
On oils, i've seen a drop in operating temps running semi syn. there's no problems in running other reputable oils considering the technology available today and the reduced amount of ash content. if money is no issue run redline fully syn and you'd love it.
On oils, i've seen a drop in operating temps running semi syn. there's no problems in running other reputable oils considering the technology available today and the reduced amount of ash content. if money is no issue run redline fully syn and you'd love it.
06-30-2006, 03:32 AM
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yeah kienhong i horned you. your black 8 damn nice . wat rims are those ar? actually i dont think i will ever join your yum cha sessions if they are held on fridays. cause im always busy on friday night and saturday night, thats why i wanna hold some weekdays yum cha session, small group nvm, just wanna see all your rides and besides, we all share the same interest.
06-30-2006, 09:53 AM
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***HELP***
normally everytime i fill in petrol. i will reset my mileage meter. i had been using primas 3- petronas, cause v-power ada masalah. but this time full tank i only got 230KM only!!!! before this it gave me 330- 370 KM!!! OMG what happened?
so i filled up with Shell Regular petrol. feel gain in power. but not sure whether its good for rotary????
normally everytime i fill in petrol. i will reset my mileage meter. i had been using primas 3- petronas, cause v-power ada masalah. but this time full tank i only got 230KM only!!!! before this it gave me 330- 370 KM!!! OMG what happened?
so i filled up with Shell Regular petrol. feel gain in power. but not sure whether its good for rotary????
06-30-2006, 10:18 AM
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NEED INFO ASAP PLEASE :
4Auto owners : damn... how do i start... ok here goes, you know the gear console there got P,R,N,D does it have lights when you turn on all the lights? as in when its in the night and you turn your headlight etc etc on. Got light on those letters or not? haha coz today i sent my car for servicing and suddenly i realise no light, not sure if had or not coz didnt really pay attention to it as it has a display on the speedometer area also. Hope for your quick replies. I was so desperate to know that i even called up kenny and his a really nice guy. at least he remembers my name after just 1 call enjoy the rest of the night watching football ...
4Auto owners : damn... how do i start... ok here goes, you know the gear console there got P,R,N,D does it have lights when you turn on all the lights? as in when its in the night and you turn your headlight etc etc on. Got light on those letters or not? haha coz today i sent my car for servicing and suddenly i realise no light, not sure if had or not coz didnt really pay attention to it as it has a display on the speedometer area also. Hope for your quick replies. I was so desperate to know that i even called up kenny and his a really nice guy. at least he remembers my name after just 1 call
enjoy the rest of the night watching football ...
06-30-2006, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by theboy
***HELP***
normally everytime i fill in petrol. i will reset my mileage meter. i had been using primas 3- petronas, cause v-power ada masalah. but this time full tank i only got 230KM only!!!! before this it gave me 330- 370 KM!!! OMG what happened?
so i filled up with Shell Regular petrol. feel gain in power. but not sure whether its good for rotary????
normally everytime i fill in petrol. i will reset my mileage meter. i had been using primas 3- petronas, cause v-power ada masalah. but this time full tank i only got 230KM only!!!! before this it gave me 330- 370 KM!!! OMG what happened?
so i filled up with Shell Regular petrol. feel gain in power. but not sure whether its good for rotary????
I used Shell regular, then switched to Primax 2, then back to Shell regular. I found that no significant gains/losses from both types, whether it's mileage, throttle response etc. But Alhamdulillah, no problems so far. I'd guess that by using the Primax 3 for the next few fill ups, you'd understand the problem (if any) better, but of course I wouldn't take that risk just to diagnose what's wrong. Stick to Shell regular for a few fillups, and see what kind of response you get from your car.
06-30-2006, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by rx8-8888
NEED INFO ASAP PLEASE :
4Auto owners : damn... how do i start... ok here goes, you know the gear console there got P,R,N,D does it have lights when you turn on all the lights? as in when its in the night and you turn your headlight etc etc on. Got light on those letters or not? haha coz today i sent my car for servicing and suddenly i realise no light, not sure if had or not coz didnt really pay attention to it as it has a display on the speedometer area also. Hope for your quick replies. I was so desperate to know that i even called up kenny and his a really nice guy. at least he remembers my name after just 1 call enjoy the rest of the night watching football ...
4Auto owners : damn... how do i start... ok here goes, you know the gear console there got P,R,N,D does it have lights when you turn on all the lights? as in when its in the night and you turn your headlight etc etc on. Got light on those letters or not? haha coz today i sent my car for servicing and suddenly i realise no light, not sure if had or not coz didnt really pay attention to it as it has a display on the speedometer area also. Hope for your quick replies. I was so desperate to know that i even called up kenny and his a really nice guy. at least he remembers my name after just 1 call
enjoy the rest of the night watching football ...
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06-30-2006, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by jaii13
How long does your full tank last before you tried the primax 3? I don't know how likely it is that the change of fuel affects your mileage that dramatically. However, spoke to Vincent once before, and he mentioned that the V Power is not good for our cars. He experienced the CEL coming on when he's on that fuel. I can't remember any other adverse effects though. Marcus also mentioned that the Primax 3 increases mileage slightly.
I used Shell regular, then switched to Primax 2, then back to Shell regular. I found that no significant gains/losses from both types, whether it's mileage, throttle response etc. But Alhamdulillah, no problems so far. I'd guess that by using the Primax 3 for the next few fill ups, you'd understand the problem (if any) better, but of course I wouldn't take that risk just to diagnose what's wrong. Stick to Shell regular for a few fillups, and see what kind of response you get from your car.
I used Shell regular, then switched to Primax 2, then back to Shell regular. I found that no significant gains/losses from both types, whether it's mileage, throttle response etc. But Alhamdulillah, no problems so far. I'd guess that by using the Primax 3 for the next few fill ups, you'd understand the problem (if any) better, but of course I wouldn't take that risk just to diagnose what's wrong. Stick to Shell regular for a few fillups, and see what kind of response you get from your car.
Thank You very Much Jaii. that really helps a lot. i am gonna use regular from now on.
06-30-2006, 08:39 PM
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i use shell regular coz have bonuslink points 
...and there's no light la at P.R,N,D....mmg takde.....i think.....heheheh..it just 2 weeks and i forgot whats inside my car.....anyhow..........
...and i do know that they do sell shift **** (for manual la...) that is illuminated when u shift the gear accordingly.......,,but i'm not abt the auto though.....correct me if im wrong.......
..England Rulez....!!!!!!
...and there's no light la at P.R,N,D....mmg takde.....i think.....heheheh..it just 2 weeks and i forgot whats inside my car.....anyhow..........
...and i do know that they do sell shift **** (for manual la...) that is illuminated when u shift the gear accordingly.......,,but i'm not abt the auto though.....correct me if im wrong.......
..England Rulez....!!!!!!
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