kraji

im almost ready for my 2nd oil change.

my first oil change was done by mazda dealers.
should i go back to mazda dealers? or go somewhere
eles and ask them to put different oil.

give me an expert opionion as to what brand oil should
i change it to..

theclaytaurus

Canola is good. Crisco works too, but you have to keep it warm.

ZoomZoomH

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i use pam

rx8wannahave

kraji...don't take it the wrong way but (I was a newb once too) people are just going to either give you a load of sarcasm or flame you...in good fun. :D

Use search...alot of the topics have been beaten to death. From what I've seen, don't sweet the oil thing. Sure some of them our better than others but overall most of them do the job just fine. To be safe...just listen to what Mazda recommends.

KWS

Start here:

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tech-garage-22/rotarygods-rotary-oil-tech-blog-69805/

LiveToRev

I suggest you check out the Tech Garage as well as the DIY sub-forum.

KYLiquid

only change it yourself if your comfortable doing so....its very easy but not everyone likes to do it....there are many places that can chaing your oil, not just the mazda dealer.

I would stay away from the quick lube places, but a good mechanic will do it for a small charge and you can bring whatever brand of oil/filter you want for him to change it to.

I like wix filters (pureone, napa, purelator) and for regular oil : Castrol GTX, for syn Mobil 1 or royal purple.

Krankor

Why would you stay away from quick lube places? I've taken all my cars to Jiffy Lube, ne'er had a problem. Haven't taken the 8 there so far...

Krankor
05 Shinka 6MT

ZoomZoomH

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please don't take your 8 to jiffy lube, your car deserves a lot better than what they offer

RedLineShinka

Jiffy Lube is THE WORST place to take a car... period. They are morons and can't even look up how much oil an engine needs properly. I went there once, will never, ever, ever go back.

My $0.02

KYLiquid

ive had personal experience with friends that have had too much, too little oil put in the car. Filters that get changed to the wrong size, or dont get changed at all. Wrong weight of oil put in, mixing one weight with another when they run out of one. Filling with syn when you want dyno, or dyno when you want syn. Not tightening down drain plugs or filters. Leaving a sticky mess in the engine.

Not to mention all the clips and stuff ive seen broken when they change the oil. leave off oil caps, lose dip sticks....ect, ect, ect.

I wouldnt, and never have taken any car to a 'quick lube' place. I dont trust them.