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Old 12-27-2007, 10:50 AM
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i use 5w20 royal purple here!
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Old 12-27-2007, 10:52 AM
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do we really need another thread on oil? Warcrunk: please search
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Old 12-27-2007, 11:15 AM
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I use Castrol 5-20
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Old 12-27-2007, 11:39 AM
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WOW, had WarCrunk searched "what oil" he would have found THIS:
https://www.rx8club.com/search.php?searchid=3200990

1,000 results. Someone please kill this thread.
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Old 12-27-2007, 11:44 AM
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54...shouldnt we consult the council before we call to close this thread?

HA!

The Owner's Manual is right in your glove box too...
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Old 12-27-2007, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by SilverHokie
54...shouldnt we consult the council before we call to close this thread?

HA!

The Owner's Manual is right in your glove box too...
I speak on behalf of the council. Kill this thread, we must.
Owners Manual + Search Button would have answered this guy's question far faster then it took him to start this thread.
WarCrunk unfortunately loves starting useless threads.

Oh well.
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Old 12-27-2007, 11:58 AM
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we need to make a "What oil are you using" poll and sticky it.
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Old 12-27-2007, 11:59 AM
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Im using rp 5w30 and havent had any problems, I just need to change my oil again this weekend.
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Old 12-27-2007, 12:02 PM
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we need to make a "What oil are you using" poll and sticky it.
I like that idea. No discussion.... just what you are using. No snide horsepoop, no "my dad said", just what you have in your car and shut up.
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Old 12-27-2007, 12:12 PM
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we need to make a "What oil are you using" poll and sticky it.
+1 i agree.....cus i ask around and some people prefer using synthetic and some like using part and some like using conventional....i would like to see a poll on this and see what people are really using...
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Old 12-27-2007, 12:17 PM
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you mean like this one???

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...light=oil+poll
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Old 12-27-2007, 12:18 PM
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Old 12-27-2007, 01:32 PM
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Old 12-27-2007, 01:32 PM
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just adding fuel to the fire, hehehe
Want another log tossed on?

Valvoline told me that all 5w20 oil contains synthetic stock. So Mazda's 5w20 North American spec means we're told to use synthetic...despite their non-recommendation.

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Old 12-27-2007, 01:36 PM
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damn you ken!

now we'll all have our warranties voided!

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Old 12-27-2007, 01:40 PM
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I thought OP was gone...
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Old 12-27-2007, 01:44 PM
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I thought I read somewhere (BITOG, maybe?) that the specs for SM make using at least a semi-syn base almost a requirement...
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Old 12-27-2007, 01:45 PM
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I thought OP was gone...
Attention ****** never really go away, they just stop posting for a minute or two.
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Old 12-27-2007, 04:42 PM
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5W-20, usually swing by mazda and buy it from them and although it's surely more expensive, they give me an extra litre every so often for free so it balances out. I will say that i'm having a bit of trouble accurately telling how much oil I need ... since the car (and oil) is so new, it's really thin and I can barely see it sometimes. Guess that's a good thing, no sludge, no mess.
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Old 12-27-2007, 05:21 PM
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I think I will worry more if the oil is being too *thin*
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Old 12-28-2007, 12:55 AM
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Hey, I'm just surprised that nobody has told the OP to just drink the used oil.

He seems like a real winner.
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Old 12-28-2007, 08:51 AM
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dude, just drink the used oil.

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Old 12-28-2007, 09:12 AM
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Old 12-28-2007, 02:20 PM
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