View Poll Results: If you've had milky/foamy oil with RX-8, what type of oil were you using?
Synthetic (more than 1 change)
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1
1.92%
Synthetic (1 change only)
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1
1.92%
Conventional (more than 1 change)
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17
32.69%
Conventional (1 change only)
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10
19.23%
Factory Fill
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23
44.23%
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Got Milky Oil?
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Oh No! Not another Synth vs. Dino thread!
Interested to see if there is any correlation to the "milky oil" phenomenon and use of conventional vs. synthetic oil, or perhaps a mixing/compatibility issue.
Please vote if you have experienced this with your RX-8 (milky oil or foam on the dipstick, filler cap, etc)
If more than 1 applies, check the most recent.
Interested to see if there is any correlation to the "milky oil" phenomenon and use of conventional vs. synthetic oil, or perhaps a mixing/compatibility issue.
Please vote if you have experienced this with your RX-8 (milky oil or foam on the dipstick, filler cap, etc)
If more than 1 applies, check the most recent.
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No place to vote for Conventional (no change yet) in the poll? I have milky factory oil. I'm sure that geographic location (ambient temperature) is a factor too - DC Metro Area
for me.
rx8cited
PS: I did not vote ...... until factory fill was added to the ballot
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for me.
rx8cited
PS: I did not vote ...... until factory fill was added to the ballot
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I'm wondering if "milky oil" is a phenomenon happening ONLY within the dipstick tube. Heating / cooling of the tube causing a mix of condensation and oil . . causing the cream colored 'globby' stuff.
Which is to say . . "milky oil" is NOT a problem anywhere else in the engine.
While checking my oil level this morning, I was very surprised at the amount of milky stuff over the length of the dipstick, and initially very concerned about a glob of the stuff on the bent end of the dipstick. After thinking about it, I decided the stuff on the end of the dipstick was possibly 'scraped off' the inside wall of the dipstick tube when I removed the dipstick.
Which is to say . . "milky oil" is NOT a problem anywhere else in the engine.
While checking my oil level this morning, I was very surprised at the amount of milky stuff over the length of the dipstick, and initially very concerned about a glob of the stuff on the bent end of the dipstick. After thinking about it, I decided the stuff on the end of the dipstick was possibly 'scraped off' the inside wall of the dipstick tube when I removed the dipstick.
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