which oil??

[Jim_rx7]

I would usually use either 10w40 fully synthetic oil or 10w50 on previous cars. After doing a bit of searching I\'ve seen people saying use mineral oil?

What I want to know is basically what oil I can go buy from halfords that\'ll do the job??

thanks in advance.

[sadgoth]

I use Castrol GTX (mineral) normally

[banned advertiser]

That debate will gone go on and on as to what to use,
so your choice
Royal Purple fully syn
http://www.rotaryart.uk.com/acatalog/Royal_Purple_Oils.html
Or Mazdas Mineral oil
http://www.rotaryart.uk.com/acatalog/Dexelia_oils.html
on offer here
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34720

[Jim_rx7]

ok... think I\'ll probably go with the Mazda oil.

Unless anyone can recommend anything better/cheaper??

thanks

[Jim_rx7]

Is there any oil I could buy from Halfords that I could use? Simply because it would mean I could get it alot faster than onlin ordering and do the oil change asap.

[robedwards99]

Castrol GTX 10/40 mineral oil is what I use. Came recommended by the guy who rebuilt my engine.

[moakesr]

Castrol GTX 10/40 mineral oil is what I use. Came recommended by the guy who rebuilt my engine.

Could not agree more, mine has used GTX 10/40 all the time I have owned it.

I was warned off Magnatec by one of the reputable rx7 specialists.

Cheers,

Richard

[Jim_rx7]

Can I just clear something up??

There\'s synthetic, part synthetic... and I assume mineral is something totally different form these two??

Or am I wrong?

[Bazza]

Castrol GTX 10/40 mineral oil is what I use. Came recommended by the guy who rebuilt my engine.

Thats what my man said. :wiggle

[robedwards99]

Can I just clear something up??

There\'s synthetic, part synthetic... and I assume mineral is something totally different form these two??

Or am I wrong?

Synthetic/part synthetic is man made. Mineral oil is pure and natural! Simple as that. Just have a look at the label in Halfrauds or whatever and you should be right.


@Bazza... I take it you bought the FD then??

[ro284]

Originally Posted by robedwards99
Castrol GTX 10/40 mineral oil is what I use. Came recommended by the guy who rebuilt my engine.

Thats what my man said too, 2-1/2 years ago, :Thumbsup!
Bob

[Nitronige]

hey, as above,

a quality mineral oil like castrol gtx 10/40 was recommended to me by a respected tuner. HTH

Nige.

[LRP]

i belive synthetic burns black as well ?? mineral burns clear --ish ?

[Carl]

Synthetic does not burn as well as Mineral ( It can leave gummy deposits) ,and these engines feed oil into the engine for lube and that oil should burn.
Also the oil control rings are affected by some synthetic oils,so use mineral oil as has been suggested.
Regards
Carl

[arrouk]

Synthetic/part synthetic is man made. Mineral oil is pure and natural! Simple as that. Just have a look at the label in Halfrauds or whatever and you should be right.
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lol have a read of this its not as simple as that, there is a lot of conflicting opinions on this subject but i think for a standard or close to it the castrol oil mentioned above is probably best.

matt