which oil??

[Jim_rx7]

Cheers guys!

[David Nock (RIP)]

I\'ve used both Castrol GTX and Duckhams mineral oils in 3 rotaries with no engine problems. But tell me what Castrol GTX I should use now, since there\'s GTX for modern engines and GTX for old engines (the latter has some extra gap sealants/additives)? Our engine is deffinately old!

[Jim_rx7]

mmm... good point. Which GTX... modern or older one?

[robedwards99]

I\'d say go for the new engine one. I guess it may depend on the mileage of your engine but I don\'t think additives are good for rotaries so may be best to avoid the stuff for older engines. (read Carl\'s post above about gummy deposits!)

[Jim_rx7]

Yip.. picked some of it up "the for newer engines" and a filter too. Only £15 on trade at my work. Not bad!

[Bazza]

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??

How could I say no :Thumbsup!

[ro284]

How could I say no

you couldn\'t i saw it, were you running late? oh i forgot these cars look fast even when going slow!

[David Nock (RIP)]

Yip.. picked some of it up "the for newer engines" and a filter too. Only £15 on trade at my work. Not bad!

I only use genuine Mazda oil filters, with a new sump plug washer every time, (3000 mile intervals - about a year and a few months for us). I think it\'s important to use genuine filters because otherwise the quality of the materials and of any non- return valve to prevent draining back is suspect.