RX8 Oil

[Shar]

Where can I buy engine oil for our RX8, the stuff from Mazda costs a bomb, surely there must be a cheaper suplier.

[Munter]

I hate to say it. But have you tried opie oils?

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/

[Wadeski]

why do you hate to say it?

also, doesnt the RX-8 use cheap mineral oil rather than synthetic??

[Munter]

Wadeski said:

why do you hate to say it?

Just because they hawk their wares all over every forum. I've used them and they seem good. I just found their ability to jump on every forum a bit irritating.

I thoguht the RX8 just took a standard semi synth. Whatever the owners club are bound to know the grade/specification you need.

[probedb]

Yup, I use Castrol GTX 10W40 in me seven

[19890]

The RX8 is notoriously oil thirsty. You might be better off buying shares in a Saudi oil field it may work out cheaper in the long run

[sherman]

The rx8 uses 5w 30 semi synthetic oil and even from Halfrauds it is only £25.

[Shar]

Thaks Guys, can,t afford the Saudi oilfield so will just have to go to Halfords instead!

[Pui]

Castrol Magnatec 5w30 A1 is what I use, its fine and easy to get hold of

RX8 uses semi-synth' oil. If you check on Castrols site, iirc, they list the Magnatec as fully-synth or "uses fully-synth' technology." Either way it makes it sound like it might be synthetic oil which apparently isn't suitable for the RX8. It is definitely semi-synth' and correct and safe to use though.

[wolves_wanderer]

sherman said:

The rx8 uses 5w 30 semi synthetic oil and even from Halfrauds it is only £25.

yep, cheapest 5w 30 semi synth does the job

[wolves_wanderer]

19890 said:

The RX8 is notoriously oil thirsty. You might be better off buying shares in a Saudi oil field it may work out cheaper in the long run

a litre every 1600 miles ain't all that bad

[Pui]

wolves_wanderer said:

19890 said:

The RX8 is notoriously oil thirsty. You might be better off buying shares in a Saudi oil field it may work out cheaper in the long run

a litre every 1600 miles ain't all that bad

That's what I say too, people are too quick to jump on the bandwagon with this one. Audi's handbooks say that 0.5litre/1000miles is within there tolerances so why not give the same recommendation on the VAG owners too

Edited by Pui on Thursday 12th March 15:38

[wolves_wanderer]

Pui said:

wolves_wanderer said:

19890 said:

The RX8 is notoriously oil thirsty. You might be better off buying shares in a Saudi oil field it may work out cheaper in the long run

a litre every 1600 miles ain't all that bad

That's what I say too, people are too quick to jump on the bandwagon with this one. Audi's handbooks say that 0.5litre/1000miles is within there tolerances so why not give the same recommendation on the VAG owners too

Edited by Pui on Thursday 12th March 15:38

don't forget the rebuilds they need as well

[Munter]

wolves_wanderer said:

Pui said:

wolves_wanderer said:

19890 said:

The RX8 is notoriously oil thirsty. You might be better off buying shares in a Saudi oil field it may work out cheaper in the long run

a litre every 1600 miles ain't all that bad

That's what I say too, people are too quick to jump on the bandwagon with this one. Audi's handbooks say that 0.5litre/1000miles is within there tolerances so why not give the same recommendation on the VAG owners too

Edited by Pui on Thursday 12th March 15:38

don't forget the rebuilds they need as well

I actually had to thnk which engine you were suggesting needs rebuilds. Which says a lot about how I percieve VAG!

The difference between VAG "Acceptable" oil consumption and the rotary oil consumption is that most piston engines dont use anywhere near whats suggested. Rotary engines do. But thats not a problem until people who dont care about these things try and run one....

[RobDickinson]

Used to cost me a fiver per liter through the owners club/opie oils, even supplied my own for services.

And yeah 1 liter per 1500-2000 miles or so... isnt bad.

[Pui]

Munter said:

I actually had to thnk which engine you were suggesting needs rebuilds. Which says a lot about how I percieve VAG!

The difference between VAG "Acceptable" oil consumption and the rotary oil consumption is that most piston engines dont use anywhere near whats suggested. Rotary engines do. But thats not a problem until people who dont care about these things try and run one....

If you do some googling for "audi oil consumption" you'll probably find that it's more common than you think!

In my opinion, the fact that the RX is 'reknowned' for it's high consumption means the uneducated will run a mile at the thought of it, whereas an Audi with it's 'german reliability' is more likely to be neglected by a naive owner buying into the stereotype!

[RobDickinson]

Mazda could have brushed the issue asside and given it a 40liter sump but didnt thankfully...

[Ry_B]

19890 said:

The RX8 is notoriously oil thirsty. You might be better off buying shares in a Saudi oil field it may work out cheaper in the long run

I've had mine 2 weeks and it has almost lived at the 10k redline..but the oil level hasn't dropped even a MM....

[Pui]

I would happily take an extra 40 litre petrol tank lol

[cocopop]

Do they really burn a litre per 1k miles?

My 7 doesn't, barely half a litre in 3k miles. It goes through tyres much faster.

The myth about oil consumption and constant rebuilds just keeps rotaries exclusive.