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Old Jul 23, 2003 | 01:22 PM
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Again thanks for the welcome and vipernicus42 i'm at Ontario, Mississauga.
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Old Jul 23, 2003 | 01:28 PM
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By the way what kind of oil do these rotary engines like.
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Old Jul 23, 2003 | 02:28 PM
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That's a holy war =)

Just don't use synthetic unless you're premixing!

I use havoline 10w30,
but do a search and I'm sure you'll find tons of different kinds that people use =)
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Old Jul 23, 2003 | 10:39 PM
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Regular old dinosaur oil 10w30, pretty much any brand is good. Just stay away from synthetics, semi-synthetics, and things with add-ins that "reduce burning oil"... Our cars are DESIGNED to burn oil to keep the chamber lubed!

So with that in mind, keep an eye on your oil, because you *will* be burning some off and need to top-up once in a while. And change your oil fairly regularly (3-4000km seems to be a good bet). Expect alot of fun getting comments like "hey loser, your car's burning oil" or "geez, that blue smoke when you start up can't be good".... hehe

Jon
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Old Jul 23, 2003 | 10:46 PM
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Oh boy, here comes another long thread. It's inevitable. You hit another hot topic: the oil. I've actually heard that both work.

Synthetic or natural, there's no greater advantage than changing it regularly.
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