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Old 09-10-05, 11:14 PM
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What is the best oil to run a rotory?

I have heard that it isn't good to run a full synthetic oil because in the combustion stage it doesn't breakdown enough. Shed some light if you know what is true about this subject.
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Please search. This answer can be easily found throughout the forum FAQ and archives.
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God, not another one. If you're using a synthetic, make it a GOOD quality one. Non-synth works fine too. Whatever you want, nobody cares anymore.
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Old 09-11-05, 02:14 AM
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castrol 15w50
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Summer - Castrol GTX 20W50
Winter - Castrol GTX 10W30

^ This is what I run in my car. Most people on these forums do as well.

If you want to run synthetic use Royal Purple.

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Old 09-11-05, 03:14 AM
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i meant to post 20w50, i'm sorry.

the only 15w50 i've ever seen was the castrol full synthetic stuff
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This is a question with as many varied answers as there are members. Personally, I like Castrol 20w-50. I've heard Valvoline, Quaker State, Penzoil, etc. Even the members with countless years of rotary knowledge argue about this subject. Because of this "explosive" subject with all, I have taken it upon myself to e-mail 5 manufacturers of motor oil with "scientific" proof of their products superiority in ROTARY engines only. We will see how many respond, and will give results next week.

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Old 09-11-05, 07:36 AM
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ive allways ran castroll GTX 20W- 50W and have had no problems
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Mobil one 10w30 full synthetic. I'm premixing.
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Old 09-11-05, 10:38 AM
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In the past 7 days, we have had about 10 different oil threads, and this topic comes up about 100 times a month. Please use the search function to locate threads with the query "oil recommendations", "what oil" and variations on that.

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