Few newbie questions!
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Few newbie questions!
I just bought my rx7 a month ago. The guy had put 500 miles sine the last oilchange, i have put 300. I checked the oil today and it was a tad bit lower then full, so i want to top it off. I cant get ahold of the guy to ask what he used, i jsut know its always been synthetic for 20k miles. Should i jsut do an oil change? or add some 10w40 synthethic oil to top it off? Also The when i looked at the water level i have to look down into it to it, to see it, so i wanted to add alittle bit of water. Should i be adding distilled water? If you do recommend an oil change, what filter should i be using? And since iam in socal winter i should be fine with a 10w40 right? Iam just really paranoid about my baby.
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I've always run 10w30 in NJ winters, 20w50 in the summer. I don't think 10w40 is a good oil choice based on what I've read in the past.
Yes, I recommend adding distilled water. Just for topping off you can use bottled water and I'm sure you'll be fine.
Mazda OEM filters.
Yes, I recommend adding distilled water. Just for topping off you can use bottled water and I'm sure you'll be fine.
Mazda OEM filters.
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Low water/coolant may be a sign of a more serious problem. Search Champagne test. I have had my rebuild in for 10,000 miles and have not had to put a drop of water in it
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ya but everyone else on the board seems to be needing to add water from time to time. My light didnt got off or anything like that. I dropped like maybe 2 shot glasses worth of water to fill it back to top. I will still look into the champagne test. thanks. But what about the OIL!
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Originally Posted by nocomply24
I just bought my rx7 a month ago. The guy had put 500 miles sine the last oilchange, i have put 300. I checked the oil today and it was a tad bit lower then full, so i want to top it off. I cant get ahold of the guy to ask what he used, i jsut know its always been synthetic for 20k miles. Should i jsut do an oil change? or add some 10w40 synthethic oil to top it off? Also The when i looked at the water level i have to look down into it to it, to see it, so i wanted to add alittle bit of water. Should i be adding distilled water? If you do recommend an oil change, what filter should i be using? And since iam in socal winter i should be fine with a 10w40 right? Iam just really paranoid about my baby.
change out all the fluids, this gives you a service mark as a basis to begin. it's solid evidence that YOU yourself have performed the service and gives you a point to start keeping track of when your next services will be.
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I have had to add a small amount of coolant maybe 4 or 5 times over the last 2 years (9k miles) of my latest engine. Never had a problem with overheating or anything else, so I'm not worried about it.
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