fd3s1128

I am using 5-20, any suggestion, or i should use high symthetic

Sponge Bob Square Pants

Check out this thread, and also read the other thread listed in it.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...hreadid=300143

Also just search for things like "syntehic" and "oil" and you'll get more answers than you can shake a stick at.

fd3s1128

syntehic oil is better for FD or normal oil, if for normal oil, what range, i am using 5w - 20, and any suggestion

GUITARJUNKIE28

don't use synthetic in a rotary.

synthetic is stronger; which typically means better; but in our case, stronger means it doesn't burn as well--which leads to carbon deposits.

fd3s1128

thanks for your value information

tt_boy

C&P from mazdatrix.com:

Using Synthetic Oils in Rotary Engines


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This has got to be one of the most frequently asked questions ever!

Here is our answer:
The Rotary engine has an oil injection system that injects small amounts of oil into either the intake tract, carb, or rotor housing (depending on year/model). This is needed to lubricate the various internal seals and surfaces.

The injected oil MUST BURN, and must burn clean. The root answer to the question is that not ALL synthetic oils burn, and not ALLof them burn clean.
The ones that do not burn accumulate until they foul the spark plugs.
The ones that do not burn clean can leave residues of various substances (like ash? plastic? non-organic sand?) that accumulate until the spark plugs foul, or a seal sticks -- could be apex seal, side seal, corner seal, or oil control ring. The normal consequence of a stuck seal is an engine tear down.

In the many years we have been involved in rotary engines, we have NEVER had a problem with GOOD petroleum based oils. They work fine! They are less expensive than synthetics. (We use Castrol 20-50 GTX). They burn clean, etc. etc.

The problem with answering the original question is that it is NOT a simple yes or no. We DO simplify it to a "NO", but that is because we do NOT know whether the specific brand of synthetic the customer has in mind will work. AND, if it does not work, how long will it be before the damage shows up, and how bad will the damage be? Maybe it will take 10,000 miles, maybe 50,000 miles?? Maybe the engine will fail due to something unrelated to the oil, and there won't be enough left to determine why the failure happened.

WE are not willing to take that gamble, are you ?

Then, take a minute to think of WHY you want to use a synthetic. If a rotary engine (properly maintained, oil changes at 3K intervals, etc.) can still be running fine at over 200,000 miles, the engine does not need any more cooling, the gas milage will not be any better, etc. etc. WHY do you want to spend more $$ and gamble on engine and/or spark plug damage? (If you are into the fossil fuel thing, pollution, depleting our resources, etc. then you should not be driving ANY car!)

We are not chemists, and we do not have the time, $$'s, nor inclination to do 100K mile tests of various synthetics in rotary engines.

We DO use synthetics in the transmissions and rear ends - it works fine.

Anyway - that is the MAZDATRIX version of the synthetic question.

GUITARJUNKIE28

wow,
it took them that long to say what i said in a few lines??

i swear i'm efficient