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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 12:02 PM
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What kind of oil do you use?

Just wondering what brand/type, dino/synthetic you putting in your rotary.
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 01:17 PM
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My 93 FD uses Havoline 20/50 with mobil 1 oil filter.With 72000 miles and counting
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 01:58 PM
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In my '86 GXL I use Havoline 20W-50 with a Mazda oil filter.
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 05:49 PM
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castrol gtx 20w-50 in the oil pan and trying out a k&n filter, valvoline 2stroke in the gas tank
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 08:12 PM
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Pennzoil 20w-50 with a stock Mazda Filter.
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 08:26 PM
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Havoline 20w50 with a Bosch filter.

Had to get the last change done at Valvoline, I did so under great duress, but having clean oil was a better choice than driving 400 miles on old oil. So right now she has mostly 10w40 with a Valvoline filter and a quart of the Havoline 20w50.
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Old Aug 10, 2004 | 10:09 AM
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Valvoline 10W30 -- Fram Tough Guard Filter (the oversized one from the TII)
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Old Aug 10, 2004 | 09:05 PM
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20W50 Royal Purple Synthetic/TRUST Oil Filter
34K miles on Mazda Factory 13B
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Old Aug 10, 2004 | 10:07 PM
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Redline 20W50, stock (bigger size) filter, approx 46K miles on stock turbos & internals.
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Old Aug 10, 2004 | 11:57 PM
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Royal Purple 20w50 synthetic with mobile 1 oil filter.
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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 01:15 PM
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10W-40 Amsoil (will soon be switching to 20W-50) with K&N oil filter, occasionally add 200:1 penzoil premix on hot days or road trips.
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 01:18 PM
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Redline 20W50

http://morethantires.7p.com/20w50_sy...motor_oil.html
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 02:19 PM
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Castrol GTX 20W50, K&N oil filter, and 200:1 premix with OMP still enabled.
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