u/Phunistle

Lil trip in the RX-8 this morning
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Lil trip in the RX-8 this morning

Lil trip in the RX-8 this morning. Still breaking in the new clutch so I am not redlining her yet, it’s very hard to drive a rotary and not redline it.  Still a couple hundred more miles to go if I stick to the 500 mile break-in recommendation. I’m on leave all week next week, so I plan on taking her for a stretch to finish that break-in. S1 2007 Phantom Blue Mica, 6-speed.

u/Phunistle — 1 day ago
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Maybe a big uh-oh, I don't know.

OK, so my girlfriend just handed me the Idemitsu Synthetic Blend Racing Rotary Premix, and I put some of that in the oil just now until I realized what it was. It wasn't a lot, but still. I put some in with the oil. As soon as I realized it, I pulled the car back in the garage and shut the car off. Am I totally screwed? Would it damage the engine? What should I do? Tow the car to the dealer and have them do an oil change?

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u/Phunistle — 21 days ago
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Oil level or oil pressure? 2007 S1 question

So, to preface this post, my RX-8 is a fun weekend car, not my daily driver. I have a 2007 6-speed phantom blue. I was driving down the highway and was almost to my exit when a red oil can with a wavy line below it came on, never happened before. Fortunately, I was only about a mile from an Auto Zone. I let the car sit for about 10 minutes turned off in the parking lot at Auto Zone, then checked the oil. It was just BARELY above the first top "dot" on the dipstick, did a few checks to verify. Normally I check the oil before every drive, however today I got distracted with some home BS and just forgot. Added about a half a quart or maybe a bit more to the car (I just run regular 5W-20, non-synthetic), and she started up just fine, and light was gone. I drove her home (about a 25-30 minute drive, mostly highway), taking it easy (about 74 mph on the highway), the oil light never re-appeared after the addition of the oil. I made one stop about a mile from my house at the store. When I finished, car fired right up with no hesitation, and no light still. Basically drove back home without any issues. Could this have simply been a situation where the oil was low enough to illuminate that light? I put maybe 200-300 miles on her a year. All service is done at the Mazda dealership. She always runs strong with no issues, neither cold or hot start issues. Though because I recently had Mazda replace the clutch, I'm keeping her under 7,000 RPM's until I get past 500 miles to let the new clutch break in. Anyway, I don't want to get off topic. Looking for thoughts from you guys.

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u/Phunistle — 22 days ago