2008 Mazda RX 8 Owners Manual

MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
U.S.A.andCANADA
EngineOil
CAUTION
Donotuseeithersyntheticorsemi-
syntheticmotoroil.Otherwiseengine
startingperformancecouldworsen.
NOTE
Changingtheengineoilshouldbedoneby
anAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
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(ILSAC)
TheMazdaRX-8requiresregularchecking
oftheengineoillevel.Thecompact,high
performanceRENESISrotaryenginein
yourvehicleconsumesasmallamountof
engineoilduetoitsstructuraldesign.An
oilpumpoptimizestheamountofoil
injectedtolubricatetherotorsealsinthe
combustioncycle.Althoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithanengineoillevelwarning
lightandanengineoilpressuregauge,itis
besttokeeptheengineoillevelintherange
betweenfullandlowbycheckingtheoil
dipstickregularly.Mazdarecommends
checkingtheoillevelateverysecondfuel
filling.Theoilconsumptionoftheengine
dependsonenginespeedandengineload.
Underextremedrivingconditions,oil
consumptioncanbehigher.
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Onlyuseoils“CertifiedForGasoline
Engines”bytheAmericanPetroleum
Institute(API).Anoilwiththistrademark
symbolconformstothecurrentengine
andemissionsystemprotectionstandards
andfueleconomyrequirementsofthe
InternationalLubricantStandardization
andApprovalCommittee(ILSAC),
comprisedofU.S.andJapanese
automobilemanufacturers.
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qRecommendedOil
UseSAE5W-20engineoil.
Oilcontainerlabelsprovideimportant
information.
5W-20
Achiefcontributionthistypeofoilmakes
tofueleconomyisreducingtheamountof
fuelnecessarytoovercomeengine
friction.
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Product Specification
CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals
Model Year2008
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