8-10
Maintenance and Care
Owner Maintenance
Form No. 8R65-EA-03C
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Recommended Oil
Oil container labels provide important
information.
The quality designation
SL
or
ILSAC
must be on the label.
Energy conserving oils are recommended.
A chief contribution they make to fuel
economy is reducing the amount of fuel
necessary to overcome engine friction.
Engine Oil
NOTE
The Mazda RX-8 requires regular
checking of the engine oil level. The
compact, high performance RENESIS
rotary engine in your vehicle consumes
a small amount of engine oil due to its
structural design. An oil pump
optimizes the amount of oil injected to
lubricate the rotor seals in the
combustion cycle. Although your
vehicle is equipped with an engine oil
level warning light and an engine oil
pressure gauge, it is best to keep the
engine oil level in the range between
full and low by checking the oil
dipstick regularly. Mazda recommends
checking the oil level at every second
fuel filling. The oil consumption of the
engine depends on engine speed and
engine load. Under extreme driving
conditions, oil consumption can be
higher.
FOR
GASOLINE
ENGINES
(ILSAC)
–
30
–
20
–
10
0
10
20
30
40
50
–
20
0
20
40
60
80
100 120
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Black process 45.0
°
240.0 LPI