First Oil Change Which Do I Use

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07-28-2003, 11:48 AM

brandon's rx-7

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iam ready for my first oil change and iam going to do it my self b/c i have little money. wich oil is best for an 86 rx-7 street ported. also its a rebulit engine.

07-28-2003, 11:59 AM

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Most people use basic 10W30-40 or 20W50 mineral oil (I prefer Castrol GTX) unless you have no metering oil pump and are pre-mixing.. some will run synthetic like Amsoil or Castrol Syntec

07-28-2003, 12:04 PM

UniqueTII

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I have always used Castrol GTX 20W50 myself.

07-28-2003, 12:12 PM

75 Repu

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I use penzoil 20 50.. No synthetic cuz it is pointless since the car consumes it..

07-28-2003, 12:25 PM

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Valvoline 20W50 since that is what came in the car back in 1987. I have used it ever since.

Greg

07-28-2003, 12:35 PM

rx7raca

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theres no point in paying anyone to do your oil change, u save alot of money and u know that it was done right.

think how hard a oil change really is: drain oil

put new oil in

put new oil filter on

this doesnt seem that hard that u have to pay someone

correct me if im wrong lol

07-28-2003, 02:01 PM

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your not worng but what if your to busy then paying 25$$ isnt really that bad

07-28-2003, 02:21 PM

FCmaniac

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I don't trust people working on my car.. plus its good to learn about what you drive

just be safe, make sure you support it on jackstands or ramps at least