Purchased this RX-8 with a dead engine. After rebuilding it at home, this is my break-in run to help flush out the block.
Car is daily driven 45 miles round trip, mostly highway, so I rack up the miles quick, changing the oil practically every 2 weeks or so.
The capacity is 7 quarts but only 4 drain out during an oil change due to the engine having TWO (2) oil coolers, which hold a bunch of oil along with the oil lines, etc. I do a quick drain n fill, leaving the oil filter on to continue doing it's job. Takes me 5 mins. No big deal.
Not sure how long to run it... these engines are hard on oil and I beat the snot out of it daily. I just want it to last, since these fail due to Lubrication related wear on the Apex Seals. Any recommendations? Haha.
Previous 600 mile runs were on Valvoline 10w40 conventional from Autozone clearance.
Car is daily driven 45 miles round trip, mostly highway, so I rack up the miles quick, changing the oil practically every 2 weeks or so.
The capacity is 7 quarts but only 4 drain out during an oil change due to the engine having TWO (2) oil coolers, which hold a bunch of oil along with the oil lines, etc. I do a quick drain n fill, leaving the oil filter on to continue doing it's job. Takes me 5 mins. No big deal.
Not sure how long to run it... these engines are hard on oil and I beat the snot out of it daily. I just want it to last, since these fail due to Lubrication related wear on the Apex Seals. Any recommendations? Haha.
Previous 600 mile runs were on Valvoline 10w40 conventional from Autozone clearance.