X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao01.cox.net ([68.230.241.38] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.1) with ESMTP id 1518514 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:41:17 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.38; envelope-from=alventures@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao01.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.06.01 201-2131-130-101-20060113) with ESMTP id <20061101014054.GVAW6077.fed1rmmtao01.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:40:54 -0500 Received: from BigAl ([72.192.132.90]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id hDga1V00o1xAn3c0000000 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:40:35 -0500 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Oils Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:40:58 -0800 Message-ID: <000001c6fd56$c7c6b0e0$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C6FD13.B9A370E0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C6FD13.B9A370E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've been running Castrol 20-50 in my 20B to this point (about 25 = hours). Now that it is about 'broken in', I'm considering changing to synthetic. Everyone has their favorite oil, but I'm thinking the Idemitsu racing = oil; " If you run the stock OMP and feed crank case oil as the lubricant I = would avoid both racing oils and multi grade oils. The long chain polymers of = the multi grade tend to gum and don't burn well. The racing oils are also = very stable at high temps and don't burn well, plus less detergent action = would require more frequent oil changes and much greater expense. =20 I use the OMP and pan oil. I would have thought that an oil = "specifically engineered to meet the unique requirements of a rotary" would take that = into account and be clean burning. But maybe that's just marketing. I understand the Idemitsu is recommended for the RX8. =20 =20 I talked to a guy a Mazdatrix who sells the Idemitsu, and one of his comments was that they've had good luck with the Castrol. Maybe I'll = stick with it and change more often; I can change it about 5 times for the = cost of one change with the Idemitsu. Besides; I always have some around = because I've used it all my other vehicles for years with exceptionally good results. =20 Al ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C6FD13.B9A370E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I’ve been running Castrol 20-50 in my 20B to this = point (about 25 hours). Now that it is about ‘broken in’, = I’m considering changing to synthetic. Everyone has their favorite = oil, but I’m thinking the Idemitsu racing oil; “

If you run the stock OMP and feed crank case oil as the lubricant I would avoid = both racing oils and multi grade oils. The long chain polymers of the = multi grade tend to gum and don't burn well. The racing oils are also very = stable at high temps and don't burn well, plus less detergent action = would require more frequent oil changes and much greater expense.

I use the OMP and pan oil. = I would have thought that an oil “specifically engineered to meet the unique requirements of a rotary” = would take that into account and be clean burning. But = maybe that’s just marketing. I understand the Idemitsu is = recommended for the RX8.

I talked to a guy a Mazdatrix who = sells the Idemitsu, and one of his comments was that they’ve had good = luck with the Castrol. Maybe I’ll stick with it and change more often; = I can change it about 5 times for the cost of one change with the = Idemitsu. Besides; I always have some around because I’ve used it all my = other vehicles for years with exceptionally good results.

Al

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