i changed the oil of my fd today.. used 10w 30 royal purple with a mazda ooil filter..
after 5 mins or so.. the car idled fine around 800 rpm...
so i was wondering , what things i need to do before i store my fd away?
any precautions
any tips
any advice
since this will be my first time storing my fd
thanx
anees

 

Here's my old RX-8 storage checklist:

 

On an FC with Racing Beat Exhaust,you can cut a Pepsi can in Half and shove the Bottom of the can into the Exhaust Pipe Tips,and that will prevent any Critters makin a home in your Exhaust.
I pull the plugs and put in a squirt of oil.roll the engine over once,put plugs back in, and then disconnect the battery.
I leave the Battery IN the car though,hooked up to a Trickle charger,and once a week I plug it in.(car is close to the House)
The car is Covered with a Car Cover,then Wrapped in a 15x30 tarp.
Tires are Inflated to 40psi and car set onto Patio stones.
Under the car I put a sheet of plastic to make sure that any "crap' is not gonna touch the car.This year it will be on Gravel.(plastic anyways).
Note: the Oil that you put in the housings will be a benefit to you,as the car will have a good compression seal to start up.Roll it over about 3 times,Plugs out...Put plugs in and Start it up!
.that is My Method.
I like that Checklist though as I am starting to get ,,uh,,,,wah?............................uh,Ya that's it!....Forgetful!
I hope the Season was good to you and you have many more.
Cheers STYX!~

 

Royal purple 10w30 in a rotary?

Not my first choice

 

thanx a lot man
this season was good for me since i am new and proud owner of my fd
however only put less than 1000km on it
first oil change was done by mazdees amsoil 10w 30
than i heard sumthings about royal purple so did the second oil change which was less than 800km with amsoil out and r purple in...
what wold be your suggestion if you want me to go with some other oil... in other words which is best for rotary thanx.. oy yeah r rpurplr 10w 30 was synthetic

 

arite if u r saying that 10w 30 R purple is not good
i agree with u since i am new with rotaries and i dont know much about them
r purple i put was synthetic
what would u suggest pls
anees

 

I was always told.... 20w50 non synthetic

 

Thats in my second gen. Would assume they are the same? May be wrong though. But i know alot of people say no to synthetic

 

http://aaroncake.net/RX-7/storage.htm

 

If it still has stock oil injection I would shy away from anything synthetic. 10w30 is fine for this time of year (cooler conditions), but in the summer I would run 20w50.

 

just a qucik stupid question
20w 50 is more thinner than 10w 30 rite?

 

You'll probably find more then you ever needed at http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/storage.htm

 

thanx a lot
i will be parking my car in my basement
is it ok if I disconnect the negative wire of batt and leave the batt in the car or its not safe?

 

You can leave the battery in the car, but that is just asking for corrosion. It's only another minute to take it out and put it somewhere warm.

 

funny... why is it mazdees then?

 

so you're saying mazdee's recommends royal purple? they put amsoil in the OP's car according to him, and i had someone else tell me the other day that they recomended Castrol GTX to him....

maybe different applications and engines?

 

Racing Beat recommends Royal purple for highly modified engines as well. The synthetic vs regular oil debate is a overly beat on subject that doesn't matter as much as people talk about it. I personally have been using Royal purple 10W-40 for a few years now and every time I open my motor its clean as a whistle (even before I started doing water injection). I still use an OMP.

Use whatever turns your crank, just change it often. Going either way or recommending one over the other is just an opinion.

thewird

 

I am so Sorry I forgot Aaron's Link!.
I also fill the tank and put in Fuel stabilizer and change the oil before I store it.
The advantage of that is you can go for a drive to knock the cobwebs off it!,,haha.
CHECK your Coolant!..make sure that the Coolant is Sufficient to withstand the weather,unless the storage place is Heated.Just make sure you have adequate coolant for anywhere,really.

 

so guys help me out here
if i just did an oil change and say i would hardly put ...say less than 50 km
do i still need to do an oil change when i store my fd
coz i feel lucky if i drive my fd once a week

 

Don't worry about it. Just change it in the spring.

thewird

 

you park your car in the basement?!? I'm so jealous, I'd set up the logitech wheel in the passenger seat for gt5! AMAZING!!

how do you get it down there?

 

lol
i mean building basement.. live i an apt

 

this is how i store my rx7's....

 

i wish i have that much money
will love to own tons of fd

 

Conroy your garage makes me jealous every time I see it... either of them....

Mine gets to rot outside cause I'll be working on it all winter, and my dad wont let me rent half his garage... lol

I'm going to be tearing my REW down again in a few weeks, hoping the seals never the rotors or housing apart :P



J.