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Engine oil IDEMITSU or ROWE
You’ll be fine, idemitsu is a bit of a rotary specialist when it comes to fluids
Vehicle:
Mazda
The road spec oils are excellent for daily driving and trackdays. Smoother engine, better engine efficiency, no oil consumption.
Pros: smoother engine, better efficiency
Cons: no oil consumption
ITS A LOT THICK! than other brands of the same weight.. but when you abuse the vehicle it gets smooth like butter. I like them if I plan to aggressively dune bash.
Pros: gets smooth like butter
Cons: a lot thick
I use Rowe as well and it's fantastic. No complains so far
Pros: fantastic
Cons: no complains
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
I use rowe on all my cars, amazing oil but it’s more expensive
Pros: amazing oil
Cons: more expensive
Vehicle:
Mercedes
I've used Rowe, no complaints
Pros: no complaints
Vehicle:
Lexus IS
I think Idemitsu is the better option if you have access to it. Mostly because it was developed for the rotary engine.
Pros: developed for rotary engine
Cons: hard to find
Idemitsu to both, because it’s designed and tested on rotaries.
Pros: designed for rotaries
I use idemitsu rotary 20w50
I used both rowe 5w30 507.00 and the OEM VW HIGH PERFORMENCE 0w30 (yes 0w30) 507.00
I didnt notice any difference between the two . Wear on my oil analysis was about the same with both oils.
Pros: same wear analysis
Cons: no noticeable difference
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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