The same could happen
when you run out of oil. Once or twice would be all it would take for
most people.

"Most people" would not buy a car with extra maintenance requirements,
and Mazda engineers and marketing knew that. After once or twice "most
people " would tell their friends that their new car with the weird engine was
turning out to be a pain in the rear, and Mazda would not sell too many
more of them.

Most people would not build an airplane either, much less put an auto
conversion in. Even fewer people would pick such an unusual auto engine
for the conversion. It is pretty obvious that we are not "most people."

David

Hey they put oil in the engine sump. Is that a pain in the ass?

I don't agree David. I think most people buying rotary cars would not mind
putting two cycle oil in an aux tank if it were explained to them the engine
should last indefinitely and this would drastically add to the resale value of
their car. Also they would have to replenish the sump oil way less often
if at all. Tracy is reporting no oil loss from the sump between changes. Most 
people at least check the oil level in the sump  and understand the engine 
will fail if they run it with out oil.

BTW the rotary is different from a piston engine in case you have not
noticed :-). A piston engine relies on a certain amount of oil getting
past the oil control rings to lube the compression rings. In the rotary
that is not true. The injected oil or two cycle oil mixed with
the fuel does that job. The oil usage is therefor more or less the same.

BTW the oil level sensor in the two cycle tank could trigger a valve that
would inject sump oil in the event the two cycle oil tank was empty.
If the guy ignores both warning lights he will deserve what he gets.

Paul Lamar
 
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