Mx5 which engine oil

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Litfuse Fifth gear. Find More Posts by Litfuse. Find More Posts by rictee. Find More Posts by wolfgangdieter. Quote: Originally Posted by lowBb Find More Posts by wooo. You would ideally use a low ash oil to prevent blockages in the VVi valve through deposits but these can be avoided with the occasoccas engine flush. Lots of heated exchanges, insults and eventually moderator interventions. Totally Confused! Technical Area Engine, Transmission, Exhaust etc.

The car has covered 50k from new and has full main dealer service history. I want to look after this little gem, but who on earth still uses fully mineral anymore. General help and advise for this newbie would be appreciated. Thank you. He asked about engine oil 10w40 semi synth in MK1 - MK2. Castrol can sometimes be found half price at Tescos. I'd be happy to upgrade to fully synth but not sure of the benefits in a relatively old design engine like the MX5 - plus the car only does 4k a year.

Its happening again Not sure if the 1. Back when Newbury Mazda were an MX5 specialist main dealer they would only ever use Mobil1 0W as they said it was the best oil for these engines. I've always used it and never seen any reason not to believe them. This may sound daft but which type of Mobil 1 0W 40 should I be using? There seem to be a few at that grade. Autolink - the MX5 specialist near me use 10w 40 semi synthetic.

I put 5W in mine, am I a bad person? Over on Nutz most people on there seem to be running 5W30 or 0W30 from what I gathered. Although the second number relates to the hot viscosity, this is only at quite an elevated temperature.