What oil do you use?
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Okay, Serious response. I use whatever is cheap, but name brand. I don't track it, and no autoX in the past couple of years. No boost yet, either.
Since I drive the car about 6 months out of the year, and only put 2500-3000 miles on it, I change it every spring (along with a good filter) and don't worry about it.
Since I drive the car about 6 months out of the year, and only put 2500-3000 miles on it, I change it every spring (along with a good filter) and don't worry about it.
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Unless it was getting REALLY cold up there, i'd probably make no changes.
I don't drive my Miata in winter, but i run 10w-30 in it all the time. (I think. Might have gone 10w-40 last change for some reason.)
My daily turbo beater gets 20w-50 in summer, i'll probably go to 15w-40 for winter. :P
I don't drive my Miata in winter, but i run 10w-30 in it all the time. (I think. Might have gone 10w-40 last change for some reason.)
My daily turbo beater gets 20w-50 in summer, i'll probably go to 15w-40 for winter. :P
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T6 has good amounts of zinc for camshaft protection, has shown to be durable in high temp/high stress environments, and deals well with fuel saturation. I am now trying it for the first time myself.
I have been running M1 0w30 for the last 4 years and like it a lot. My usage analysis from blackstone shows it holds up well under track conditions. The oil had more than half its life left in it after 420 track miles / 1440 total miles (4 track days) at 8psi.
I have no problem recommending M1 0W30. It is a very thin zero at startup, good for those cold rainy NW mornings.
Edit: for startup pull the fuse for the injectors and let it crank for a few seconds to distribute the oil.
I have been running M1 0w30 for the last 4 years and like it a lot. My usage analysis from blackstone shows it holds up well under track conditions. The oil had more than half its life left in it after 420 track miles / 1440 total miles (4 track days) at 8psi.
I have no problem recommending M1 0W30. It is a very thin zero at startup, good for those cold rainy NW mornings.
Edit: for startup pull the fuse for the injectors and let it crank for a few seconds to distribute the oil.