FAQ: What sort of Oil & Filter should I use in my MX-5?

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FAQ: What sort of Oil & Filter should I use in my MX-5?

Post by zorruno » Thu May 24, 2007 5:40 pm

There have been a number of threads discussing this on this forum and previous lists.

An external link to info all about Oil:
http://www.aus-cartalk.com/auspoc/techs ... ilResearch
Another with Oil filter studies:
http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilterstudy.html
http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilters.html
Dissected Mazda MX5 Oil Filters:
http://mymiata.paladinmicro.com/MiataOFilters.htm

A couple of threads from 2006 mainly on Castrol Magnetec but with info about Mazda vs other Oil filters + Mobil 1 info etc:
http://www.mx5forum.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=103
http://www.mx5forum.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=2932

A thread from May 2007 mainly about Castrol Magnatec
http://www.mx5forum.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=8149

Here is one from 2004:
tp://www.mx5forum.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=7666


A 2002 thread about various methods of removing filters...
http://www.mx5forum.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=5929
More on Oil & Synthetic vs non from 2002
http://www.mx5forum.co.nz/viewtopic.php?p=27164

A couple of very old 2001 posts with details on filters, Mobil 1 and oil comments from the US:
http://www.mx5forum.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=5534
http://www.mx5forum.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=5533

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