M1 ESP 0w30 keeps serving me well. I've used it, or the 5w variant, for the last 70,000 miles or so.
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'17 Miata 97k - M1 ESP 0w-30 6.5k mi
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Very nice!
dnewton3
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Those little SA 2.0L engines are pretty sweet; run clean, get decent mileage and wear incredibly well.
Can easily extend to 10k miles.
Can easily extend to 10k miles.
When I owned my '19, I preferred the way the engine revved with 0w-20. Seemed to rev smoother/quicker. I switched back to M1 EP 0w20 from M1 ESP 5w30. Did seem quieter at idle with 5w30, but no difference in UOA over 5k. I do miss that car, got me thru depression during covid.
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The car is driven 95% highway, with a few auto crosses per year. I certainly don’t baby it, but I’m not redlining it with ever shift, either.
Honestly, I don’t even remember how the engine was with 0w-20. After the factory fill, I’ve been using a w30 (and 0w40 once) ever since.
funny, before i bought my '20 camaro i test drove an ND2 RF Club. i'm not necessarily a horsepower guy, i just love fun cars. the ND2 was among the most enjoyable i ever drove and lived up to the hype although i found the engine a little flat. would have bought it that day but i literally couldn't fit my son's guitar in the trunk it was so small. there was just no way i could overlook some practicality issues.
still love 'em, maybe someday...
great reports OP, i wouldn't change a thing. 100k looks like nothing for these engines.
Was it a +19 ? They changed the engine power band in 2019 with a higher revving engine. The power band is different. It felt most similar to an ap2 s2k.
Agree, that's why I sold it after 18 months. Also I was generally too fat for the car. I'm short and wide and the perfect seating position was in-between two notches. I was daily driving the car. I basically had to change my shoes to something with a taller sole be comfortable. I think there are aftermarket seating rails that could resolve this but I didn't investigate. Also, my wife would freak out everytime she sat in the car thinking we'd get tboned by some stupid LA drivers. I sold it during covid and had to wait a real long time to order my SS. I'm gonna try and buy a NC later as a high mileage toy, I hear they're bigger inside.
Sway bars really change the car entirely. I couldn't take the body roll from the factory. Just didn't feel like a proper sports car I'd advise anyone that has a ND to get a pair. Huge pain to install though.
