Hi everyone, I'm new here but I've done plenty of reading and lurking before finally making an account to get answers regarding my specific situation
Car: 1994 Mazda Miata M-edition with 53,000 miles (1.8L engine)
Location: Connecticut
Type of driving: some shorter trips, a good amount of cruising with spirited driving
Other notes: I go to college in Boston so I will be storing the car for 9 months out of the year in a non climate controlled storage unit
Oils I often see run in miatas of this era: Amsoil, Redline, Motul, Mobil 1, Rotella T6
Manufacturer weight & specs: 10w-30, API Service SG, SH Energy Conserving II (ECII), ILSAC
A common problem with Miatas is lifter tick on start up. It is supposedly alleviated by running a thinner oil. I currently do not have this problem but I also do not know what oil is currently in the car (recent purchase)
In all of my reading and research, I cannot figure out why I wouldn't want to run a 0w-30 or a 5w-30 oil. The fact that it is thinner on start up and comes up to temp quicker seems like it is what I would be looking for. Is there any concern when running the car hard that a 0w-30 or 5w-30 would fail somehow? They should both be a 30 when at temp so why would it matter?
I just ordered Amsoil Signature Synthetic 10w-30 so I can get a baseline for what that oil is like in the car. For my next oil change would it be a good idea to try out Amsoil 5w-30, 0w-30, or switch brands to a redline or motul or... product?
Car: 1994 Mazda Miata M-edition with 53,000 miles (1.8L engine)
Location: Connecticut
Type of driving: some shorter trips, a good amount of cruising with spirited driving
Other notes: I go to college in Boston so I will be storing the car for 9 months out of the year in a non climate controlled storage unit
Oils I often see run in miatas of this era: Amsoil, Redline, Motul, Mobil 1, Rotella T6
Manufacturer weight & specs: 10w-30, API Service SG, SH Energy Conserving II (ECII), ILSAC
A common problem with Miatas is lifter tick on start up. It is supposedly alleviated by running a thinner oil. I currently do not have this problem but I also do not know what oil is currently in the car (recent purchase)
In all of my reading and research, I cannot figure out why I wouldn't want to run a 0w-30 or a 5w-30 oil. The fact that it is thinner on start up and comes up to temp quicker seems like it is what I would be looking for. Is there any concern when running the car hard that a 0w-30 or 5w-30 would fail somehow? They should both be a 30 when at temp so why would it matter?
I just ordered Amsoil Signature Synthetic 10w-30 so I can get a baseline for what that oil is like in the car. For my next oil change would it be a good idea to try out Amsoil 5w-30, 0w-30, or switch brands to a redline or motul or... product?