Miata Mailing List: March 1998, Message #189
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| From: | Welch |
| Subject: | Re: New MX-5 - Synthetic Oil? |
| Date: | Mon, 2 Mar 1998 08:12:01 +0000 |
On Mon, 2 Mar 1998, FLYCFI wrote: > > My '97 Base model has 5000 miles (in 6 weeks!) Love this car, Love this list. > Anyway I am new at all of this but i do have a question. > > I am considering synthetic oil. How long should I wait, and does synthetic > leak in a Miata as mentioned in a previous post on this list?? John,...Welcome. I put Mobil 1 in LadyBug at 1500 miles and had no problem, but I haven't been anal about looking for minute leaks. YMMV, but I think 5000 must be OK. I used 5-30 during the winter and will go to something heavier (10-40 or 15-50) during the summer. Good luck! Lester Welch 97R "LadyBug" PhRedd, Ag HT Team: 1 out of 47.