I recently bought a 2013 MX-5 Miata. It's naturally aspirated, and has a stock motor with 61K miles on it. I'm looking for an oil recommendation for predominately track and autocross use.
Street driving is limited to driving to and from motorsports events. I expect annual mileage to be no more than 6K miles per year. Despite the low mileage, I plan to change the oil at least twice a year, maybe more, mainly because a large percentage of the miles will be accumulated under high-temperature hard-driving conditions.
Mazda specifies a 0w20 oil for this car. I want to stick with that viscosity. The previous owner exclusively used Motul 8100 ECO-lite full synthetic 0w20 oil. It's expensive at about $18 a quart. I'm looking for something less costly that will be well-suited to my planned use and oil change interval.
I appreciate any suggestions you might have, and any insights you could share about picking the right oil for a given use.
Street driving is limited to driving to and from motorsports events. I expect annual mileage to be no more than 6K miles per year. Despite the low mileage, I plan to change the oil at least twice a year, maybe more, mainly because a large percentage of the miles will be accumulated under high-temperature hard-driving conditions.
Mazda specifies a 0w20 oil for this car. I want to stick with that viscosity. The previous owner exclusively used Motul 8100 ECO-lite full synthetic 0w20 oil. It's expensive at about $18 a quart. I'm looking for something less costly that will be well-suited to my planned use and oil change interval.
I appreciate any suggestions you might have, and any insights you could share about picking the right oil for a given use.