# Clutch hydraulic fluid type (2000)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/clutch-fluid-type-2000/

Applicability: NB 2000 (BP-4W, 5MT/6MT); NB 1999 (BP-4W, 6MT) — 1999 six-speed applicability is inferred from the 2000 owner’s manual; 1999 is not source-year verified.

Confidence: fsm

Clutch fluid; SAE J1703 or FMVSS116 DOT-3

Always confirm against your factory manual. Match every restriction and follow all stages and procedure notes. Disputed claims must not be automatically resolved. The complete record below preserves every printed unit, source claim and procedure.

```json
{
  "id": "clutch-fluid-type-2000",
  "name": "Clutch hydraulic fluid type (2000)",
  "aliases": [
    "Clutch hydraulic fluid type"
  ],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NB",
      "years": [
        2000,
        2000
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP-4W"
      ],
      "trans": [
        "5MT",
        "6MT"
      ]
    },
    {
      "gen": "NB",
      "years": [
        1999,
        1999
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP-4W"
      ],
      "trans": [
        "6MT"
      ],
      "note": "1999 six-speed applicability is inferred from the 2000 owner’s manual; 1999 is not source-year verified."
    }
  ],
  "kind": "fluid",
  "fluid": {
    "type": "Clutch fluid",
    "standard": "SAE J1703 or FMVSS116 DOT-3"
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "owners-2000",
      "page": "10-2",
      "as_printed": "SAE J1703 or FMVSS116 DOT-3",
      "fluid": {
        "type": "Clutch fluid",
        "standard": "SAE J1703 or FMVSS116 DOT-3"
      },
      "document": {
        "id": "owners-2000",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "2000 Mazda MX-5 Miata Owner’s Manual",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NB",
            "years": [
              2000,
              2000
            ],
            "engines": [
              "BP-4W"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "url": "https://www.mazdausa.com/siteassets/pdf/owners-optimized/2000/mx5-miata/2000-mx-5-miata-owners-manual.pdf"
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [
    "clutch"
  ],
  "system": "clutch",
  "component": "clutch-fluids",
  "componentName": "Fluids & capacities",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/clutch-fluid-type-2000/"
}
```