# Engine oil type (1994)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/engine-oil-type-1994/

Applicability: NA 1994 (BP)

Confidence: fsm

Engine oil; API service SG, SH (ECII); ILSAC; SAE 10W–30 above −25°C (−13°F); SAE 5W–30 below 0°C (32°F)

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": "engine-oil-type-1994",
  "name": "Engine oil type (1994)",
  "aliases": [
    "Engine oil type",
    "Engine oil",
    "API service SG, SH (ECII); ILSAC",
    "SAE 10W–30 above −25°C (−13°F); SAE 5W–30 below 0°C (32°F)"
  ],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1994,
        1994
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "kind": "fluid",
  "fluid": {
    "type": "Engine oil",
    "viscosity": "SAE 10W–30 above −25°C (−13°F); SAE 5W–30 below 0°C (32°F)",
    "standard": "API service SG, SH (ECII); ILSAC"
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1994",
      "page": "D–3",
      "as_printed": "API service SG, SH (ECII)\nILSAC\nAbove −25°C {−13°F}\nSAE 10W–30\nBelow 0°C {32°F}\nSAE 5W–30",
      "fluid": {
        "type": "Engine oil",
        "viscosity": "SAE 10W–30 above −25°C (−13°F); SAE 5W–30 below 0°C (32°F)",
        "standard": "API service SG, SH (ECII); ILSAC"
      },
      "document": {
        "id": "fsm-1994",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NA",
            "years": [
              1994,
              1997
            ],
            "engines": [
              "BP"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "note": "Mazda's base manual for 1994–97; later model years got supplements, which we haven't checked yet."
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [
    "oil-change"
  ],
  "system": "lubrication",
  "component": "lubrication-fluids",
  "componentName": "Fluids & capacities",
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/engine-oil-type-1994/"
}
```