# Engine oil type (2005)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/engine-oil-type-2005/

Applicability: NB 2005 (BP-Z3); NB 2005 (BP-Z3-TURBO, 6MT)

Confidence: fsm

Engine oil; API Certified For Gasoline Engines / ILSAC (U.S.A. and Canada); SAE 5W-20

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-2005",
  "name": "Engine oil type (2005)",
  "aliases": [
    "Engine oil type"
  ],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NB",
      "years": [
        2005,
        2005
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP-Z3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "gen": "NB",
      "years": [
        2005,
        2005
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP-Z3-TURBO"
      ],
      "trans": [
        "6MT"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "kind": "fluid",
  "fluid": {
    "type": "Engine oil",
    "viscosity": "SAE 5W-20",
    "standard": "API Certified For Gasoline Engines / ILSAC (U.S.A. and Canada)"
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "owners-2005",
      "page": "8-15",
      "as_printed": "Use SAE 5W-20 engine oil.\nU.S.A. and CANADA\nOnly use oils “Certified For Gasoline\nEngines” by the American Petroleum\nInstitute (API).",
      "fluid": {
        "type": "Engine oil",
        "viscosity": "SAE 5W-20",
        "standard": "API Certified For Gasoline Engines / ILSAC (U.S.A. and Canada)"
      },
      "document": {
        "id": "owners-2005",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "2005 Mazda MX-5 Miata Owner’s Manual",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NB",
            "years": [
              2005,
              2005
            ],
            "engines": [
              "BP-Z3"
            ]
          },
          {
            "gen": "NB",
            "years": [
              2005,
              2005
            ],
            "engines": [
              "BP-Z3-TURBO"
            ],
            "trans": [
              "6MT"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "url": "https://www.mazdausa.com/siteassets/pdf/owners-optimized/2005/mx5-miata/2005-mx-5-miata-owners-manual.pdf"
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [
    "oil-change"
  ],
  "system": "lubrication",
  "component": "lubrication-fluids",
  "componentName": "Fluids & capacities",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/engine-oil-type-2005/"
}
```