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Two-door soft-top roadster · 1.8L BP inline-four (140 hp)

2000 Mazda MX-5 Miata LS — 5-speed manual

Mazda's 2000 U.S. model material identifies the LS with the 5-speed manual.

2000 Mazda MX-5 Miata, NB second generation — purple Special Edition with hardtop, front three-quarter view
Exact 2000 MX-5 Miata reference photograph; exact configuration not verified ·

Photo: “2000 Mazda Miata Special Edition, front left, 11-16-2024” by MercurySable99 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.

Factory configuration

What this model is

Trim
LS
Body style
Two-door soft-top roadster
Engine
1.8L BP inline-four (140 hp)
Transmission
5-speed manual

United States configuration. Detachable hardtops, paint, and accessory packages are not separate configurations.

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2000 Mazda MX-5 Miata: documented configuration differences
ConfigurationEngineTransmissionBody
MX-5 Miata Miata — 5-speed manual1.8L BP inline-four (140 hp)5-speed manualTwo-door soft-top roadster
MX-5 Miata Miata — 4-speed automatic1.8L BP inline-four (140 hp)4-speed automaticTwo-door soft-top roadster
Current carMX-5 Miata LS — 5-speed manual1.8L BP inline-four (140 hp)5-speed manualTwo-door soft-top roadster
MX-5 Miata LS — 4-speed automatic1.8L BP inline-four (140 hp)4-speed automaticTwo-door soft-top roadster
MX-5 Miata Special Edition — 6-speed manual1.8L BP inline-four (140 hp)6-speed manualTwo-door soft-top roadster

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What this car needs & when

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Service topics
5
Scheduled topics
4
Applicability stated
5
Exact references
1

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  • Engine oil and filterView intervals, applicability and sources

    Engine oil and filter

    Sourced interval available

    Applies to: 2000 · 1.8L BP inline-four · United States · The intervals are scoped to the cited naturally aspirated U.S. configuration; Mazdaspeed turbo and configuration-specific requirements are not claimed.

    Published interval: 7,500 mi / 12,000 km / 6 months · Normal service; whichever comes first.

    Source: Mazda — 2000 MX-5 Miata factory normal-service schedule (preserved service-manual database) · Maintenance > Service Intervals > Normal Service — recurring 7,500-mile rows · checked

  • Spark plugsView intervals, applicability and sources

    Spark plugs

    Sourced interval available

    Applies to: 2000 · 1.8L BP inline-four · United States · The intervals are scoped to the cited naturally aspirated U.S. configuration; Mazdaspeed turbo and configuration-specific requirements are not claimed.

    Published interval: 30,000 mi / 48,000 km · Normal-service replacement interval.

    Source: Mazda — 2000 MX-5 Miata factory normal-service schedule (preserved service-manual database) · Maintenance > Service Intervals > Normal Service — 30,000-mile replacement row · checked

  • Engine air-filter elementView intervals, applicability and sources

    Engine air-filter element

    Sourced interval available

    Applies to: 2000 · 1.8L BP inline-four · United States · The intervals are scoped to the cited naturally aspirated U.S. configuration; Mazdaspeed turbo and configuration-specific requirements are not claimed.

    Published interval: 30,000 mi / 48,000 km · Normal-service replacement interval; inspect or clean at the intervening schedule rows.

    Source: Mazda — 2000 MX-5 Miata factory normal-service schedule (preserved service-manual database) · Maintenance > Service Intervals > Normal Service — 30,000-mile replacement row · checked

  • Camshaft timing beltView intervals, applicability and sources

    Camshaft timing belt

    Sourced interval available

    Applies to: 2000 · 1.8L BP inline-four · United States · The intervals are scoped to the cited naturally aspirated U.S. configuration; Mazdaspeed turbo and configuration-specific requirements are not claimed.

    Published interval: 60,000 mi / 96,000 km · Federal-model normal-service replacement interval.

    Source: Mazda — 2000 MX-5 Miata factory normal-service schedule (preserved service-manual database) · Maintenance > Service Intervals > Normal Service — 60,000-mile replacement row · checked

    California-emissions states

    Applies to: 2000 · 1.8L BP inline-four · United States · California-emissions schedule retained by the preserved factory record.

    Published interval: 105,000 mi / 168,000 km · Normal-service replacement interval.

    Source: Mazda — 2000 MX-5 Miata factory normal-service schedule (preserved service-manual database) · Maintenance > Service Intervals > Normal Service — 105,000-mile California-model replacement row · checked

  • Engine oil filter — catalog fitmentView intervals, applicability and sources

    Engine oil filter — catalog fitment

    Exact reference available

    Baldwin B1400

    This manufacturer application record establishes replacement-filter fitment only; it does not establish a service interval.

    Applies to: 2000 · 1.8L BP · United States · Baldwin's exact Miata 1.8L application; confirm the engine and installed filter dimensions before ordering.

    Source: Baldwin Filters — Automotive Applications catalog (2017) · Printed catalog page 384, Mazda 2000 Miata row — Lube — B1400 · checked

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Sources

  1. Mazda — 2000 MX-5 Miata US sales brochure

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