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Two-door soft-top roadster · 2.0L MZR inline-four (170 hp manual; 166 hp automatic)

2006 Mazda MX-5 Miata MX-5 — 5-speed manual

Mazda's 2006 U.S. price schedule lists the MX-5 with the 5-speed manual.

2006 Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand Touring, NC third generation — white roadster, front three-quarter view
Exact 2006 MX-5 Miata reference photograph; exact configuration not verified ·

Photo: “2006 Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand Touring in Marble White, Front Right, 06-08-2023.jpg” by Elise240SX / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.

Factory configuration

What this model is

Trim
MX-5
Body style
Two-door soft-top roadster
Engine
2.0L MZR inline-four (170 hp manual; 166 hp automatic)
Transmission
5-speed manual

Configuration-specific ownership

Maintenance for this exact configuration

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Service desk

What this car needs & when

Use this as a service-planning checklist for 2006 Mazda MX-5 Miata MX-5 — 5-speed manual. Start with the interval, confirm which engine or configuration you have, then use an exact ordering reference when one is verified.

Service topics
5
Factory intervals
4
Fitment-scoped
5
Exact references
1

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  • Engine oil and filter

    Sourced interval available

    Applies to: 2006 · 2.0L MZR 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 — 2006 MX-5 Miata factory normal-service schedule (preserved service-manual database) · Maintenance > Service Intervals > Normal Service — recurring 7,500-mile rows · checked

  • Spark plugs

    Sourced interval available

    Applies to: 2006 · 2.0L MZR 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: 75,000 mi / 120,000 km / 60 months · Normal-service replacement interval.

    Source: Mazda — 2006 MX-5 Miata factory normal-service schedule (preserved service-manual database) · Maintenance > Service Intervals > Normal Service — 75,000-mile replacement row · checked

  • Engine air-filter element

    Sourced interval available

    Applies to: 2006 · 2.0L MZR 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: 37,500 mi / 60,000 km · Normal-service replacement interval; inspect or clean at the intervening schedule rows.

    Source: Mazda — 2006 MX-5 Miata factory normal-service schedule (preserved service-manual database) · Maintenance > Service Intervals > Normal Service — 37,500-mile replacement row · checked

  • FL-22 engine coolant

    Sourced interval available

    Mazda FL-22

    First replacement shown; subsequent replacement is every 60,000 miles/96,000 km or 5 years.

    Applies to: 2006 · 2.0L MZR 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: 120,000 mi / 192,000 km / 120 months · First replacement, whichever comes first.

    Source: Mazda — 2006 MX-5 Miata factory normal-service schedule (preserved service-manual database) · Scheduled Maintenance remarks — FL-22 initial and subsequent replacement intervals · checked

  • Engine oil filter — catalog fitment

    Exact reference available

    Baldwin BT223

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

    Applies to: 2006 · 2.0L MZR · United States · Baldwin's exact Miata 2.0L application; confirm the engine and installed filter dimensions before ordering.

    Source: Baldwin Filters — Automotive Applications catalog (2017) · Printed catalog page 382, Mazda 2006 MX-5 Miata row — Lube — BT223 · checked

    Verified ordering references

Sources

  1. Mazda North American Operations — 2006 MX-5 Miata price schedule

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