Hey all,
I may do an oil change for our 2009 Rav4 soon and was wondering what you'd all recommend as far as deciding between 0w20 and 5w20. I hear 0w20 is generally better for cold winters as well as mileage. Is the gas mileage difference substantial between 0 and 5 though? Also, I've read that 0w20 should be good for 10k miles versus the standard 5k with 5w20. Is that still true for the Rav4?
I'm located in Southern CA. My mechanic has been using 5w20 FWIW. He's out of town for a couple weeks and I've changed oil before but it's been a while on the Rav4 (I probably used 5w20 back then too). So I guess I'm just more curious about the potential benefits of 0w20 and if there's any reason I should give it a shot.
Also, is there a certain brand(s) that fares well with this model year Rav4? And synthetic or no?
TIA!
I may do an oil change for our 2009 Rav4 soon and was wondering what you'd all recommend as far as deciding between 0w20 and 5w20. I hear 0w20 is generally better for cold winters as well as mileage. Is the gas mileage difference substantial between 0 and 5 though? Also, I've read that 0w20 should be good for 10k miles versus the standard 5k with 5w20. Is that still true for the Rav4?
I'm located in Southern CA. My mechanic has been using 5w20 FWIW. He's out of town for a couple weeks and I've changed oil before but it's been a while on the Rav4 (I probably used 5w20 back then too). So I guess I'm just more curious about the potential benefits of 0w20 and if there's any reason I should give it a shot.
Also, is there a certain brand(s) that fares well with this model year Rav4? And synthetic or no?
TIA!
