Not really. I switch between 0W-16 and 0W-20 oil and don't see any difference in MPG.
Guess i am stuck with using 0W-20
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0W-16 is a North American standard for epa standards. On an individual basis you won’t see any hit on mpg, it matters on a fleet basis. You”ll see an immaterial hit like .1 mpg, but to Toyota that matters for epa standards because over a million cars that adds up. Other countries use higher viscosities. Mexico, for example, uses 5W-20 for their Rav 4s.Just sent my rav4 in for the 1st oil change and found out that all they use is 0W-20.
Should just loose some mpg due to higher viscosity oil thats all right?
I am in China.
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I use 0W-20 during the hot summer months and 0W-16 in the cold winter months.
Never saw a difference at all
Never saw a difference at all
Wouldn’t you usually run the heavier oil in the warmer weather? Having said that I doubt there’s any tangible differences between these weights of oil.I use 0W-16 during the hot summer months and 0W-20 in the cold winter months.
Never saw a difference at all
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Wouldn’t you usually run the heavier oil in the warmer weather? Having said that I doubt there’s any tangible differences between these weights of oil.
You are absolutely correct my friend. I was on a zoom meeting when I wrote that post… multitasking at its finest
In China 0W20 is OK (like in South America).
We can go up to 5w30.
We can go up to 5w30.
Funny, when 0-20 first came out people said “it’s too thin to protect anything”.
Now people are worried that it’s too thick!
Now people are worried that it’s too thick!
What kills hi-tech, is hi-tech
Geez people... Whatever the manual says run it! It's not anything you need a high school education to figure out.
Yeah I'm surprised these brainiacs aren't running 100 PSI in their tires to have less rolling resistance to get better gas mileage...What kills hi-tech, is hi-tech
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