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0w-20 Question

initialTB's Photo initialTB 29 Mar 2012

Hi. I live in Chelsea MA, it do get realy cold and realy up hear, so I know that is good to run 0w-20 in the cold, but I was wondering is it bad to run it in the hot weather?
in the summer we get low about 75F and high at 109F.

Please and Thanks You
Initial TB
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rakhino253's Photo rakhino253 29 Mar 2012

Toyota recommends running 0w-20 all year round on the new toyotas so you shouldnt have a problem. You can also run 5w-20 if you'd like.
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VSD's Photo VSD 29 Mar 2012

I've run it in 116 degrees and haven't had a problem. I don't see there being any problems since the engine runs at much higher temps than it will ever get outside. The only time it would matter is at startup, but really, it's a nonissue.
Edited by VSD, 29 March 2012 - 05:29 PM.
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trixster2005's Photo trixster2005 29 Mar 2012

what is the pro's and con's of using 0w compared to 5w or 10w.
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davda113's Photo davda113 29 Mar 2012

View Posttrixster2005, on 29 March 2012 - 06:04 PM, said:

what is the pro's and con's of using 0w compared to 5w or 10w.

In socal there's no real pro

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initialTB's Photo initialTB 29 Mar 2012

Thanks guys.
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