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MUSKOKA800
10-09-2009, 09:45 AM
Scanned from the fall/winter issue of club Toyota magazine.
Too bad they didn't specify which models specifically.

EDIT: my apologies to Tamago. An attempted reply to a previous post re: 0W20 would not accept the attachment.
ROCKLAND TOYOTA
10-09-2009, 10:19 AM
0W20 IS now standard oil on most 2010 cars from toyota....
YAR1S
10-09-2009, 10:33 AM
hmmmm so would It be wise to switch if I've been using 10w syn for the time since I've had my car....
lol?
ROCKLAND TOYOTA
10-09-2009, 10:43 AM
im sure 1stoyota will be chiming here soon....
talnlnky
10-09-2009, 11:29 AM
hmmm switching from 5w30synth to 0w-20synth... wonder if i'll see much of a change. My last free oil change is coming up in the next 1500miles... Maybe i'll switch to 0-20 afterwards. Car will still be under warrantee for another 2-3 years/40,000 miles.... don't want any possible damage to occur.
yaris-me
10-09-2009, 12:45 PM
It says it was tested on the engines. The oil will provide lubrication so long as it is there. We are talking about viscosity not inability to lubricate.:smile:
MUSKOKA800
10-09-2009, 03:03 PM
hmmm switching from 5w30synth to 0w-20synth... wonder if i'll see much of a change. My last free oil change is coming up in the next 1500miles... Maybe i'll switch to 0-20 afterwards. Car will still be under warrantee for another 2-3 years/40,000 miles.... don't want any possible damage to occur.

:eyebulge: Canadian dealers are charging about $20.00 more for a 0W20 change (compared to 5W30). Your free oil change may not include this 'premium' choice. Good Luck!
SilverGlow
10-21-2009, 08:50 PM
A lot of people are nervous about putting 0w-20 oil in their Yaris, but there is no reason to be.

0w-20 has the same viscosity as 5w-20 at 212F (operating temperature of the engine). People see the 0w and think "ah...too thin", but in very cold temperatures 0w is thicker then very think 50 weight oil is at 212F, so of course the first start of the very cold morning will not prevent 0w from protecting the oil.

A Yaris that runs only on 20 weight will last no less as long as a Yaris that runs on 30 weight. Thinner means the oil circulates fast and up to the far reaches of a motor on cold morning first starts. And this is important because 90% of the total wear and tear of an engine happens before the motor warms up to full operational temperature (around 212F).

I have nearly 80,000 miles on my 2007 hatchback which only uses 0w-20 and it burns no oil, and pulls as no less strong as the day I bought it new. Another good think about 20 weight is that one can get 1% to 2% higher MPG over 30 weight, and over time this will add up to $150+ savings on gas.

Use 20w with complete confidence!
R2D2
10-22-2009, 08:23 AM
My Yaris has had nothing but 20wt and I agree with you. I can't recommend it for those with warranties though, because Toyota doesn't.

A gentlemen on BITOG put 0W-10 in a jeep and it did very well!

I'll be putting RLI 0W-20 in in a week or so. I'll get an analysis done in the spring and post it here if any are interested.

R2
Astroman
10-22-2009, 02:11 PM
I've run the amsoil stuff and it worked great. Currently using a different weight right now though due to stuff I already had on hand.
1stToyota
10-23-2009, 08:15 AM
0W20 IS now standard oil on most 2010 cars from toyota....

Your Yaris is a '07, mine is a '08

If I had a '10 Yaris, and service manuals and owner's manuals stated 0w20, I'd use 0w20 :)

im sure 1stoyota will be chiming here soon....

:rolleyes:
Yaris Hilton
10-23-2009, 10:28 AM
I'll stick with the specified 5W-30 for my 2009. I'm not in an arctic region, and any benefits would be small.
1stToyota
10-23-2009, 12:16 PM
My Yaris has had nothing but 20wt and I agree with you. I can't recommend it for those with warranties though, because Toyota doesn't.

A gentlemen on BITOG put 0W-10 in a jeep and it did very well!

I'll be putting RLI 0W-20 in in a week or so. I'll get an analysis done in the spring and post it here if any are interested.

R2

I'd be interested. Are you testing your 5w20, first, before you do a 0w20 comparison?
I'll be doing 2 UOAs on my next 2 oil changes [PP 5w30, then Pennz YB 5w30 to see how it compares]
Lafiro
10-23-2009, 12:31 PM
I just changed from 5w30 to 5w20 (same brand: Royal Purple) a few hundred miles ago, and so far I have noticed a solid increase of 1-2MPG over average each tank.

Not only that but the engine starts and stop smoother to what I hear/feel each time.(or maybe thats because of a new serpentine belt??)

So whats better for us north east people this winter? 5w20 or 5w30? Or 0w-20? And then whats better for the spring/summer?
daf62757
10-23-2009, 04:29 PM
I have tried Mobil 0w30 and Pennzoil 2w20, both synthetic. Both work good....but I am really tempted to try 0w20.
R2D2
10-23-2009, 08:59 PM
I'd be interested. Are you testing your 5w20, first, before you do a 0w20 comparison?
I'll be doing 2 UOAs on my next 2 oil changes [PP 5w30, then Pennz YB 5w30 to see how it compares]

No I'm not going to test the 5W-20-I'm going to get a Dyson Analysis done on the RLI after 5k and see how it looks. Dr Haas has an analysis of the RLI 0W-20 from his Lamborgini posted on BITOG right now also if your interested.

R2
james21v
10-26-2009, 09:44 AM
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