why not 10w30 - Toyota Yaris Forums

schreck · 09-05-2009, 07:25 PM

I'm sure this has been discussed in this forum before, but a half hour of searching couldn't find it.

The recommended 5w20 motor oil is hideously expensive in my area ($7 a quart even at Wally World) but I can get a high quality oil change with 10w30 for $22.

Owner's manual hints that 10w30 is okay but doesn't seem overly enthusiastic about it.

Any real reason I can't use 10w30 in my 09 Yaris? I'm a cheapskate at heart and see paying $45 for an oil change I do every other month.

Live in Florida where cold weather is not an extreme issue.

09-05-2009, 07:25 PM	#1
schreck Drives: 2009 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Yaris 5 dr hatch Posts: 30	why not 10w30 I'm sure this has been discussed in this forum before, but a half hour of searching couldn't find it. The recommended 5w20 motor oil is hideously expensive in my area ($7 a quart even at Wally World) but I can get a high quality oil change with 10w30 for $22. Owner's manual hints that 10w30 is okay but doesn't seem overly enthusiastic about it. Any real reason I can't use 10w30 in my 09 Yaris? I'm a cheapskate at heart and see paying $45 for an oil change I do every other month. Live in Florida where cold weather is not an extreme issue.

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