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Old 06-23-2007, 09:43 PM   #11
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I personally would stick with the 5W-20. The temperatures in your area warm enough that they would not warrant 0W-20 in my opinion and might not protect as well as 5W-20 under heavy loads and higher engine temperatures.
it should be known, 5W-20 and 0W-20 have exactly the same properties in a warm engine. Only difference is when the engine is still cold, the 0W-20 will be a little more fluid. 5W-20 or 0W20 in very hot climate would be OK only if the engine is usually kept at low rpms.
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