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Old 02-16-2009, 01:18 PM   #1
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i think you guys were all related to GW bush the way you fight over oil

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Old 02-16-2009, 01:22 PM   #2
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i think you guys were all related to GW bush the way you fight over oil

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I fight over what Toyota says is right for our motor...I don't like bad and maybe very costly advice being handed out.
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Old 02-16-2009, 01:24 PM   #3
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I fight over what Toyota says is right for our motor...I don't like bad and maybe very costly advice being handed out.
nor do i..

but if 100 people on YW say that 0w20 is ok to run, then its fact.. don't bother opening that thing in your glove box (owners manual) YW says it, it's true!
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Old 02-16-2009, 01:45 PM   #4
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nor do i..

but if 100 people on YW say that 0w20 is ok to run, then its fact.. don't bother opening that thing in your glove box (owners manual) YW says it, it's true!
Or bother looking at the oil cap
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Or bother looking at the oil cap
WAIT, wait.. toyota puts information like that on the cap?
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Old 02-16-2009, 02:24 PM   #6
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Or bother looking at the oil cap
..or bother reading TSB's, that are published AFTER Toyota printed their caps....
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Old 02-16-2009, 02:34 PM   #7
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So is four quarts of Castrol 5w-30 way to much?? I checked it and it is over the full line a little bit , but not drastically.
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So is four quarts of Castrol 5w-30 way to much?? I checked it and it is over the full line a little bit , but not drastically.
No one knows???
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Old 02-16-2009, 03:11 PM   #9
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..or bother reading TSB's, that are published AFTER Toyota printed their caps....
That say 5w-20 is for the Yaris, not 0w-20
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