From club Toyota re: 0W20

[talnlnky]

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.

[MUSKOKA800]

Originally Posted by talnlnky

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.

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]

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!