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Originally Posted by Phase
Wouldn’t 0w help with all the starts and stops that a hybrid has? So 0w-30 would be ideal?
I’ve been running 0w-20 the life of my ioniq hybrid and switched to 5w-30 and the engine seems to run smoothers and almost feels like it has more horsepower and push. Perfect oil for highway but I’m a bit concerned about city driving in Portland area
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Yes the 0w is great for winter. Unless you regularly are starting at below 0f or -10f you don't really need a 0w. The 0w are more for -20 and -30f starts.
I switched my wife's hybrid from 5w-20 to 5w-30 a while ago and on those warn restarts it doesn't sound so much like a diesel engine. I should have switched to 5w-30 the first time I changed the oil.
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