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04-16-2019, 05:57 PM
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Sounds like its time to get everyone here to spam Project Farm to test Walmart 0w-20 vs Walmart 0w-16 or amazon basics as they both have the same supplier.
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Sounds like its time to get everyone here to spam Project Farm to test Walmart 0w-20 vs Walmart 0w-16 or amazon basics as they both have the same supplier.
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Well, my local Wally World doesn't carry the SuperTech 0W-16, but I noticed last week when I went to buy oil that they now have Mobil 1 0W-16. Looking at Mobil's specs, they have the same percentage phosphorus, but zinc isn't listed. Viscosity at 100 degrees C is 8.7 cSt for 0W-20 versus 7.2 cSt for the 0W-16.
I stuck with my usual Quaker State 0W-20 this time around (it's ~$7 cheaper per 5 quarts than the Mobil).
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Wouldn't the best but gutsy idea, use the 0-16 when the motor is new, then switch to 0-20 as it ages, and finally even something thicker when it is really old and tolerances have opened up. This one size oil recommendation for life of the motor from 0 miles to 300,000 miles seems simplified for the masses.
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Yeah, I didn't like having to add oil so often in my 240,000 mile Subaru, so thicker stuff was convenient.
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Wouldn't the best but gutsy idea, use the 0-16 when the motor is new, then switch to 0-20 as it ages, and finally even something thicker when it is really old and tolerances have opened up. This one size oil recommendation for life of the motor from 0 miles to 300,000 miles seems simplified for the masses.
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That would be a correct assumption, but we all know Toyota's engines don't actually wear. They are just thrown away after one too many accidents with the DVDO they experience. 
On the subject I'm about to hit 10k on 0w-16 while towing a 1000lb quite a bit. How much y'all wanna see the results?
Also the car has 150k
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That would be a correct assumption, but we all know Toyota's engines don't actually wear. They are just thrown away after one too many accidents with the DVDO they experience.
On the subject I'm about to hit 10k on 0w-16 while towing a 1000lb quite a bit. How much y'all wanna see the results?
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Yeah I'm not putting 0w-8, 0w-16 in any of my stuff.
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New Priuses uses 0w-16
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In many markets, most new Toyotas use 0w8. The 2024 Corolla, for example, calls for 0w8.
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