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Thanks for the hint Jetronic, I'll try and ask him directly. In the meantime I would gladly accept explanation from whoever has it 🙏

Hello there, not the most original thread out there I know, but I tried hard in searching the exact same take on this matter without luck. Beside the obvious (that a 5w or 0w have similar performances starting from cold over 0°C) I assumed that a lower weight (w20 over w30), and so lower HTHS...

Thanks everyone who answered me on this post, I think I'm more confident now with my oil choiches! Thank you all

Originally Posted by bluesubie After input from BRZ owners in Japan, and the notes that you made about the oil selection there, it proved that the 0W-20 requirement was a bit of nonsense, IMO, and is strictly for fuel economy. There are lots of uoa's on ft86club on street driven cars where...

Originally Posted by Ded Mazai am using a 10W-30 in my FA20. Thick when cold to give more protection and thin when hot for better fuel economy. Works fine. PS: on logic basis shouldn't be the opposite better? Thin when cold -> easier flow, faster film creation and protection ->Thick when hot->...

Originally Posted by paoester Your winter only gets to 0 celsius, thats fine for a synthetic 5w30. That is not extremely cold. Cold is not an issue here. Since you race the car, even in amateur level runs, a 5w30 is a good idea in case you get excessive heat which will thin the oil a bit. If it...

Hello there everybody, I found myself amazed reading a bunch of oil threads in this forum during the last weeks and I'm grateful as I've read lots of good advices and researches that really helped increasing my awareness in the matter. I'm a European (from Rome,Italy) owner of a MY17-> Toyota...