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Also, thanks for all the help / info!

Originally Posted By: mechtech2 If you are not concerned about the 'theoretical' increase in fuel economy, then why change? Why go thinner? I might be mistaken, but I thought lower viscosity meant more flow, and more flow meant better protection, I just want to protect engine, and switching...

Yeah, maybe next oil change, I'll see how much oil I've consumed. If its not very much, maybe I'll try it, otherwise, any current oil should still be way better than the oil it was designed for.

I really haven't had the car for that long, about a year (10k miles). When I changed the oil when I first got it was pretty dark and thick, but has gotten cleaner and cleaner with subsequent oil changes. There's some evidence that the previous owner didn't take that good of care of the car...

I've got '93 Camry SE (3.0L V6 and 5 Speed Manual) with 230k miles on it. The owner's manual calls for 10W-30 (or 5W-30 if it's winter) and I was going to try and switch to a 0W-20 oil, either the Pennzoil Platinum or Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy, and I was wondering if there's anything I...