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  1. KBentley57

    Why not use 0w16 in a 0w20 engine?

    @Sam 0w20 in the US, I've read 5w30 elsewhere, but I can't confirm that. @simple_gifts I've pretty much maximized the extent to which I control my speed/acceleration. I check my tires pretty regularly, I'm thankful that the dash has a TPM display so I can keep an eye on it. Just tossing...
  2. KBentley57

    Why not use 0w16 in a 0w20 engine?

    I see. I was trying to reason out why the KV values of the 16 grade (and other grades witheachother) co-reside with the 20 grade, I suppose HTHS and KV values are not necessarily correlated between/within grades? On a side note, if you have a good source of literature for that HTHS 2.6 lab...
  3. KBentley57

    Why not use 0w16 in a 0w20 engine?

    Thanks Astro, I'm not hoping for an improvement, per se - though I'd take one if it came 'for free'. It's more a what-if question to help me understand the new standards. The blurb on fuel economy was for those who are familiar with this truck, and know that achieving that kind of FE means very...
  4. KBentley57

    Why not use 0w16 in a 0w20 engine?

    Long time reader, first time poster - I drive a 2018 3.5L 2WD Tacoma, 25K miles, just out of toyota care. I rarely haul, and it's my daily driver over flat terrain. It's never seen a hard day's work, and couldn't crawl over a (already flattened) Coke can in the grocery store parking lot. I...
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