0w-20 Toyota Tundra

The dealer calls me back and states that I have the wrong kind of oil the truck takes 0w-20.

0w-20 toyota tundra. Owners Manual says 0W-20 unless you cant find it but the manual also says that its okay to switch to 5w-20 but to change back to 0w-20 at the next oil change. The dealer then tells me that the 0w-30 may cause a check engine light. No towing and almost always enough time to come up to full operating temps.

Quaker State Ultimate Durability is a sleeper oil that is fantastic and has the high moly that Toyota oil has as well as only costing roughly 19 a jug. RGT 0W-20 5000miles 2020 Toyota Tundra. The 0W-20 oil is pure synthetic oil that retails for around 636 a quart.

So its obvious they Toyotas mechanical engineers Dont want you using 5W-20 or anything else but in an emergency 5W-20 wont ruin your motor. It is noteworthy that all 0W oils are synthetic. It simply holds up better across a larger variety of driving conditions and doesnt break down as fast as conventional motor oil.

Synthetic oil has become more and more common. The Toyota Care has expired and I will be doing my own oil changes now. Since lubrication is pretty well known about Ill just combine it with.

That was a hella read. Just dont use it all the time but if you think know more than the mechanical engineers that went to college have a. My Tundras life is pretty easy.

I have a 2011 Tundra with a 57L engine 4x4. The manual seems to indicate that the primary benefit of using 0w-20 is increased gas mileage so I think the main issue MAY BE that you might lose a mpg or two I doubt it. Skip to the end of the images gallery.