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SVTPerformance's Chain of Restaurants
The Greasy Spoon
Going from Conventional 5W30 to say Semi-Synthetic 5W20....
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<blockquote data-quote="4rd Toys" data-source="post: 14909285" data-attributes="member: 81870"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">I know this is a broad/generic question:</span></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Since I traded in the '03 SVT MC a while ago and now I have an excess stash of 5W20 oil [semi-synthetic & full-synthetic] which only my SVTL uses..... <em>Enough now that I have a 100K miles worth of oil....</em></p><p></p><p>I've got a 2wd Toyota Tacoma 2.4L 4-cylinder that's used on "rainy" days & during the snow/salt/sand months [winter]. The truck is basically stock with new replacement parts [Iridium spark plugs, washable air-filter, fuel filter, fresh green radiator-fluid, complete new exhaust from header-manifold to the tailpipe etc....]</p><p></p><p>I know newer models, in general, had same motors & went with thinner oil. Similar to Honda's too....</p><p></p><p>I was thinking It probably wouldn't hurt this 4-banger & probably lower engine pressure [<em>making it more "peppy-er"</em>] plus maybe get better MPG's in the process.</p><p></p><p>Has anyone done this or have a similar situation?</p><p></p><p>I was thinking the semi-synthetic 5W20 would be an improvement over the conventional 5W30 and then transition over to the full-synthetic 5W20 or 5W30.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4rd Toys, post: 14909285, member: 81870"] [B][SIZE=2]I know this is a broad/generic question:[/SIZE][/B] Since I traded in the '03 SVT MC a while ago and now I have an excess stash of 5W20 oil [semi-synthetic & full-synthetic] which only my SVTL uses..... [I]Enough now that I have a 100K miles worth of oil....[/I] I've got a 2wd Toyota Tacoma 2.4L 4-cylinder that's used on "rainy" days & during the snow/salt/sand months [winter]. The truck is basically stock with new replacement parts [Iridium spark plugs, washable air-filter, fuel filter, fresh green radiator-fluid, complete new exhaust from header-manifold to the tailpipe etc....] I know newer models, in general, had same motors & went with thinner oil. Similar to Honda's too.... I was thinking It probably wouldn't hurt this 4-banger & probably lower engine pressure [[I]making it more "peppy-er"[/I]] plus maybe get better MPG's in the process. Has anyone done this or have a similar situation? I was thinking the semi-synthetic 5W20 would be an improvement over the conventional 5W30 and then transition over to the full-synthetic 5W20 or 5W30..... [/QUOTE]
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