There actually is a threa don why newer cars recommend something lighter even if its the same car, our tc being a perfect example. Something like 30W are more wasteful or something, Even tho it provides a better amound of protection, they now recommend something lighter.

 

it's also a "different" motor.... there are design changes...

 

someone recommended using a 0w. that is the stupidest thing i have ever heard. you are only supposed to run that oil if a. you live in arctic weather year round or b. if you have a hybrid. please do not run a 0w in your scions. you will only do more damage then good.

 

yea.. that was me along with TOYOTA.

0w20 would be during winter conditions... sorry for not being clear.... but obviously you haven't read your owner's manual... as it also has 0w20 stated inside of it.

but yes.. normally.. 5w20

stupidest thing i ever heard? hmmph... coming from a person who obviously didn't read their owner's manual or anything else put out officially by Toyota...

 

There is no harm running 0w20 in any Honda, fords or Toyotas(04+). If it was me, I'd stick with the 5W20 all year long.

 

you gotta flush the old oil out first if you want to go synthetic, i think.

 

^^^no you don't have to flush. That's an old myth.

All you need to remember is that you don't want to use syn. on higher mileage cars.

 

I thought that was a myth... >.>

 

why's that? You can syntehtic on high mileage cars if you've BEEN using synthetic the whole time right?

 

yes you can use syn on high mileage if you have been using it since they day you bought the car.

The reason why I don't recommend syn on high mileage car (that has never tasted synthetic) is because synthetic oil has more "cleaning" agent than dino oil. So if you do put synthetic, its going to clean off the seals which could reveal pin hole leaks that was clogged by the gunk/deposit that was forming on the seals.

It goes the same for engine flushing fluids. I don't recommend it because its too thin and will "wash" all the gunk inside the engine, seals... reveals leaks that was clogged by the deposit. In some cases, I've seen it eat through the oil pan gasket but this was on an older car that was leaking badly anyways.

 

Yeah thats what i was about to just say. lol , i thought u meant that.

 

x2 but i still got 4 free oil changes with tire roatations lol

 

Doesnt the dealer make you wait hours? i dont ever want to go back to the dealer, im still contemplating whether i shuld go to them to get that TSB done on my hatch...

 

actually the dealer i go to takes only 10 mins and no appointment nessary and its open until 9pm......good ish

 

wow, do very few pppl go to this dealer of yurs or something? Also wat time do you go, no matter how early, how late i go, Stevens creek is always busy. kind of sucks.

 

cool i didnt know that

 

yeah i dint know that the change was enough to change the oil, thought it was just maf and some electrical changes.

 

its always packed....

 

Oh you from the bay? Yeah stevens creek is super busy.. plus the more people the dealership deals with, the less nice they are to you, atleast it seems that way when they are busy.

 

i from the east side ( jersey )