Originally Posted by 53' Stude
MadHatter: I started my Camry up at 7am today at 29F with a sump full of Delo XLE 10W30. No rattles or nothing
You rebel you!...‚..yeah, you're probably good for a few more degrees south of freezing. What's the lowest you've started the old Camry and at what grade? I don't mind running a 10w in the summer but when it gets in the teens it makes me nervous. Remember, I have this Kia engine that takes a few seconds for the hydraulic tensioners to charge up for the TC. I find that the tick lasts less by a few seconds on avg with a 5w but no more less than with a 0w. This is at ambient, like +60f or so... so I guess that makes sense given a 5w and 0w are gonna be of similar viscosity at around that temp. When it's cold out like it has been the past few days the car seems to warm up faster on the 5w, giving me cabin heat quicker.. so there's that too.