Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Originally Posted By: Maximus1966
5W20 isn't hard to find and it's recommended. Why not go with that?
+1, just noticed the OP is in texas, so I see no compelling reason to change to a 0wt unless the OM states to do so.
I'd probably run PP or M1 5w-20 year round.
But again, the op's approach works.
Kinda depends on the driving conditions, don't you think? The friend of mine with a CRV pretty much never drives the car more than 3 miles at a stretch--the typical drive is about 1 to 1.5 miles. I think 0W20 would be pretty good in that application, Texas or not. I don't doubt for a second that for a short-tripper, the really thin oils like Toyota's 0W20 have some benefit.
Whether the benefit is 'worth it' or not is a different matter, since that engine will run on grapefruit juice.