I tried search function and have just resigned myself to be that guy on the forum.
I am doing an oil change on the Venza I have with right at 90K mileage. This is the wife's daily driver and is getting routinely short tripped with maybe one longer drive a week. In Texas with the hottest time of year for us I was going to use 5w-30 instead of the 5w-20 listed in the manual. We have had it for about 45k miles and I am wanting to simplify my oil stash and get out of the 20 weights.
I already know the internet won't end and kittens won't die from using a different weight... what I'm looking for is some real world knowledge of the 4 cylinder Toyota 2.7 and if it will tolerate the slightly higher grade without issue. I have not found luck on this forum or on any search engine about folks running heavier weight.
Choice of oil this time is Mobil 1 HM 5w-30
I am doing an oil change on the Venza I have with right at 90K mileage. This is the wife's daily driver and is getting routinely short tripped with maybe one longer drive a week. In Texas with the hottest time of year for us I was going to use 5w-30 instead of the 5w-20 listed in the manual. We have had it for about 45k miles and I am wanting to simplify my oil stash and get out of the 20 weights.
I already know the internet won't end and kittens won't die from using a different weight... what I'm looking for is some real world knowledge of the 4 cylinder Toyota 2.7 and if it will tolerate the slightly higher grade without issue. I have not found luck on this forum or on any search engine about folks running heavier weight.
Choice of oil this time is Mobil 1 HM 5w-30