I only put Toyota Synthetic Motor Oil 0-w20 in my car; for reason that this product has a cult following and its performance and protection qualities are "legend".
My Toyota Prius's 1500cc gas engine turns off and on hundreds of times each way as I commute to/from work and home each direction.
My commute is often either in 0F conditions or near 100F conditions season depending. The distance one way is around 11 miles 1/3 freeway, 2/3 city streets.
I would think such conditions hard on the oil, this on & off dance the engine does to save gas.
But Toyota says that this does not mean the car is in severe service usage, and I can keep on going 10,000 miles between changes.
There are many who have similar driving conditions on their Prius too, who have 300,000+ miles with no oil burning nor loss of power.
Ok how does Toyota design a Hybrid that manages MPG by turning on and off the gas engine yet does not shorten the life of the engine? Someone once told me that Prius engines have a pre-oiler...but I have not found any source to back this up.
Ideas?
My Toyota Prius's 1500cc gas engine turns off and on hundreds of times each way as I commute to/from work and home each direction.
My commute is often either in 0F conditions or near 100F conditions season depending. The distance one way is around 11 miles 1/3 freeway, 2/3 city streets.
I would think such conditions hard on the oil, this on & off dance the engine does to save gas.
But Toyota says that this does not mean the car is in severe service usage, and I can keep on going 10,000 miles between changes.
There are many who have similar driving conditions on their Prius too, who have 300,000+ miles with no oil burning nor loss of power.
Ok how does Toyota design a Hybrid that manages MPG by turning on and off the gas engine yet does not shorten the life of the engine? Someone once told me that Prius engines have a pre-oiler...but I have not found any source to back this up.
Ideas?