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Old 11-12-2006, 04:00 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by leepark
I'm planning to have my first oil change on my Camry Hybrid at approx. 2000 km. I will be putting in synthetic but my dealership only carries the 5w20 in synthetic. What is the difference between synthetic 5w20 and synthetic 0w20 was? What are the pros and cons of each? Is it better to go with the synthetic 5w20 over regular 5w20? What are the benefits?
Since your tag says you're in Canada and the winters in some areas of Canada can be brutal a 0W30 would help with cold temp startings. Unless the temps get really cold on a regular basis (-10/-20F) a 5W20 will do just fine.
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