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Old 10-15-2011, 09:07 AM #1
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5w-20 oil change by mistake.
Friday's mistake number #7…purchased a 5 qt jug of Pennzoil Platinum for the oil change on my 2005 Toyota 4Runner V6. Went home did my oil change, dumped the 5 qt jug in + ˝ gt of 5w-30 M1 to top things up. Then I looked at the Pennzoil jug and realized it was 5w-20 not 5w-30…d’oh!

In my haste I grabbed a jug from the back of the rack and didn’t examine it…just assumed everything in that row was 5w-30 (guess not)!

Everything I ever read says this Toyota V6 likes 5w-30 only (it doesn’t qualify for the Toyota 5w-20 TSB)…any advice? Are 7500 miles in the Wisconsin cold weather going to be OK or should I make things right and pay for my lack of attention to detail and get the 5w-30?
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No worries. Keep it in there. The dual vvt in the 5th gens uses 5W20. And its synthetic. You're good!


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I feel better after looking at this...(hope the file uploads).
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Use 20W-50 next time.
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Try it. If it seems sluggish or noisy then the VVT system cam phaser might be off from the difference in viscosity. But I really doubt that will happen.
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Don’t laugh…20W-50 could happen in a heartbeat. I have enough of it stashed for the next ten years at arm’s length on the workbench, and lately, I have the attention span of a cardboard box. Watch for that post in the spring. Thanks for all the reassurance and ideas!
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You're fine. In April '06, Toyota issued a TSB and the 1GR-FE is amongst that list of engines that can use 5w-20.
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