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Is my owners manual wrong?

Discussion in 'General Tundra Discussion' started by Jrharvey02, Jan 21, 2020.

  1. Jan 21, 2020 at 6:01 AM
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    Jrharvey02

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    Why does this picture in my owners manual suggest 5W-20 as the preferred oil for the coldest of temps when the description of “W”, just below pic, suggests 0W is the better choice the colder it gets. Shouldn’t the numbers on the arrow be swapped?

    6288FD6E-FC78-4A8C-B501-19A3613617BD.jpg
     
  2. Jan 21, 2020 at 6:04 AM
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    I think, with both 5W20 and 0W20 being on the same arrow instead of 2 different arrows it’s saying that both are acceptable for the indicated temperature range
     
  3. Jan 21, 2020 at 6:07 AM
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    B02F79DF-F897-48FB-92B5-E40DF4E286C1.jpg Usually when different weights are used for different temps it will look like this.
     
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  4. Jan 21, 2020 at 6:08 AM
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    Ask and I shall receive, thanks for the quick, logical response. sometimes I overthink stuff.
     
  5. Jan 21, 2020 at 6:34 AM
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    Hey I feel ya. I’m the same way.
     

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