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Still_Searchin_
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Aug 04, 2017

Heavier engine oil for pulling with Toyota Highlander?

We have a 2012 V6 Toyota Highlander with the tow pkg, rated to pull 5,000#. We pull a 3,200# Casita travel trailer (loaded). Manual calls for 0-20 full synthetic engine oil, but mentions heavier oi...
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Huntindog
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Aug 04, 2017
ShinerBock wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:


A lot of folks use the term weight when discussing oil viscosity.


A lot of folks up north call a taco a burrito or call grilled meat BBQ, but it doesn't mean they are correct.
I guess there is no such thing as a hair too thin to split.
BTW, I have several vehicles that use different weights of oil... Been doing that since I first heard the term in auto shop 44 years ago.

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