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2010 Prius Engine Oil change 0W20 synthetic to 5W30 ?

Created January 17, 2010, at 2:34 pm by crazydriver27

I just did the oil change and saw little sticker on the windshield and it says that they have changed the oil with 5W30. If you see the owners manual, they recommend to change to 0W20 synthetic.

Is that going to be a problem?

The dealer charged me for a synthetic and put regular 5w30.

please help

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ericbecky
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2 years ago

Crazy Driver27,
I would go back to the dealer and have them make things right as soon as possible.
5w30 won't necessarily harm it, but it isn't the best.

For all you know, just the sticker is wrong, and not the oil. I've done that before.

Lastly, did your dealer inform you that the oil change interval for the 2010 is now every 10,000 miles. Yep, that's right, every 10,000. That is of course assuming that you are using the recommended 0w20 oil.

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TimC

1 year ago

Are you sure it's 10,000 miles? My manual says every 5,000. That message on the dash popped up right at 5,000 miles too.

Vlatka

17 weeks ago

I have recently went to a place to change oil on my 2010 prius, they charged me 140 dollars because they said it needs special oil?? Before that I paid regular price of cca 65! Please I need to know the truth

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Old Bald Guy

7 weeks ago

I take my 2010 Prius to the dealer. They use the proper Mobil 1 oil and I get charged about a third of what you just said. They also use one of the best oil filters in the world, the Denso brand. They also get me in and out in about 30 minutes.

Mobil 1 at Walmart or a parts store is maybe $5 or $6 a quart ... and the Prius uses less than 5 quarts. What did that shop do with the other $115 you paid?

Stay away from that place you mentioned. If they think Mobil 1 is "special oil" then they haven't been out of the shop for about 40 years. They probably also didn't put your under-the-engine cover back on right either.

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