Oil change question... can I mix these?

I have a 2015 Tacoma TRD off road. I ordered a 5 quart jug of 5W-30 Synthetic oil to do a oil change and have come to find out this 4x4 V6 engine actually takes 5.5 quarts to be full... so I need an extra half quart. I have a couple quarts of 0W-20 synthetic oil in the garage... can I just use half a quart of this 0W-20 or should I drive down to auto zone and pay $12 for 1 quart of 5W-30 synthetic?

 

No problems.

 

It's fine 100%

 

That's pretty much a personal preference, no it won't hurt anything if you use OW-20 to top it off - also will be fine 1/2 qt low left as is

I'm the type to buzz down and snag another quart of 5W30 but that has nothing to do with avoiding a problem and everything to do with being a perfectionist

 

Thanks, I didn’t think it would be an issue... feels good to get a few confirmations though.

 

i just always fill with a single 5qt jug and dip stick level always reads right around the full mark. No use in splitting hairs for the extra half quart IMO.

 

Fine to mix no matter what the purists will claim. Even dino and syn will work in your case. Even a qt of ATF will do in a pinch.

 

exactly!! Same thing with the 3rd gen. It’s like 6.2 quarts or something like that, so 6 it is

 

Nice to know i can use that in a pinch.
Scotty says its a no-no

 

1/2 quart of whatever just won’t change the viscosity enough to make a difference. Especially in SoCal. Weather is not extreme enough to really worry worry about it.

A lot of times viscosity is just because of extreme hots and colds (or possibility of them)

 

It's fine. You'll end up with.

4.99976W-30

 

I did the same my last OCI I just used .50 qt. of what I had still running strong no biggie at all

 

Use what you have,that little bit is not going too hurt anything.

 

Scotty has drank too much oil over the years.

 

145

 

Found Valoline 5/30 synthetic 5 quart jug on sale a couple of weeks ago. So that became my recent oil change. About 5.25 quarts puts me right on the full line. Only had 5 quarts of the Valoline. So in went a 1/4 quart of Mobil1.



It was a good truck. Gonna miss it.

 

In So Cal and Florida, you could run straight 30w

 

Hell...even 10/40 wouldn't hurt anything