My Taxi Prius

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  1. b100

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    Hello people,

    I just trade my gen2 for a nice gen3.
    This car i'm gonna use as a taxi, so the car will run day and night.
    Now i was wondering what kind of oil should i use for the best engine protection.
    The recommend 0w20 or maybe a 0w30 or 5w30 for better engine protection because of the long drives hour after hour day after day...

    This is going to be my new Taxi :)
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    0w-30 won't hurt.
     
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    Go with any that meets the manufacture specs and MONITOR usage. Gen 3 are known oil burners once mileage creeps past 100k miles.
     
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    Alright, it has 106k miles on it.
    0w30 seems the right oil for my situation. The car drives like a dream btw
     
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