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enter image description hereI just bought a Lexus ES350 2009 and I am so confused about the oil I should be using, in the owner manual they recommend SL or SM 20W50 oil for temperatures between -7 and 38 and online search shows 5W30, I live in Jordan where temperature is between -2 and 40 degrees, and rarely reaches those extremes.

What is the oil I should be using?

The car has 81K miles.

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20w50 is too thick.

Considering the mileage I would stick with 5w30.

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SN+ is the most current oil specification. Use 5W-30.

user9181
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I'm not sure where you got your information from. Here's the page from the 2009 350 ES Owners Manual:

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It clearly states to use 5W-30. 20w-50 isn't mentioned.

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