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Originally Posted by slowbrz
I live very close to work and the driving commute will be under 1 mile. I plan to walk most of the time but want to drive on rainy or very hot days. Is this bad? Should I drive a couple miles around before going to work?
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The variable here is time. One mile in SoCal traffic might take a half-hour, plenty of time for oil to reach best operating temperature.
Otherwise, I'd stick with a good full synthetic like Red Line or another premium brand in factory recommended 0W-20 weight for best cold start protection and follow the owner's manual oil change time interval if mileage is below average.