0w20 or 5w30?

[Iggy_phev]

Hi everyone, I'm curious to know which oil you typically use in your Outlander PHEV: 0W20 or 5W30? I've bought used 2014 outlander phev 2.0l about more than two years ago, and always used Liqui moly special tec 0w20. Recently I've passed 250,000 km mark and was wondering, should I continue in using 0w20, since the engine runs fine and there's no visible oil consumption or switch to 5w30 for that better protection claim?

 

[Shinner]

I am interested in this too.

 

[michael8554]

If there's no oil consumption you may as well use the chart on page 11-06 of the Owner's Manual.

 

[Haenzel]

Hi everyone, I'm curious to know which oil you typically use in your Outlander PHEV: 0W20 or 5W30? I've bought used 2014 outlander phev 2.0l about more than two years ago, and always used Liqui moly special tec 0w20. Recently I've passed 250,000 km mark and was wondering, should I continue in using 0w20, since the engine runs fine and there's no visible oil consumption or switch to 5w30 for that better protection claim?

What you should consider as well is the time you drive EV without activating the ICE. I've always wondered how this affects lubrication at the time you do need to start the ICE. Thicker oil might be better because it sticks longer to parts that need lubrication. Thinner oil might be better because it will get quicker to parts that need lubrication. I don't know...