I noticed that the owner's manual for my wife's 2020 Macan with the 2.0l engine calls for 0W-20 weight oil. Yikes -- that seems too thin to me, especially for use in a direct injection engine that is subject to low speed pre ignition.
My guess is that the thin 0w-20 oil helps meet Porsche's published gas mileage figures, but that's only a guess. What weight oil are other folks using in a 2020 Macan with a 2.0l engine? Also, what is the engine oil capacity?

Thanks!

Jason

 

Anyone have any thoughts around oil and oil volume for 2020 Macan 2.0l?

 

I'm sure a product like Mobil's Extended Performance 0W20 will be just fine. Change it early.

 

MY19

 

I agree with you that seems really thin. I'd probably use a 5W-30 unless you live where it's super cold then a 0W/30 in the winter.

 

Yes, I live in Houston, Texas where the temperature rarely dips down to or below freezing.
I don't understand the 0w-20 recommendation. It seems to be driven by the need for better gas mileage or perhaps there's some environmental factor at play here, but I can't imagine what it might be.
Notably, the Mobil 1 website calls for FS 0w-40 for a 2019 Macan with 2.0l engine. Is there any difference between a 2019 and a 2020 Macan engine? I doubt it. So what changed?

Jason

 

You're probably right about the influencing factors. I'm in SC which would have a similar climate to you. I use 5W/40 in all my relatively modern water cooled cars. Thinner viscosity at the warm temp just doesn't seem like it will offer the film strength protection needed.

 

I had a 2017 with the 2.0 and the dealership used the C20 spec oil. I promptly changed it out for Driven DI40, but I lost at least 10% fuel economy (maybe more) going to the 40 wt. The wear levels were near zero with the DI40, so at least I know the engine was healthy!

 

Yes, it certainly makes sense that fuel economy would suffer with the substantially more viscous oil. It's also beginning to make sense that the driver for Porsche's 20W oil recommendation is fuel exonomy. Even with thin oil the Macan's fuel economy is lousy when compared to other vehicles in its class and with 40W oil the fuel economy is dismal when compared to the competition.

Jason

 

I can only find that for a 2018 Macan 2.0 liter engine that the oil capacity is apparently 8 liters (8.45 quarts). It should be very similar for the 2019/2020 models, I would think.

 

Thanks, I'll plan on having (9) quarts on hand when I do the oil change. I'm still on the fence about the oil viscosity, but I think I'll use DI30 5W-30. The higher viscosity provides a bit more protection in the event I get a drippy fuel injector and it also helps combat the deleterious affects of low speed pre ignition.

Jason

 

Nope. 2 different engines.

 

Well, I just noticed that someone on Maycanforum.com, commented that the 2019 2.0l Macan takes approximately 5.5 quarts of engine oil.

And I think the 2019 and the 2020 2.0l engines are the same, so I will revise my oil-on-hand requirement to 6 quarts.

Jason

 

Sorry, I don't recall the article that claimed 8 liters, which would admittedly be a lot for a 4-cyl engine! My XK-E took 9 quarts, but it was over twice that displacement. The engines are slightly different but I would be surprised there's that much of a difference in oil capacity been th e2018 and 2019 model. I could be wrong and have been wrong about many things, many times before ...

 

Good plan.