77 Lubricants Autogear Oil MTF 70W

Worth knowing

The code list in this oil’s data sheet is introduced with the words “recommended for”, whereas the MTF 75W-80 data sheet says “meets” and MTF 75W-90 says “exceeds”. Each wording is a claim by the oil’s own maker, and how such an entry differs from a vehicle manufacturer’s approval is covered separately. BOT 303, BOT 350M3 and HBVFE have a line of their own: they are not specification numbers but names of original products, and the data sheet calls the oil suitable where those exact products are specified.

With MTF 75W-80 it shares VW G 052 512, G 052 178, G 052 527, G 052 726, G 060 726 and G 070 726, BMW MTF LT-3, GM 1940004 and 19259104, although their viscosity at 100 °C differs almost twofold, 5.4 against 9.6 mm²/s, and for Brookfield viscosity at -40 °C the data sheets give 38,000 and under 75,000 mPa·s respectively. Only 70W lists Fiat MZ7, PSA B71 2316 and 9730 A8, Renault NFX and VW G 052 549. The Ford code differs in prefix between the documents: WSD-M2C200-D2 here and WSS-M2C200-D2 in the 75W-80, so check it against the vehicle’s documentation in full, prefix included.