Eni i-Base professional L 20W-50

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A 20W-50 engine oil rated API SL and CF for older petrol engines and naturally aspirated diesels.

Classification
Product line Eni i-Base professional 3 oils
SAE viscosity 20W-50What SAE means
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 100 °C 18.5 mm²/s
Viscosity index 124
CCS viscosity at -15 °C 9000 mPa·s
Pour point -21 °C
Flash point 232 °C
Base number (TBN) 7 mg KOH/g
Density 893 kg/m³

Description

Eni i-Base professional L 20W-50 is a higher-viscosity engine oil from the i-Base professional line, intended for older petrol engines and diesels without turbocharging, including those in heavy-duty service. Its additives limit the build-up of deposits and keep piston rings from sticking.

The oil is rated API SL and API CF; the maker quotes neither manufacturer approvals nor claims to meet manufacturer requirements.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 18.5 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 124, pour point -21 °C, flash point 232 °C, base number 7 mg KOH/g.

Application

Older petrol engines and naturally aspirated diesels, including heavy equipment, where a 20W-50 oil rated API SL and CF is permitted.

Worth knowing

The range of diesels for which Eni intends this oil is narrower than what API class CF itself covers. The class describes oils for both naturally aspirated engines and engines with a turbocharger or supercharger, whereas the data sheet of i-Base professional L 20W-50 names only naturally aspirated ones among diesels, though it does allow severe operating conditions for them. The article on the API CF class describes which additives CF demands and why API no longer licenses new oils to it.

Eni i-Sint professional 20W-50 has the same CF and the same base number of 7 mg KOH/g, plus the newer petrol classes API SN and SM; its viscosity at 100 °C is 19.3 mm²/s against 18.5 mm²/s here, and its pour point is -24 °C. The pour point of this oil is the highest in the i-Base professional line, -21 °C, while the data sheets give -27 °C for the 10W-40 and 15W-40.

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