Aral Tronic 15W-40
Mineral 15W-40 engine oil to ACEA A3/B3 and API SN for petrol and diesel passenger-car engines, with MB 229.1 approval.
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Product line | Aral Tronic 1 oil |
| SAE viscosity | 15W-40What SAE means |
| Base oil | mineral |
| Intended use | passenger cars |
| API class | What API means |
| ACEA class | What ACEA means |
| Approvals | |
| Manufacturer approvals | What an approval means |
| Meets the requirements of | |
| Typical properties | |
| Viscosity at 40 °C | 110 mm²/s |
| Viscosity at 100 °C | 14.6 mm²/s |
| Viscosity index | 137 |
| Pour point | -36 °C |
| Flash point | 208 °C |
| Sulphated ash | 1.2 % |
| Density | 870 kg/m³ |
The car maker has not officially approved the entries in the “Meets the requirements of” row.
Description
Aral Tronic 15W-40 is a mineral multigrade engine oil for passenger cars, intended for petrol and diesel engines that are adequately served by a 15W-40 viscosity and the ACEA A3/B3 or API SN performance level.
It carries the API SN and ACEA A3/B3 classes and holds official MB 229.1 approval; it meets the requirements of Fiat 9.55535-D2 without formal approval.
Typical datasheet figures: kinematic viscosity 14.6 mm²/s at 100 °C and 110 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 137, pour point -36 °C, flash point 208 °C, density 870 kg/m³ and sulphated ash 1.2 %.
Application
Petrol and diesel passenger-car engines for which the manufacturer specifies a 15W-40 oil to ACEA A3/B3 or API SN.
Worth knowing
The two carmaker codes in this oil’s data sheet carry different weight. Mercedes-Benz has officially approved it to MB 229.1 (the Aral data sheet line reads “MB-Approval 229.1”), while Fiat 9.55535-D2 is marked only “Meets”, that is, Aral’s own statement without a Fiat approval. In the catalogue the Fiat 9.55535-D2 code never appears as an official approval, only as a statement of compliance. The 229.1 number was designed for Mercedes-Benz passenger-car engines built from 1998 to 2002; for the petrol M271 and M275 and the diesel OM646, OM647 and OM648 that came later, oils with this approval are not recommended. The article on the MB 229.1 approval describes these limits and the newer numbers that supersede 229.1.
Apart from Tronic, the only Aral oil in the catalogue with an official MB 229.1 approval is BlueTronic 10W-40. It is a synthetic oil of a different viscosity, with ACEA A3/B4 instead of A3/B3 and the additional approvals VW 501.01 and VW 505.00, so a shared Mercedes approval is not enough to treat the two oils as interchangeable. All oils with this number, whether approved or claimed to meet it, are collected on the MB 229.1 page.
Data current as of data partly verifiedsome specifications could not be confirmed from an official sourceCheck the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.
Sources: official sources of the data on this oil
- Technical data sheet (TDS) aral-lubricants.de
- Technical data sheet (TDS) aral-lubricants.de
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partly verified: some specifications could not be confirmed from an official source
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Aral BlueTronic 10W-40
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Aral BlueTronic II 10W-40
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Liqui Moly
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Liqui Moly
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- ACEA B4
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Mobil
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- VW 505.00
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- API CF
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BP
BP Visco 3000 A3/B4 10W-40
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- VW 505.00
- MB 229.1
- ACEA A3/B3
- ACEA A3/B4
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BP
BP Visco 3000 Diesel 10W-40
Semi-synthetic 10W-40 oil for diesel cars to ACEA A3/B3 and A3/B4 with MB 229.1, VW 501.01 and VW 505.00 approvals.
- VW 505.00
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Mobil
Mobil Super 1000 X1 10W-40
partly verified: some specifications could not be confirmed from an official source
Mineral 10W-40 engine oil for petrol and diesel cars, with MB 229.1 and VW 505.00 approvals and an ACEA A3/B3 rating.
- VW 505.00
- MB 229.1
- ACEA A3/B3
- API SL
