BP Energear 85W-140
High-viscosity 85W-140 gear oil to API GL-4 for heavily loaded gear sets and synchromesh manual gearboxes.
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Product line | BP Energear 9 oils |
| SAE viscosity | 85W-140What SAE means |
| Intended use | gear and transmission |
| API class | What API means |
| Typical properties | |
| Viscosity at 40 °C | 365 mm²/s |
| Viscosity at 100 °C | 26.5 mm²/s |
| Viscosity index | 97 |
| Pour point | -30 °C |
| Flash point | 256 °C |
| Density | 900 kg/m³ |
Description
BP Energear 85W-140 is a high-viscosity gear oil from the Energear line for heavily loaded spur, bevel and helical gears and for synchromesh manual gearboxes.
It is rated API GL-4 and carries no official carmaker approvals. The maker notes that it is compatible with common seal materials and metals.
Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 26.5 mm²/s at 100 °C and 365 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 97, pour point -30 °C, flash point 256 °C.
Application
Heavily loaded spur, bevel and helical gears, and synchromesh manual gearboxes, that call for an 85W-140 oil to API GL-4.
Worth knowing
With the two Energear 85W-140 oils, the choice comes down to API category, not viscosity: this one is GL-4, while Energear Axle 85W-140 is GL-5 and intended for hypoid gears in axles and differentials. At 100 °C there is hardly anything between them, 26.5 and 25.8 mm²/s, so the viscosity figures tell you nothing. For low temperatures this oil’s data sheet gives a measured value: 76,600 mPa·s Brookfield at -12 °C, roughly half the 150,000 mPa·s the 85W grade allows. Why GL-5 does not replace GL-4 in a synchromesh gearbox is the subject of the article on GL-4 versus GL-5 gear oil.
Data current as of Check the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.
Sources: official sources of the data on this oil
- Technical data sheet (TDS) msdspds.bp.com
Other BP oils
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BP Energear Axle 85W-140
partly verified: some specifications could not be confirmed from an official source
85W-140 gear oil to API GL-5 for hypoid gears in differentials, transaxles and gearboxes of trucks, vans and cars.
- API GL-5
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BP Energear SHX-M 75W-90
partly verified: some specifications could not be confirmed from an official source
Fully synthetic 75W-90 gear oil to API GL-4, GL-5 and MT-1 for gearboxes and axles, approved to MB 235.8 and Scania STO 1:0.
- Scania STO 1:0
- MAN 341 Type Z2
- API GL-4
- API GL-5
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BP Energear 80W-90
Multigrade 80W-90 gear oil to API GL-4 for manual gearboxes and other transmission units.
- API GL-4
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BP Energear Axle 80W-90
80W-90 gear oil to API GL-5 for hypoid gears in differentials, drive axles and transaxles.
- API GL-5
Other 85W-140 oils
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Liqui Moly
Liqui Moly Hypoid Gear Oil (GL5) SAE 140
partly verified: some specifications could not be confirmed from an official source
Mineral gear oil to API GL-5 with the MIL-L-2105D approval for heavy-duty hypoid axles; the data sheet places it in 85W-140.
- MIL-L-2105D
- API GL-5
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Liqui Moly
Liqui Moly Hypoid Gear Oil (GL5) SAE 85W-140
Mineral 85W-140 gear oil to API GL-5 with ZF TE-ML 16D and 21A approvals for heavy-duty hypoid drives.
- ZF TE-ML 21A
- MIL-L-2105D
- API GL-5
- ZF TE-ML 16D
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Mobil
Mobilube HD 85W-140
API GL-5 85W-140 gear oil for hypoid axles and final drives in trucks and machinery exposed to shock loads.
- API GL-5
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Mobil
Mobilube HD Plus 85W-140
API GL-5 and MT-1 85W-140 gear oil for heavily loaded truck axles, with Mack GO-J, Volvo 97321 and SAE J2360 approvals.
- SAE J2360
- Mack GO-J
- API GL-5
- API MT-1