BP Energear Axle 85W-140

BPBP Energear linegear and transmission85W-140 data partly verified

85W-140 gear oil to API GL-5 for hypoid gears in differentials, transaxles and gearboxes of trucks, vans and cars.

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 380 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 25.8 mm²/s
Viscosity index 100
Density 902 kg/m³

Description

BP Energear Axle 85W-140 is a heavy hypoid oil from the Energear line for axles and differentials, transaxles and gearboxes in trucks, vans and cars. In the cold it flows more readily than a monograde oil of the same viscosity at operating temperature.

It is rated API GL-5 and carries no official carmaker approvals.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 25.8 mm²/s at 100 °C and 380 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 100, density 902 kg/m³. Brookfield viscosity at -12 °C does not exceed 150,000 mPa·s. The data come from the data sheet for the Middle East market.

Application

Differentials, transaxles and gearboxes in trucks, vans and cars that call for an 85W-140 hypoid oil to API GL-5.

Worth knowing

Here the cold-viscosity line of the data sheet just restates the grade limit: “not more than 150,000 mPa·s at -12 °C” is how SAE J306 defines 85W, so it is a stated requirement, not a test result. Its neighbour, the GL-4 Energear 85W-140, does give a measured figure, 76,600 mPa·s at the same temperature. The article on reading an oil data sheet explains which entries in such a table are measurements and which are class requirements copied in.

MAN, Mercedes-Benz and Scania have their own codes for truck drive axles, and this oil carries no vehicle maker codes at all. In the Energear line, the axle codes MAN 342 Type M2, MB 235.0 and Scania STO 1:0 belong to HT 80W-90, and MAN 342 Type S1 and Scania STO 1:0 to SHX-M 75W-90, both of them a different SAE grade. If the service book or the unit’s plate gives a code for the axle, that exact code is what to look for on the can: GL-5 on its own does not satisfy the requirement.

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.

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