BP Vanellus Multi A 15W-40

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Mineral 15W-40 engine oil to ACEA E7 and API CI-4 for truck and bus diesels, approved to Volvo VDS-3, Mack EO-N and Cummins CES 20078.

Classification
Product line BP Vanellus 15 oils
SAE viscosity 15W-40What SAE means
Base oil mineral
Intended use commercial vehicles
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 112 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 14.7 mm²/s
Viscosity index 137
Pour point -39 °C
Flash point 210 °C
Base number (TBN) 11.4 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash 1.4 %
Density 878 kg/m³

The car maker has not officially approved the entries in the “Meets the requirements of” row.

Description

BP Vanellus Multi A 15W-40 is a mineral engine oil from the Vanellus line for heavily loaded diesels in trucks and buses of European makes, including Mercedes-Benz, MAN and Volvo.

It is rated ACEA E7 and API CI-4 and holds official approvals Volvo VDS-3, Renault Trucks RLD-2, Mack EO-N, Mack EO-M Plus, CAT ECF-2, Cummins CES 20077, Cummins CES 20078, DDC Powerguard 93K215, Deutz DQC III-18, DTFR 15B110 and MTU Oil Category 2. It meets the requirements of MAN M 3275-1 without formal approval.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 14.7 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 137, base number 11.4 mg KOH/g, sulphated ash 1.4 %, pour point -39 °C.

Application

Diesel engines in trucks and buses of European makes (Mercedes-Benz, MAN, Volvo and others) where ACEA E7 or API CI-4 is specified.

Worth knowing

The letter B in the number DTFR 15B110 marks an oil for vehicles without a particulate filter, and the number itself, according to the table in the article on oil for a truck or bus, is Daimler Truck’s new name for the former MB 228.3 with the same requirements. The BP data sheet names Mercedes-Benz among the makes but gives no separate MB number, so in the list it is DTFR 15B110 that stands for this make’s truck requirement. In the same article, Volvo VDS-3, Renault Trucks RLD-2 and Mack EO-N are assigned to the Volvo Group’s older generation of approvals, and MAN M 3275-1 is described as a standard-ash oil for engines without a filter.

MAN M 3275-1 is a different case from the rest of the codes: in the entry it appears only as a requirement the oil meets, without MAN approval. As the same article explains, an extended interval in the service book holds only with an oil carrying the approval it was written for, and an oil with “meets the requirements” status does not guarantee such an interval.

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