BP Visco 3000 0W-20

BPBP Visco 3000 linepassenger cars0W-20 data partly verified

Low-viscosity 0W-20 engine oil to API SP and ILSAC GF-6 for petrol engines, aimed at fuel economy.

Classification
Product line BP Visco 3000 7 oils
SAE viscosity 0W-20What SAE means
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
ILSAC class
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 44 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 8.52 mm²/s
Viscosity index 171
Pour point -48 °C
Flash point 203 °C
Sulphated ash 0.77 %
Density 845 kg/m³

Description

BP Visco 3000 0W-20 is a very low-viscosity engine oil from the Visco 3000 line for petrol engines. BP designs grades of this kind to reduce fuel consumption.

It meets API SP and ILSAC GF-6, and therefore the earlier categories of both systems. The data sheet lists no ACEA classes and no official vehicle manufacturer approvals.

Typical figures from the data sheet: kinematic viscosity 8.52 mm²/s at 100 °C and 44 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 171, pour point -48 °C, flash point 203 °C, sulphated ash 0.77 %.

A 0W-20 grade should only be used where the engine maker permits it.

Application

Petrol engines whose maker specifies a 0W-20 oil to API SP, ILSAC GF-6 or an earlier category.

Worth knowing

Of the BP 0W-20 oils in the catalogue, only Visco 7000 0W-20 DX has the GM dexos1 Gen 3 approval, with the same API SP and ILSAC GF-6 as here; BP aims it at, among others, GM petrol cars that need a dexos1 Gen 3 oil. Visco 7000 0W-20, for its part, claims the European ACEA C5 class but not ILSAC GF-6. The three oils have similar sulphated ash: 0.77 % in Visco 3000, 0.8 % in Visco 7000 and 0.88 % in the DX version.

The Visco 3000 0W-20 data sheet also gives the CCS (cold-cranking) viscosity, which is not among the figures on this page: 6145 mPa·s at -35 °C. According to the table of SAE J300 viscosity values, the 0W winter grade allows up to 6200 mPa·s at this temperature, so the oil’s typical value sits just 55 mPa·s under the limit.

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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