BP Visco 5000 5W-40

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Synthetic 5W-40 engine oil to ACEA A3/B4 and API SP with MB 229.5, VW 502.00, VW 505.00 and BMW Longlife-01 approvals.

Classification
Product line BP Visco 5000 7 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-40What SAE means
Base oil synthetic
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
ACEA class What ACEA means
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 81 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 13.4 mm²/s
Viscosity index 170
Pour point -42 °C
Flash point 210 °C
Sulphated ash 1.2 %
Density 852 kg/m³
BP Visco 5000 5W-40

Description

BP Visco 5000 5W-40 is an engine oil from the Visco 5000 line, described by BP as synthetic, for petrol and diesel car engines.

It is classified to ACEA A3/B4 and API SP, and holds official approvals MB 226.5, MB 229.3, MB 229.5, VW 502.00, VW 505.00, BMW Longlife-01, Renault RN0700 and Renault RN0710.

Typical figures from the data sheet: kinematic viscosity 13.4 mm²/s at 100 °C and 81 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 170, pour point -42 °C, flash point 210 °C.

This is a full-SAPS oil (sulphated ash 1.2 %), so it is not suitable for cars with a particulate filter that require a low-SAPS oil.

Application

Petrol and diesel car engines that call for ACEA A3/B4 or API SP, including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Renault and VW models with the matching approvals.

Worth knowing

BP lists both of the older Renault numbers, RN0700 and RN0710, among the official approvals of this oil. As explained in the guide to the Renault approvals from RN0700 to RN17, RN0700 is meant for simpler petrol engines without a turbo, and RN0710 for turbo petrol engines, Renault Sport versions and diesels without a particulate filter; for the Clio III and IV RS and the Megane II RS, Renault’s table specifically names 5W-40 with RN0710. For dCi diesels with a particulate filter Renault mostly prescribes a separate standard, RN0720 based on low-ash ACEA C4; the exception is the 2.2 dCi, which needs RN0710 even with a filter. No oil of the Visco 5000 line has RN0720 in its catalogue entry.

Of the Volkswagen approvals, VW 505.00 is here but VW 505.01 is not; VAG specifies the latter for unit-injector diesels, and specifically in 5W-40. In the line, both 505 numbers belong to Visco 5000 C 5W-40, an ACEA C3 oil, but its entry has neither Renault codes nor VW 502.00.

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