BP Visco 5000 DX 5W-30

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Synthetic 5W-30 engine oil to API SQ and ILSAC GF-7 with GM dexos1 Gen 3 approval for petrol engines.

Classification
Product line BP Visco 5000 7 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-30What SAE means
Base oil synthetic
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
ILSAC class
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 64 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 11 mm²/s
Viscosity index 174
Pour point -45 °C
Flash point 203 °C
Base number (TBN) 8.2 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash 0.92 %
Density 848 kg/m³

Description

BP Visco 5000 DX 5W-30 is an engine oil from the Visco 5000 line, described by BP as synthetic, for petrol engines and aimed at fuel economy.

It meets the latest American categories, API SQ and ILSAC GF-7, so it also covers engines that call for older ones. It holds the official GM dexos1 Gen 3 approval required by GM petrol cars that specify a 5W-30 oil to this standard.

Typical figures from the data sheet: kinematic viscosity 11 mm²/s at 100 °C and 64 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 174, pour point -45 °C, flash point 203 °C, base number 8.2 mg KOH/g, sulphated ash 0.92 %.

Application

Petrol engines that call for API SQ or an older category, and GM petrol cars that require a 5W-30 oil with dexos1 Gen 3 approval.

Worth knowing

For dexos1 Gen 3, approved status means a GM licence, and that is visible on the can itself. A GM service bulletin describes how to tell a licensed dexos1 oil: the dexos logo on the front label and an 11-character alphanumeric licence number on the back; without both marks the oil does not count as licensed. The difference shows in the catalogue too: of the 24 oils on the GM dexos1 Gen 3 page, only 10 have the code recorded as an approval, and the rest claim only compliance.

ILSAC GF-7 appears in the entry without a letter, but for 5W-30 viscosity it can only be GF-7A with the “starburst”, because GF-7B with the “shield” applies to 0W-16 oils; there is more in the article on the new SQ and GF-7 classes and their marks on the label. Among the BP 5W-30 oils in the catalogue, GF-7 is recorded only here. According to their entries, Visco 2000 and Visco 3000 5W-30 have API SP and ILSAC GF-6, while Visco 7000 5W-30, with the same API SQ category as this oil, instead claims ACEA C3 and European approvals, without ILSAC or dexos1.

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