Castrol EDGE 0W-30 A5/B5

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Synthetic low-HTHS 0W-30 to ACEA A1/B1 and A5/B5 for engines designed for such oils, approved to Volvo VCC 95200377.

Classification
Product line Castrol EDGE 10 oils
SAE viscosity 0W-30What SAE means
Base oil fully 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 52 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 9.9 mm²/s
Viscosity index 180
Pour point -45 °C
Flash point 206 °C
Sulphated ash 1.1 %
Density 844 kg/m³

Description

Castrol EDGE 0W-30 A5/B5 is a fully synthetic oil in the EDGE range with reduced high-temperature, high-shear (HTHS) viscosity. Oils in the A1/B1 and A5/B5 categories are aimed at saving fuel in engines designed specifically for them.

It is rated ACEA A1/B1 and A5/B5 and API SL and CF, and holds official Volvo VCC 95200377 approval.

Typical figures: 9.9 mm²/s at 100 °C, 52 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 180, sulphated ash 1.1 %, pour point -45 °C.

It is not intended for engines that require an oil with conventional HTHS viscosity or a low-ash oil.

Application

Car engines designed for ACEA A1/B1 or A5/B5 oils, chiefly Volvo models that specify 95200377.

Worth knowing

ACEA has already dropped the A1/B1 class printed next to A5/B5 from its current editions, although Castrol still shows it on the product card. When the car’s manual names exactly A1/B1, the article on the ACEA classes in force today advises going by the carmaker’s approval given alongside it and, if there is none, asking the brand’s official representative which current class replaces it. There is only one such approval on this can: Volvo VCC 95200377.

Its kinematic viscosity at 100 °C is 9.9 mm²/s, noticeably lower than the two other 0W-30 oils in this line: 12.2 mm²/s for A3/B4 and 12.3 mm²/s for the mid-ash EDGE 0W-30 of classes C2 and C3. It shares no approvals with them, so an identical SAE marking does not make these cans interchangeable. Other oils with this Volvo specification are listed on the Volvo VCC 95200377 page.

Data current as of Check the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.

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