Castrol MAGNATEC 5W-40 C3

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Mid-SAPS 5W-40 engine oil for petrol and diesel cars with exhaust after-treatment: ACEA C3, API SQ, BMW Longlife-04 approval.

Classification
Product line Castrol MAGNATEC 13 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-40What SAE means
Intended use passenger cars
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 91 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 14.9 mm²/s
Viscosity index 172
Pour point -42 °C
Flash point 240 °C
Sulphated ash 0.7 %
Density 850 kg/m³

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Castrol MAGNATEC 5W-40 C3

Description

Castrol MAGNATEC 5W-40 C3 is an engine oil from the MAGNATEC line with mid levels of sulphated ash, phosphorus and sulphur (Mid SAPS). It is intended for petrol and diesel car engines fitted with a particulate filter or catalytic converter.

The oil is rated ACEA C3 and API SQ and holds the official BMW Longlife-04 approval. It meets the requirements of Fiat 9.55535-S2 without formal approval; its suitability for engines calling for MB 229.31, MB 229.51 and MB 229.52 is the maker’s own claim, not a Mercedes-Benz approval.

Typical figures: 14.9 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 172, pour point -42 °C, flash point 240 °C, sulphated ash 0.7 %.

Application

Petrol and diesel cars with exhaust after-treatment systems where the manufacturer requires an ACEA C3 or BMW Longlife-04 oil.

Worth knowing

This oil has the codes MB 229.31 and MB 229.51 only as Castrol’s own claim, whereas Castrol EDGE 5W-40, with the same viscosity and the same ACEA C3 class, holds official Mercedes-Benz approval for both. Elsewhere the split runs the other way: the BMW Longlife-04 approval is recorded for MAGNATEC 5W-40 C3, while EDGE 5W-40 has neither that code nor MB 229.52. Mercedes-Benz approvals are checked against the carmaker’s own public list, which gives the exact trade name of the oil and its viscosity; the article on how to check an oil approval walks through the procedure.

The other two MAGNATEC 5W-40 oils have a different set of codes. MAGNATEC 5W-40 DPF is also ACEA C3, but its approvals are VW 505.00, VW 505.01 and Opel OV0401547-D40, without BMW Longlife-04, and of the Mercedes-Benz codes it claims only MB 229.31. MAGNATEC 5W-40 A3/B4 is full-SAPS, with sulphated ash of 1.3 %, and among its approvals are MB 229.5, VW 502.00, Renault RN0700 and Renault RN0710; it has no C class.

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