Elf Evolution 900 SXR 5W-40

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Synthetic full-ash 5W-40 oil for petrol and diesel cars, with official MB 229.5, VW 505.00 and Stellantis FPW9.55535/10 approvals.

Classification
Product line Elf Evolution 900 8 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
Meets the requirements of
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 90 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 14.7 mm²/s
Viscosity index 172
Pour point -42 °C
Flash point 230 °C
Base number (TBN) 10 mg KOH/g
Density 855 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 2 L, 5 L, 20 L, 60 L, 208 L

The car maker has not officially approved the entries in the “Meets the requirements of” row.

Description

Elf Evolution 900 SXR 5W-40 is a synthetic, full-ash engine oil for petrol engines and for turbocharged or naturally aspirated diesels in cars and light vans that have no exhaust after-treatment system.

The oil is rated ACEA A3/B4 and API SP and holds official MB 229.5, Renault RN0700, Renault RN0710, Stellantis FPW9.55535/10, VW 502.00 and VW 505.00 approvals. It meets the requirements of MB 226.5 and Chrysler MS-12991 without official approval.

Typical data-sheet figures: 14.7 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 172, pour point -42 °C, base number 10 mg KOH/g. Pack sizes from 1 to 208 litres.

It is not intended for diesels with a particulate filter.

Application

Petrol engines, and turbocharged or naturally aspirated diesels in cars and light vans without exhaust after-treatment.

Worth knowing

The ACEA A3/B4 and API SP classes and the MB 229.5, Renault RN0700, Renault RN0710, VW 502.00 and VW 505.00 approvals of this oil match those of Elf Evolution 900 FT 5W-40. On codes, the two cans differ only over MB 226.5 and the Stellantis approvals. SXR only meets MB 226.5 according to Elf, while FT holds an official Mercedes approval for it.

With Peugeot, Citroën and Fiat the picture is reversed. SXR is approved to the new Stellantis number FPW9.55535/10, and under it the data sheet has a separate “Backward compatible” row with older PSA and Fiat codes. FT has no such number: it carries the older PSA B71 2296 approval. As the article on the PSA B71 and Stellantis FPW 9.55535 codes explains, the /10 number covers B71 2296, but compatibility works in one direction only, so where the service book requires FPW9.55535/10, of these two oils only SXR will do.

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