Elf Evolution Full-Tech LLX 5W-30

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Synthetic low-SAPS 5W-30 car oil with VW 504.00, VW 507.00, BMW Longlife-04 and MB 229.52 approvals.

Classification
Product line Elf Evolution Full-Tech 20 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-30What 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 67.1 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 11.9 mm²/s
Viscosity index 175
Pour point -42 °C
Flash point 234 °C
Density 850 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 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 Full-Tech LLX 5W-30 is a synthetic low-ash oil for turbocharged direct-injection engines with exhaust after-treatment, designed for extended (Longlife) drain intervals.

It is rated ACEA C3 and API SQ and holds official VW 504.00, VW 507.00, BMW Longlife-04, Porsche C30, MB 229.31, MB 229.51 and MB 229.52 approvals. It meets the requirements of Opel OV0401547-D30, Opel OV0401547-G30, VW 505.00 and VW 505.01 without formal approval.

Typical figures: 11.9 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 175, pour point -42 °C. The data sheet mentions intervals of up to 30,000 km for petrol and up to 50,000 km for diesel engines where the vehicle manufacturer permits them. Pack sizes from 1 to 208 litres.

Application

Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Volkswagen Group cars with turbocharged direct-injection petrol and diesel engines and exhaust after-treatment, including those on extended service intervals.

Worth knowing

The Mercedes-Benz approvals here span three successive low-ash standards: MB 229.31, MB 229.51 and MB 229.52. As the article on the MB 229.31 approval and its successors recalls, 229.31 was introduced for cars with a particulate filter and became the basis of ACEA C3, and was later succeeded by 229.51 and 229.52. No other 5W-30 in the range holds all three: RPX 5W-30 is approved only to 229.52 and merely meets 229.31 and 229.51; DID, DTX and MSX have only 229.52, and FE only 229.51.

With the VW standards it is the other way round. The Longlife pair, VW 504.00 and VW 507.00, carries official approval, while for VW 505.00 and VW 505.01 the oil only “meets” the requirements. Those two numbers are held as approvals by Elf Evolution Full-Tech DID 5W-30, also a C3 oil, but it lacks VW 504.00, VW 507.00 and BMW Longlife-04.

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