Elf Evolution R-Tech Elite FE 0W-16

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Synthetic 0W-16 oil with the Renault AN2022 approval, rated API SP and ILSAC GF-6B, for specific Renault engines only.

Classification
Product line Elf Evolution R-Tech 5 oils
SAE viscosity 0W-16What 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 26.95 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 6.435 mm²/s
Viscosity index 206
Flash point 243 °C
Base number (TBN) 8.3 mg KOH/g
Density 841 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 5 L, 208 L

Description

Elf Evolution R-Tech Elite FE 0W-16 is a very low-viscosity synthetic oil for a narrow group of Renault engines. The data sheet names the HR18 and HR12 from versions E06W/E07 onwards.

It holds the official Renault AN2022 approval and is rated API SP and ILSAC GF-6B.

According to the data sheet, its viscosity at 100 °C is only 6.435 mm²/s, with a viscosity index of 206, a flash point of 243 °C and a base number of 8.3 mg KOH/g. It is not intended for engines whose documentation does not explicitly specify 0W-16. Available in 1, 5 and 208 litre packs.

Application

Only the Renault engines named in the data sheet: the HR18 and HR12 from versions E06W/E07 onwards.

Worth knowing

The American Petroleum Institute no longer licenses the ILSAC GF-6B class recorded in the data sheet next to API SP: for 0W-16 oils it has been replaced by GF-7B, and where GF-6B is required the institute refers to the new class. The properties of the oil itself have not changed, and for the HR18 and HR12 engines named in the data sheet the line that matters is a different one: the Renault AN2022 approval. The article on the API SQ and ILSAC GF-7 classes explains why the ILSAC “shield” on a 0W-16 is a warning rather than a mark of higher quality, and what changed with the move to GF-7.

Only three oils in the catalogue hold the AN2022 approval: this one; Full-Tech R FE 0W-16, which matches it in codes and in five data-sheet figures; and Shell Helix Ultra Professional AR-L 0W-16, with ACEA C7 beside API SP and no ILSAC GF-6B. Other oils in the R-Tech line share no code with this one: Elite FE 0W-20 is approved to RN17 FE, and the 5W-30 and 0W-40 oils carry other Renault standards, so they do not meet AN2022. The Renault AN2022 page lists the approved oils.

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