Elf HTX Chrono 10W-60
Fully synthetic 10W-60 oil from the HTX range for historic racing cars and modified engines.
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Product line | Elf HTX (classic cars) 5 oils |
| SAE viscosity | 10W-60What SAE means |
| Base oil | fully synthetic |
| Intended use | passenger cars |
| API class | What API means |
| JASO class | |
| Typical properties | |
| Viscosity at 100 °C | 22.9 mm²/s |
| Viscosity index | 173 |
| Pour point | -36 °C |
| Flash point | >220 °C |
| Density | 848 kg/m³ |
| Pack sizes | 5 L |
Description
Elf HTX Chrono 10W-60 is a fully synthetic oil from the HTX range for classic cars. This grade is aimed at historic racing cars and at modified or rebuilt engines, turbocharged or supercharged included, that see track use.
The manufacturer's catalogue lists it as API SN and JASO MA2; the data sheet gives no carmaker approvals.
The oil works with both road and racing fuel and is miscible with other oils. Typical figures: 22.9 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 173, pour point -36 °C, flash point above 220 °C. Available in 5 litre packs.
Application
Historic racing cars and modified or rebuilt engines, including turbocharged or supercharged units, used on track.
Worth knowing
The classes set this oil apart among the five HTX oils: instead of the API SL and CF recorded for the other four, it has API SN and the motorcycle class JASO MA2. The MA, MA1 and MA2 classes are meant for four-stroke motorcycles whose clutch runs in the oil bath, and MA2 sets higher requirements for friction properties. The data sheet and the Elf catalogue page, however, speak only of cars: classic racing cars and modified engines. The article on engine oil quality classifications explains how JASO differs from API and ACEA.
Among the Elf 10W-60 oils in the catalogue, only Racing GT 10W-60 has ACEA C3, so when a car’s manual requires C3 specifically, Chrono does not meet that requirement; API SN is shared by the two oils. The typical figures for Racing GT differ too: pour point -48 °C against -36 °C, and flash point 250 °C against above 220 °C for Chrono, while the viscosity at 100 °C is almost the same, 23.09 and 22.9 mm²/s.
Data current as of Check the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.
Sources: official sources of the data on this oil
- Technical data sheet (TDS) total-cdn-lmdb.afineo.io
- Product page on the manufacturer’s site lubricants.catalog.elf.com
- Product page on the manufacturer’s site lubricants.catalog.elf.com
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- API CF
- API SL
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- API CF
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partly verified: some specifications could not be confirmed from an official source
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