Elf Moto Gear Oil 80W-90
Mineral 80W-90 gear oil rated API GL-5 for the manual gearboxes of four-stroke motorcycles.
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Product line | Elf Moto Gear Oil 2 oils |
| SAE viscosity | 80W-90What SAE means |
| Base oil | mineral |
| Intended use | motorcycles |
| API class | What API means |
| Approvals | |
| Meets the requirements of | What an approval means |
| Typical properties | |
| Viscosity at 40 °C | 144 mm²/s |
| Viscosity at 100 °C | 15 mm²/s |
| Pour point | -27 °C |
| Density | 900 kg/m³ |
| Pack sizes | 1 L |
The car maker has not officially approved the entries in the “Meets the requirements of” row.
Description
Elf Moto Gear Oil 80W-90 is a mineral gear oil for the manual gearboxes of four-stroke motorcycles working in severe conditions. Its extreme-pressure and anti-wear additives protect the gear teeth against shock loads.
The oil is rated API GL-5 and meets the MIL-L-2105D specification; no motorcycle manufacturer approvals are listed. It protects steel and copper parts against corrosion, is neutral towards seals and resists foaming.
Typical figures: 15 mm²/s at 100 °C and 144 mm²/s at 40 °C, pour point -27 °C, density 900 kg/m³. Available in 1 litre packs.
Application
Manual gearboxes of four-stroke motorcycles in severe operating conditions.
Worth knowing
The numbers 80W-90 and 10W-40 on the two oils of the Moto Gear Oil line belong to different scales: gear oil viscosity is set by SAE J306, engine oil viscosity by SAE J300. At 100 °C the two oils are nearly equal, 15 mm²/s here against 14.6 mm²/s for Moto Gear Oil 10W-40, while at 40 °C the gap is clear: 144 against 97.1 mm²/s. According to Elf’s data sheets, they are meant for different components. This mineral 80W-90 is intended for the manual gearboxes of four-stroke motorcycles, and the 10W-40, with the engine class API SJ, for those of two-strokes.
Beside the API GL-5 class, the entry shows a claim to meet MIL-L-2105D. This is an American military specification which, as the article on GL-4, GL-5 and the SAE J306 table explains, was long ago replaced by MIL-PRF-2105E and later by the civilian standard SAE J2360. So this line is the maker’s claim of compliance with a superseded requirement, not an approval under the current one.
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 SJ
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- API TC
- JASO FD
- ISO-L-EGD (no official approval)
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Elf Moto 2 Race
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Elf Moto 2 Racer
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- API TC
- JASO FD
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