Elf Scooter 4 Power 5W-40

Worth knowing

Four oils in the Elf Scooter range have API SP and JASO MB, so the viscosity grade in the scooter’s manual decides which can to buy. Scooter 4 Power in 0W-30 and 10W-30 gives 10.9 and 10.6 mm²/s at 100 °C, while Scooter 4 Agility 10W-40 and this 5W-40 give 14.3 and 13.7 mm²/s. Scooter 4 Maxi City 5W-40 is labelled with the same viscosity, but its API class is SL and it has no JASO class.

Next to the code M033TEL002 the data sheet says “Officially approved”, although under the JASO procedure the supplier tests the oil itself and declares the class, while the committee issues the code and spot-checks the market. It is more accurate to read such wording as registration of a declared class, not as independent approval; the procedure and the difference between MB and MA2 are described in the article on JASO for motorcycles and scooters. For a wet clutch, the same 5W-40 and API SP come in Elf Moto 4 Racer 5W-40 with JASO MA2; MB is for scooters whose manufacturer expressly requires it.