Elf Sporti 9 C2/C3 5W-30

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Synthetic low-SAPS 5W-30 oil rated ACEA C2 and C3 for turbocharged direct-injection engines.

Classification
Product line Elf Sporti 13 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
Meets the requirements of What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 72.6 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 12 mm²/s
Viscosity index 168
Pour point -36 °C
Flash point 238 °C
Base number (TBN) 7.3 mg KOH/g
Pack sizes 1 L, 5 L

The car maker has not officially approved the entries in the “Meets the requirements of” row.

Description

Elf Sporti 9 C2/C3 5W-30 is a synthetic low-ash oil for modern turbocharged direct-injection petrol and diesel engines, above all diesels fitted with a particulate filter.

It is rated ACEA C2 and C3 and API SN and CF, and meets the requirements of MB 229.52 without formal approval.

Typical figures: 12 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 168, pour point -36 °C, base number 7.3 mg KOH/g. The data sheet mentions a drain interval of around 20,000 km where the vehicle manufacturer allows it. Available in 1 and 5 litre packs.

Application

Modern turbocharged direct-injection petrol and diesel engines, particularly diesels with a particulate filter.

Worth knowing

The data-sheet figures of this oil and Elf Sporti 9 C2 5W-30 coincide completely: 72.6 and 12 mm²/s, viscosity index 168, base number 7.3 mg KOH/g, pour point -36 °C, flash point 238 °C. The two oils’ records differ only in their code lists. The C2 variant has no C3 class and names the PSA B71 2290 standard, whereas here ACEA C3, API SN and CF and MB 229.52 take its place. In both, the carmaker specification is recorded as meeting the requirements, without approval.

Elf Evolution Full-Tech DTX 5W-30, for example, holds an official MB 229.52 approval with the same set of classes, ACEA C2 and C3 and API CF and SN, although its data sheet gives different figures: 69 mm²/s at 40 °C and a viscosity index of 171. The diesel class API CF counts for little in this list for a modern engine: as the article on the API CF class explains, API has declared it obsolete and no longer licenses new oils to it.

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