Elf Sporti 9 R 5W-30

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Synthetic low-ash ACEA C2 and C3 5W-30 oil for cars, meeting the requirements of Renault RN17 and MB 226.52.

Classification
Product line Elf Sporti 13 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-30What SAE means
Base oil synthetic
Intended use passenger cars
ACEA class What ACEA means
Approvals
Meets the requirements of What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 74.7 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 12.3 mm²/s
Viscosity index 163
Flash point 232 °C
Base number (TBN) 9.7 mg KOH/g
Density 853 kg/m³
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 R 5W-30 is a passenger-car engine oil from the Sporti line, synthetic according to its maker. Its low-ash (Low SAPS) formulation is designed to protect exhaust after-treatment systems, and it is intended mainly for current Renault and Dacia engines.

The oil meets ACEA C2 and ACEA C3. The manufacturer lists Renault RN17 and MB 226.52 as specifications whose requirements it meets; it holds no official approval under either.

Typical data-sheet figures: kinematic viscosity 12.3 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 163, flash point 232 °C, base number 9.7 mg KOH/g. Available in 1 and 5 litre packs.

Application

Current Renault and Dacia engines for which the manufacturer specifies Renault RN17.

Worth knowing

Elf Evolution Full-Tech R 5W-30 has the same ACEA C2 and C3 classes and identical typical figures (74.7 mm²/s at 40 °C, 12.3 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 163, base number 9.7 mg KOH/g, flash point 232 °C). They differ in the status of the codes: in Full-Tech R, MB 226.52 and Renault RN17 are recorded as official approvals, while in Sporti 9 R they are only requirements the oil meets. The difference matters wherever the service book or the warranty terms demand an actual approval, and such an approval can be confirmed only by a list of approved oils or an approval letter from the carmaker itself.

The English-language data sheet is inconsistent here: the application description calls the oil approved to RN17, while in the list of specifications RN17 and MB 226.52 appear under the line “Meets the requirement of”. Among the other Sporti 9 5W-30 oils, only Sporti 9 RP C2/C3 claims RN17, with the same C2 and C3 classes, while the rest have other codes: the C4 version, for example, meets Renault RN0720, the C3 version MB 229.52 and BMW Longlife-04, and the C2 version PSA B71 2290.

Data current as of Check the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.

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