Liqui Moly Diesel High Tech 5W-40

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Mid-SAPS 5W-40 oil for passenger-car diesels with a particulate filter, to ACEA C3, meeting VW 505.01 and Ford WSS-M2C917-A.

Specifications: Liqui Moly Diesel High Tech 5W-40
Classification
Product line Liqui Moly Leichtlauf 8 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-40What SAE means
Intended use passenger cars
ACEA class What ACEA means
Approvals
Meets the requirements of What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 88 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 14.3 mm²/s
Viscosity index 169
HTHS viscosity ≥3.5 mPa·s
Pour point -42 °C
Flash point 232 °C
Evaporation loss (NOACK) 9.5 %
Base number (TBN) 7.5 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash ≤0.8 %
Density 855 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 5 L

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Description

Liqui Moly Diesel High Tech 5W-40 is a mid-SAPS engine oil for passenger-car diesel engines. It is intended primarily for pump-nozzle (PD) engines and Euro 4 diesels with a particulate filter, including extended drain intervals.

It carries ACEA C3. The data sheet lists no official approvals; according to the manufacturer, it meets VW 500.00, VW 505.00, VW 505.01 and Ford WSS-M2C917-A.

Typical figures: viscosity 14.3 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 169, HTHS at least 3.5 mPa·s, NOACK 9.5 %, pour point -42 °C, sulphated ash no more than 0.8 %. These data-sheet figures match those of Top Tec 4100 5W-40. Pack sizes 1 and 5 litres.

Application

Passenger-car diesel engines, notably pump-nozzle (PD) units and Euro 4 diesels with a particulate filter, including extended drain intervals.

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Sources: official sources of the data on this oil

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