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.

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

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

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.

Worth knowing

Volkswagen has a separate number for diesels with pump-nozzle injection, VW 505.01: according to the overview of VW approvals for petrol and diesel engines, it covers 5W-40 oils specifically for Pumpe-Düse engines. On this oil’s data sheet the code is not in the specifications section, which lists only ACEA C3, but in the list for which Liqui Moly merely recommends the product. The VW 505.01 page shows how many oils in the catalogue hold VW 505.01 as an approval and how many only as a statement of compliance.

Leichtlauf High Tech 5W-40 and Leichtlauf HC7 5W-40 from the same line do hold VW 505.00 as an official approval. But they are full-SAPS ACEA A3/B4 oils: their data sheets give sulphated ash of 1.0-1.6 % against no more than 0.8 % here, and High Tech’s own data sheet restricts it to engines without a particulate filter. So, shared VW 505.00 number or not, it is no choice for a diesel with a filter. Both also have a higher base number: 10.5 and 11 mg KOH/g against 7.5.

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

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