Liqui Moly Formula Super 5W-40

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Synthetic 5W-40 engine oil to ACEA A3/B4 and API SN/CF for petrol and diesel engines, meeting MB 229.3 and VW 502.00.

Classification
Product line Liqui Moly Formula Super 4 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-40What 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 83 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 13.9 mm²/s
Viscosity index 170
HTHS viscosity >3.5 mPa·s
Pour point -36 °C
Flash point 230 °C
Evaporation loss (NOACK) 11.0 %
Base number (TBN) 11 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash 1.0-1.6 %
Density 855 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 5 L, 205 L

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

Description

Liqui Moly Formula Super 5W-40 is a synthetic full-SAPS multigrade oil for petrol and diesel engines, both naturally aspirated and turbocharged.

It carries ACEA A3/B4 and API SN/CF. It holds no official carmaker approvals; the manufacturer states that it meets the requirements of MB 229.3, VW 502.00 and VW 505.00.

Typical figures: 13.9 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 170, HTHS above 3.5 mPa·s, NOACK 11 %, base number 11 mg KOH/g, sulphated ash 1.0-1.6 %, pour point -36 °C. Available in 1, 5 and 205 litre packs.

Application

Petrol and diesel engines in passenger cars, naturally aspirated or turbocharged, with or without intercooler, for year-round use.

Worth knowing

Optimal Synth 5W-40 has almost the same data sheet as this oil. Both show 13.9 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 170, base number 11 mg KOH/g, NOACK 11 % and a pour point of -36 °C, the same ACEA A3/B4 and API CF classes, and the same three numbers, MB 229.3, VW 502.00 and VW 505.00, recorded as compliance with requirements. Only the code lists differ: Optimal Synth has API SP instead of SN and adds stated compliance with BMW Longlife-98, GM-LL-A-025, GM-LL-B-025, Renault RN0700 and Renault RN0710.

A separate caution appears in the application section of the data sheet: the oil is miscible with common engine oils but delivers its full effect only when not mixed. The MB 229.3 number here, like the VW codes, is a Liqui Moly statement; which Mercedes-Benz engines this approval was meant for and what replaced it is covered in the article on the MB 229.3 approval.

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