Liqui Moly Fully Synthetic Hypoid Gear Oil (GL5) LS SAE 75W-140

Liqui MolyLiqui Moly Hypoid Gear Oil linegear and transmission75W-140

Fully synthetic 75W-140 gear oil to API GL-5 with a limited-slip additive, meeting ZF and Scania requirements.

Classification
Product line Liqui Moly Hypoid Gear Oil 8 oils
SAE viscosity 75W-140What SAE means
Base oil fully synthetic
Intended use gear and transmission
API class What API means
Approvals
Meets the requirements of What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 179 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 25 mm²/s
Viscosity index 172
Pour point -51 °C
Flash point 208 °C
Density 875 kg/m³
Pack sizes 0.5 L, 1 L, 20 L, 60 L

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

Description

Liqui Moly Fully Synthetic Hypoid Gear Oil (GL5) LS SAE 75W-140 is a fully synthetic gear oil for heavily loaded final drives. Its friction modifiers (LS) prevent stick-slip of the clutch plates in limited-slip differentials.

It carries API GL-5 and holds no official approvals. The manufacturer states that it meets the requirements of Ford WSL-M2C192-A, Scania STO 1:0, VME and ZF TE-ML 05D, 12D, 16G and 21D, as well as BMW rear-axle oil requirements.

Typical figures: 25 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 172, pour point -51 °C. Available in 0.5, 1, 20 and 60 litre packs.

Application

Heavily loaded final drives with or without a limited-slip differential, including BMW rear axles.

Worth knowing

The 140 in the name does not bring this oil closer to Hypoid Gear Oil (GL5) SAE 85W-140. At 100 °C the gap is small (25 against 27.7 mm²/s), but at 40 °C it is already 179 against 375 mm²/s, and the data sheet sets the 150,000 mPa·s limit at -40 °C instead of -12 °C. They share one code, API GL-5: instead of ZF TE-ML 16D and ZF TE-ML 21A, this one claims ZF TE-ML 05D, 12D, 16G and 21D. 05D and 21D differ by a letter from 05C and 21C of the LS SAE 85W-90 version, and a letter in a ZF code means a separate class within the list.

The BMW line is written without a number: “BMW rear-axle gear oil”. Among the brand’s oils in the catalogue, the number BMW 83 22 2 365 987 appears only for Fully Synthetic Hypoid Gear Oil (GL4/5) 75W-90, but its data sheet limits use to units without a limited-slip differential, while this one covers final drives with and without one. So this data sheet has no BMW oil number to check. No other Liqui Moly oil in the catalogue has Scania STO 1:0.

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