Liqui Moly Hypoid Gear Oil (GL5) LS SAE 85W-90

Liqui MolyLiqui Moly Hypoid Gear Oil linegear and transmission85W-90

Mineral 85W-90 gear oil to API GL-5 with a limited-slip additive, meeting the requirements of ZF TE-ML 05C and 21C.

Classification
Product line Liqui Moly Hypoid Gear Oil 8 oils
SAE viscosity 85W-90What SAE means
Base oil mineral
Intended use gear and transmission
API class What API means
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Meets the requirements of
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 195 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 17.8 mm²/s
Viscosity index 99
Pour point -18 °C
Flash point 220 °C
Density 900 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 20 L, 60 L, 205 L

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

Description

Liqui Moly Hypoid Gear Oil (GL5) LS SAE 85W-90 is a mineral gear oil for heavily loaded hypoid final drives, including those with a limited-slip differential. Friction modifiers prevent stick-slip of the clutch plates.

It carries API GL-5 and the MIL-L-2105D approval. It meets the requirements of GM B 40 1010, Volvo 97311, ZF TE-ML 05C and ZF TE-ML 21C without official approval.

Typical figures: 17.8 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 99, pour point -18 °C. Available in 1, 20, 60 and 205 litre packs.

Application

Heavily loaded hypoid final drives with or without a locking or limited-slip differential.

Worth knowing

In the ZF classification, ZF TE-ML 05C denotes an oil with additives for limited-slip differentials; of the Liqui Moly oils in the catalogue, only this one claims that class and ZF TE-ML 21C. These entries do not have the status of an approval: the data sheet lists them, together with Volvo 97311 and GM B 40 1010, as a recommendation by Liqui Moly itself and gives no ZF number. The specifications block lists only API GL-5 and MIL-L-2105D.

If the manual calls for a ZF TE-ML 16C, 17B, 19B or 21A approval, or for MB 235.0H, it points instead to Hypoid Gear Oil (GL5) SAE 85W-90: those entries belong to that oil, not to the LS. The tables of figures barely tell the two oils apart, so the axle maker’s requirement decides, and it also decides whether friction modifiers are needed at all.

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