Liqui Moly Molygen New Generation 0W-20

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Low-viscosity 0W-20 engine oil with Molygen additive for petrol engines in Asian and American cars, to API SQ and ILSAC GF-7A.

Classification
Product line Liqui Moly Molygen New Generation 8 oils
SAE viscosity 0W-20What SAE means
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
ILSAC class
Approvals
Meets the requirements of What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 45 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 8.25 mm²/s
Viscosity index 165
HTHS viscosity ≥2.6 mPa·s
Pour point -42 °C
Flash point 225 °C
Evaporation loss (NOACK) 11.8 %
Base number (TBN) 8.1 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash 0.9 %
Density 845 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 4 L, 205 L

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

Description

Liqui Moly Molygen New Generation 0W-20 is a low-viscosity engine oil for modern petrol engines. It contains Molygen, the manufacturer's own friction-reducing additive, and is fluorescent green in colour.

It carries API SQ and ILSAC GF-7A. It holds no official approvals; the manufacturer states that it meets the requirements of GM dexos1 Gen 3, GM 6094M, Chrysler MS-6395, Fiat 9.55535-CR1, Ford WSS-M2C947-A, Ford WSS-M2C947-B1, Ford WSS-M2C962-A1, Ford WSS-M2C972-A1 and Mitsubishi Dia Queen, and the recommendations of Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru and Toyota.

Typical figures: viscosity 8.25 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 165, HTHS at least 2.6 mPa·s, pour point -42 °C. Pack sizes 1, 4 and 205 litres.

Application

Modern petrol engines in Asian and American cars, including multi-valve and turbocharged units with or without an intercooler, that specify an API SQ or ILSAC GF-7A oil.

Worth knowing

The low-temperature lines of the data sheet give no specific figures, only the limits of grade 0W under SAE J300: cold-cranking viscosity (CCS) of at most 6,200 mPa·s at -35 °C and pumpability (MRV) below 60,000 mPa·s at -40 °C. For the second half of the designation it likewise gives a limit: HTHS of at least 2.6 mPa·s, which is exactly the minimum the standard sets for grade 20, while the viscosity of 8.25 mm²/s at 100 °C lies within the limits of that grade. The table of SAE J300 viscosity grades lists all these limits.

Special Tec AA 0W-20 carries the same list of codes, from API SQ and ILSAC GF-7A to GM dexos1 Gen 3 and the North American Ford WSS-M2C947-A, Ford WSS-M2C947-B1, Ford WSS-M2C962-A1 and Ford WSS-M2C972-A1, and there too every carmaker code has the status “meets the requirements”. They differ in their data-sheet figures: Special Tec AA has a viscosity index of 175 against 165, a base number of 8.5 against 8.1 mg KOH/g, Noack volatility of 12.5 % against 11.8 % and a flash point of 230 °C against 225 °C. Sulphated ash is 0.9 % in both.

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