Liqui Moly Molygen New Generation 5W-30

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5W-30 engine oil with Molygen additive for petrol engines in Asian and American cars, to API SQ and ILSAC GF-7A, meeting GM dexos1 Gen 3.

Classification
Product line Liqui Moly Molygen New Generation 8 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-30What 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 62 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 10.9 mm²/s
Viscosity index 165
HTHS viscosity ≥2.9 mPa·s
Pour point -42 °C
Flash point 230 °C
Evaporation loss (NOACK) 10.5 %
Base number (TBN) 7.2 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash <0.8 %
Density 850 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 4 L, 5 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 Molygen New Generation 5W-30 is an engine oil for petrol car engines, containing the Molygen additive, which the manufacturer says reduces friction.

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-M2C946-A, Ford WSS-M2C946-B1, Ford WSS-M2C961-A1 and Ford WSS-M2C971-A1, and the recommendations of Chrysler, Ford, Daihatsu, GWM, HAVAL, Honda, Hyundai, Isuzu, Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota and Wuling.

Typical figures: viscosity 10.9 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 165, HTHS at least 2.9 mPa·s, sulphated ash below 0.8 %. Pack sizes from 1 to 205 litres.

Application

Modern petrol engines in Asian and American cars, including multi-valve and turbocharged units, that specify an API SQ or ILSAC GF-7A oil; suitable for extended drain intervals and high loads.

Worth knowing

Every carmaker code in this oil’s data sheet, from GM dexos1 Gen 3 and GM 6094M to the four American Ford numbers for 5W-30, sits under wording by which Liqui Moly recommends the product for cars with those requirements; the only items the data sheet actually calls specifications are API SQ and ILSAC GF-7A. That is why the catalogue gives these codes the status “meets the requirements”. The similarly named Molygen New Generation 5W-30 DPF has none of them: its list consists of ACEA C2, C3, API SN and European requirements, including MB 229.51 and VW 505.01.

Special Tec AA 5W-30 repeats this oil’s entire code list and adds an official VWC 53034 approval. The data-sheet figures of the two oils are close: 10.9 and 10.8 mm²/s at 100 °C, Noack 10.5 % in both. Sulphated ash differs more clearly, below 0.8 % here and 0.9 % in Special Tec AA, as does the viscosity index, 165 against 170. The article on how to check an oil approval explains how a carmaker approval differs from the oil maker’s own statement and where to verify it.

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