Liqui Moly Molygen New Generation 5W-50
High-viscosity 5W-50 API SN engine oil with Molygen additive for petrol engines in Japanese and American cars.
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Product line | Liqui Moly Molygen New Generation 8 oils |
| SAE viscosity | 5W-50What SAE means |
| Intended use | passenger cars |
| API class | What API means |
| Typical properties | |
| Viscosity at 40 °C | 115 mm²/s |
| Viscosity at 100 °C | 19 mm²/s |
| Viscosity index | 185 |
| HTHS viscosity | ≥3.7 mPa·s |
| Pour point | -39 °C |
| Flash point | 230 °C |
| Evaporation loss (NOACK) | 11.7 % |
| Base number (TBN) | 10 mg KOH/g |
| Sulphated ash | 1.0-1.6 % |
| Density | 855 kg/m³ |
| Pack sizes | 1 L |
Description
Liqui Moly Molygen New Generation 5W-50 is a higher-viscosity engine oil for petrol car engines. It contains the Molygen additive, which the manufacturer says reduces friction.
It is classified API SN; the manufacturer lists neither car-maker approvals nor claims of compliance with any individual specification.
Typical data-sheet figures: viscosity 19 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 185, HTHS at least 3.7 mPa·s, pour point -39 °C, sulphated ash 1.0-1.6 %. The oil is supplied only in 1-litre cans.
Application
Petrol engines in Japanese and American cars, including multi-valve and turbocharged units, where a 5W-50 oil to API SN is permitted.
Worth knowing
Among the eight oils of the Molygen New Generation line in the catalogue, only this one is SAE 50, and its list of specifications is the shortest: a single API SN class, with no ACEA and no carmaker codes. Sulphated ash of 1.0-1.6 % is the same as in the 5W-40 and 10W-40 of the same Molygen New Generation line, whereas in the DPF 5W-30 it does not exceed 0.8 %.
Several lines of the data sheet repeat the limits of the SAE J300 standard rather than give a value of their own. HTHS “at least 3.7 mPa·s” equals the minimum for grade 50, and CCS “not more than 6,600 mPa·s” at -30 °C and MRV “less than 60,000 mPa·s” at -35 °C coincide with the limits for 5W. One line that does give an actual figure is viscosity at 100 °C: 19 mm²/s, roughly in the middle of the range for grade 50, from 16.3 to less than 21.9 mm²/s. Entries with “≥” and “≤” signs only mean that the grade is met; the article on the figures in an oil data sheet explains why.
Data current as of Check the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.
Sources: official sources of the data on this oil
- Technical data sheet (TDS) pim.liqui-moly.de
- Product page on the manufacturer’s site liqui-moly.com
- Manufacturer’s catalogue pim.liqui-moly.com
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