Liqui Moly MoS2 Low-Friction 20W-50

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Mineral 20W-50 oil with molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) for turbocharged petrol and diesel engines, meeting ACEA A3/B4 and API SL.

Classification
Product line Liqui Moly MoS2 5 oils
SAE viscosity 20W-50What SAE means
Base oil mineral
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
ACEA class What ACEA means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 169 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 19.5 mm²/s
Viscosity index 130
HTHS viscosity ≥3.5 mPa·s
Pour point -33 °C
Flash point 230 °C
Evaporation loss (NOACK) 7.0 %
Base number (TBN) 10.4 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash 1.0-1.6 %
Density 880 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 4 L, 5 L, 20 L, 205 L

Description

Liqui Moly MoS2 Low-Friction 20W-50 is a mineral engine oil with the solid lubricant molybdenum disulphide (MoS2). It is intended for turbocharged petrol and diesel engines, including extended drain intervals and severe operating conditions.

It holds no official approvals; the manufacturer gives recommendations only, to ACEA A3/B4 and API SL.

Typical figures: viscosity 19.5 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 130, HTHS at least 3.5 mPa·s, NOACK 7 %, pour point -33 °C, sulphated ash 1.0-1.6 %. Pack sizes from 1 to 205 litres.

Application

Turbocharged petrol and diesel engines, including extended drain intervals and severe operating conditions.

Worth knowing

API regards SL, this oil’s petrol class, as meant for engines of model year 2004 and older; for modern turbocharged direct-injection engines the article on the API SL class advises looking for SP at the least. The data sheet’s mention of turbocharged engines, where the list of properties also adds naturally aspirated ones, does not change this: the same data sheet defers to the instructions of the car and engine makers. Among the brand’s 20W-50 oils in the catalogue, none has API SP; the only one above SL is API SN in Touring High Tech Special 20W-50, which also carries a statement of conformity to MB 229.1.

Formula Super 20W-50 and Touring High Tech 20W-50 keep ACEA A3/B4 and API SL, adding ACEA E2, Allison C-4 and MIL-L-2104E approvals and statements for CAT TO-2, MAN 271 and MB 228.3. Each of them, like the rest of the brand’s 20W-50 oils, gives HTHS as ≥ 3.7 mPa·s, the SAE J300 limit for grade 50; here it is ≥ 3.5. The pour point of -33 °C is the same as in MoS2 Low-Friction 15W-40, but the data sheet sets cold cranking (CCS) at -15 °C, not at -20 °C.

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