Liqui Moly Optimal New Generation 5W-30

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Fully synthetic low-SAPS 5W-30 engine oil for passenger cars with or without a particulate filter, to ACEA C3 and API SP, meeting MB 229.31.

Classification
Product line Liqui Moly Optimal 5 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-30What SAE means
Base oil fully synthetic
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
ACEA class What ACEA means
Approvals
Meets the requirements of What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 70 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 11.8 mm²/s
Viscosity index 165
HTHS viscosity ≥3.5 mPa·s
Pour point -36 °C
Flash point 230 °C
Evaporation loss (NOACK) 12.0 %
Base number (TBN) 8 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash ≤0.8 %
Density 850 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 4 L

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

Description

Liqui Moly Optimal New Generation 5W-30 is a fully synthetic low-SAPS oil for petrol and diesel engines with or without a particulate filter, and for cars running on CNG or LPG. The manufacturer has tested it with turbochargers and catalytic converters.

It carries ACEA C3 and API SP; the manufacturer also recommends it where ACEA C2 is required. It holds no official approvals and meets MB 229.31 without formal approval.

Typical figures: viscosity 11.8 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 165, HTHS at least 3.5 mPa·s, NOACK 12 %, pour point -36 °C, sulphated ash no more than 0.8 %. The data sheet gives the same figures as for Leichtlauf Performance 5W-30. Pack sizes 1 and 4 litres.

Application

Passenger-car petrol and diesel engines with or without a particulate filter, with a turbocharger and catalytic converter, and cars running on CNG or LPG.

Worth knowing

In the data sheet MB 229.31 is recorded not among the specifications but in the line of Liqui Moly recommendations, next to ACEA C2. Top Tec 4200 5W-30 New Generation, among others, holds Mercedes-Benz approval under this same number: also 5W-30 and ACEA C2/C3, but with API SQ instead of SP, and its official approvals also include MB 229.51, MB 229.52, BMW Longlife-04, VW 504.00 and VW 507.00. Its Noack volatility is 9.5 % against 12 %, and its pour point -42 °C against -36 °C. See the article on MB 229.31 for which Mercedes-Benz cars this low-ash number was introduced and what replaced it.

The name of the line says nothing about ash content. Optimal Synth 5W-30 shows the same 11.8 mm²/s at 100 °C and viscosity index of 165, but is a full-SAPS A3/B4 oil: base number 11 mg KOH/g against 8, sulphated ash 1.0-1.6 % against a maximum of 0.8 %. If the car has a particulate filter and the manufacturer requires a C class, these two cans are not interchangeable.

Data current as of Check the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.

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