Liqui Moly Special Tec T3200 5W-30

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Fully synthetic year-round 5W-30 to API SQ and ILSAC GF-6A for petrol and hybrid cars from Asian and American makes.

Classification
Product line Liqui Moly Special Tec 25 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-30What SAE means
Base oil fully synthetic
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
ILSAC class
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 56.2 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 9.8 mm²/s
Viscosity index 160
HTHS viscosity ≥2.9 mPa·s
Pour point -39 °C
Flash point 220 °C
Evaporation loss (NOACK) 12.0 %
Base number (TBN) 7.1 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash 0.9 %
Density 850 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 3.5 L, 4 L, 60 L, 205 L

Description

Liqui Moly Special Tec T3200 5W-30 is a fully synthetic year-round oil for petrol and hybrid passenger cars. It is aimed at Asian and American models and is suitable for engines with start-stop systems.

The oil carries API SQ and ILSAC GF-6A; the manufacturer also recommends it where API SN or API SN Plus is required. It holds no carmaker approvals.

Typical figures: 9.8 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 160, HTHS at least 2.9 mPa·s, sulphated ash 0.9 %, NOACK 12.0 %, pour point -39 °C. Pack sizes from 1 to 205 litres, including 3.5 and 4 litre cans.

Application

Petrol and hybrid passenger cars, above all Asian and American makes that specify an API SQ or ILSAC GF-6A oil, including engines with start-stop systems.

Worth knowing

Where the owner’s manual calls for ILSAC, what sets this can apart from Special Tec DX1 5W-30 and Special Tec AA 5W-30 is the mark: GF-6A here, GF-7A there. For a GF-5 or GF-6A entry in the manual, API advises taking GF-7A in the viscosity the carmaker specified; what the new class requires beyond GF-6 is explained separately. Both of those oils also list Chrysler MS-6395, Ford WSS-M2C946-A and GM dexos1 Gen 3 as the oil maker’s recommendations, whereas for T3200 Liqui Moly names no carmaker number at all.

By name this oil is easily confused with T3600 5W-30, but that one has 12 mm²/s at 100 °C and HTHS of at least 3.5 mPa·s, while this one has 9.8 mm²/s and at least 2.9 mPa·s. T3600 has ACEA C2 and C3, and the sulphated ash of T3200 is 0.9 %, above the 0.8 % limit for the C classes. Where C2 or C3 is prescribed, T3200 is no substitute, and T3600 for its part does not claim ILSAC.

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

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