Liqui Moly Top Tec MTF 5400 75W-90

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Synthetic 75W-90 API GL-4 gear oil meeting the requirements of VW 501.50, MB 235.72 and BMW MTF LT-4.

Classification
Product line Liqui Moly Top Tec MTF 4 oils
SAE viscosity 75W-90What SAE means
Base oil synthetic
Intended use gear and transmission
API class What API means
Approvals
Meets the requirements of What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 88 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 15.5 mm²/s
Viscosity index 185
Pour point -45 °C
Flash point 180 °C
Density 880 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 20 L, 60 L

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

Description

Liqui Moly Top Tec MTF 5400 75W-90 is a synthetic gear oil for heavily loaded manual gearboxes, transaxles, auxiliary gearboxes and final drives. It is suitable for extended drain intervals; the manufacturer particularly mentions Audi, Seat, Škoda, VW, BMW, Ford and Mercedes-Benz.

Class API GL-4. The oil holds no official approvals; it meets the requirements of VW 501.50, VW G50, VW G51, VW G 052 145, VW G 052 911, BMW MTF LT-4, MB 235.72, Ford ESD-M2C175-A, Ford ESD-M2C186-A and Ford WSD-M2C200-C, as well as a number of other VW fluids.

Typical figures: 15.5 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 185, pour point -45 °C. Available in 1, 20 and 60 litre packs.

Application

Heavily loaded manual gearboxes, transaxles, auxiliary gearboxes and final drives, including Audi, Seat, Škoda, VW, BMW, Ford and Mercedes-Benz, also on extended drain intervals.

Worth knowing

Differentials are named in the application line, yet the data sheet gives a single class, API GL-4. Where the axle documentation demands GL-5, Liqui Moly offers Fully Synthetic Gear Oil (GL5) 75W-90 and Fully Synthetic Hypoid Gear Oil (GL4/5) 75W-90 in the same viscosity, but neither carries any of the manufacturer codes listed here. VW 501.50, Ford ESD-M2C175-A and the same 15.5 mm²/s at 100 °C do appear in High Performance Gear Oil (GL4+), where “GL-4 Plus” replaces GL-4. The article on API categories for gear oils explains what that “plus” means and why GL-5 is no substitute for GL-4 in a gearbox.

BMW MTF LT-4 and Ford WSD-M2C200-C are also listed for MTF 5200 75W-80, which has only 9.2 mm²/s at 100 °C. So these codes do not by themselves fix the SAE grade; check it separately against the unit’s documentation. Among the brand’s four 75W-90 oils in the catalogue, this one has the highest pour point: -45 °C, against -51 °C to -60 °C for the other three.

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

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