Liqui Moly Touring High Tech Special 10W-40
Synthetic 10W-40 engine oil to API SM/CF for petrol engines and passenger-car diesels, without carmaker approvals.
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Product line | Liqui Moly Touring High Tech 10 oils |
| SAE viscosity | 10W-40What SAE means |
| Base oil | synthetic |
| Intended use | passenger cars |
| API class | What API means |
| Typical properties | |
| Viscosity at 40 °C | 95 mm²/s |
| Viscosity at 100 °C | 14.5 mm²/s |
| Viscosity index | 160 |
| HTHS viscosity | ≥3.5 mPa·s |
| Pour point | -36 °C |
| Flash point | 230 °C |
| Evaporation loss (NOACK) | 10.0 % |
| Base number (TBN) | 10.3 mg KOH/g |
| Sulphated ash | 0.9-1.5 % |
| Density | 860 kg/m³ |
| Pack sizes | 1 L, 4 L, 5 L, 205 L |
Description
Liqui Moly Touring High Tech Special 10W-40 is a synthetic engine oil in the Touring High Tech line for petrol engines and passenger-car diesels, naturally aspirated or turbocharged, with or without an intercooler.
Classes: API SM and API CF. There are no carmaker approvals and no claims to meet carmaker requirements, so the oil suits engines whose handbook calls only for these API classes.
Typical figures: 14.5 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 160, HTHS at least 3.5 mPa·s, base number 10.3, NOACK 10 %, pour point -36 °C, sulphated ash 0.9-1.5 %. Pack sizes from 1 to 205 litres.
Application
Petrol engines and passenger-car diesels, with or without turbocharging and an intercooler, where API SM/CF is sufficient.
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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