Mobil 1 10W-60

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Fully synthetic high-viscosity 10W-60 for worn engines and motorsport, rated ACEA A3/B4 and API SN.

Classification
Product line Mobil 1 21 oils
SAE viscosity 10W-60What 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 156 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 22.7 mm²/s
Pour point -42 °C
Flash point 234 °C
Density 855 kg/m³

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

Mobil 1 10W-60

Description

Mobil 1 10W-60 is a fully synthetic, high-viscosity oil in the Mobil 1 range. It is intended for high-mileage petrol and diesel engines, where a thicker oil reduces oil burning, and for motorsport.

It is rated ACEA A3/B4 and API SN, SM, SL and SJ. ExxonMobil also recommends it where MB 229.1, API CF or ACEA A3/B3 is specified; the manufacturer lists no official car-maker approvals.

The formulation includes extra seal-conditioning additives and anti-wear additives for worn engines. Typical figures: 22.7 mm²/s at 100 °C, 156 mm²/s at 40 °C, pour point -42 °C.

It is not intended for diesels with a particulate filter.

Application

High-mileage petrol and diesel cars, often beyond 150,000 km (diesels only without a particulate filter), plus motorsport and high-performance engines that need a high viscosity.

Worth knowing

The MB 229.1 specification, for which ExxonMobil recommends this oil, was designed for Mercedes-Benz passenger cars with engines built from 1998 to 2002. According to the article on the MB 229.1 approval, oils of this level are not advised for the later M271 and M275 petrol engines or the OM646, OM647 and OM648 diesels, so for such engines go by the number in the service book. Which oils hold 229.1 as an official approval and which only as meeting the requirements can be seen on the MB 229.1 page.

The data sheet gives ACEA class A3/B3 with the suffix “-16”, that is, in the 2016 edition of ACEA. The current edition no longer has this class for passenger cars, although it remains in the manuals of cars for which it was once specified; A3/B4, whose requirements the oil meets, is among the current classes.

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