Mobil 1 ESP 5W-30

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Fully synthetic mid-SAPS 5W-30 for cars with a particulate filter, approved to VW 504.00/507.00, MB 229.52 and BMW Longlife-04.

Classification
Product line Mobil 1 21 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
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Meets the requirements of
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 69 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 12 mm²/s
Viscosity index 171
Pour point -42 °C
Flash point 221 °C
Density 851 kg/m³

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

Description

Mobil 1 ESP 5W-30 is a fully synthetic mid-ash (Mid SAPS) oil in the Mobil 1 range, compatible with DPF and GPF particulate filters and with catalytic converters.

It holds official VW 504.00, VW 507.00, MB 229.51, MB 229.52, BMW Longlife-04 and Porsche C30 approvals and meets the requirements of Fiat 9.55535-S3, Opel OV0401547-D30 and Opel OV0401547-G30 without formal approval. It is rated ACEA C3; where ACEA C2 is specified ExxonMobil recommends it, though without the fuel-economy benefit that C2 brings. API categories are SQ, SP, SN Plus and SN, including LSPI protection.

Typical figures: 12 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 171, pour point -42 °C. Extended drain intervals only where the car maker permits them.

Application

Modern petrol, diesel and hybrid cars, SUVs and light vans with a particulate filter or catalyst, notably BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, VW Group and Opel, and Asian vehicles specifying 5W-30 to one of its standards.

Worth knowing

On the manufacturer’s page for the United Kingdom, this oil is marked as suitable for “Universal Top Up”, that is, for topping up passenger cars whose engines run on oils of viscosity grades from xW-16 to xW-50. The page sets these conditions: it may be added in an emergency when the right oil is unavailable, no more than 1 litre per change interval, and when the next oil change falls due the engine is refilled completely with the recommended oil; during the warranty period the page refers you to the carmaker’s manual. This note is limited to the EU countries, the United Kingdom, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

For Opel the page gives the OV0401547-D30 and OV0401547-G30 norms only as an ExxonMobil recommendation, without approval, and GM dexos2 is not in this oil’s list at all. Mobil 1 ESP Formula P 5W-30 holds that approval, along with Stellantis FPW9.55535/03 and MB 229.31, but in turn lacks VW 504.00, VW 507.00, BMW Longlife-04 and Porsche C30. The article on what oil to put in an Opel traces how the GM-LL approvals gave way to dexos2 at Opel and why newer cars with PSA engines need other numbers.

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