Mobil 1 ESP X3 0W-40

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Fully synthetic 0W-40 for high-performance petrol engines with a GPF, approved to MB 229.51, MB 229.52 and GM dexos2.

Classification
Product line Mobil 1 21 oils
SAE viscosity 0W-40What 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 100 °C 14.1 mm²/s
Viscosity index 204
HTHS viscosity 3.8 mPa·s
Pour point -48 °C
Flash point 230 °C
Density 846 kg/m³

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

Description

Mobil 1 ESP X3 0W-40 is a fully synthetic oil in the Mobil 1 range, developed together with Porsche for high-performance petrol engines fitted with a gasoline particulate filter (GPF).

It holds official MB 229.51, MB 229.52 and GM dexos2 approvals and is rated ACEA C3 and API SN Plus and SN. For the Fiat 9.55535-S2 specification ExxonMobil recommends it without formal approval.

Typical figures: 14.1 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 204, HTHS 3.8 mPa·s, pour point -48 °C.

The data sheet warns that the oil is not a backward-compatible replacement where Porsche requires the A40, C30 or C20 specifications.

Application

High-performance petrol engines in modern European cars with a gasoline particulate filter (GPF), only where the maker approves this oil; it does not replace the A40, C30 or C20 oils specified by Porsche.

Worth knowing

No oil in the catalogue holds an official Fiat 9.55535-S2 approval: on the Fiat 9.55535-S2 page every one of them has this code only as a recommendation or as meeting the requirements. Viscosity deserves attention too. In the table in the article on the Fiat 9.55535 codes, S2 is listed as a requirement for a 5W-40 oil of class C3, while this one is 0W-40; Mobil advises checking the permitted viscosity grade for your own engine against the owner’s manual.

The neighbouring ESP X4 0W-40 matches this one on MB 229.51, MB 229.52 and ACEA C3, but its GM approval is different, dexosR instead of dexos2, and it has no Fiat code at all. On the other hand, X4 has Porsche A40 and C40, VW 511.00 and the newer API classes SP and SQ, whereas this oil claims only API SN Plus and SN. So of the two 0W-40 oils in the ESP series, only X3 formally covers the GM dexos2 requirement, and only X4 the Porsche and VW approvals.

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

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