Mobil 10W-40

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Multigrade 10W-40 engine oil rated API SN Plus for petrol and diesel engines in cars, pick-ups and light vans.

Classification
Product line Mobil 2 oils
SAE viscosity 10W-40What SAE means
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 89.3 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 13.3 mm²/s
HTHS viscosity 3.6 mPa·s
Pour point -39 °C
Flash point 232 °C
Sulphated ash 1 %
Density 860 kg/m³

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

Description

Mobil 10W-40 is a multigrade engine oil for petrol and diesel engines in cars, light trucks and vans. The data sheet does not state the base oil type.

The oil is rated API SN Plus, SN, SM, SL and SJ. It carries no car-maker approvals: where ACEA A3/B3 or MB 229.1 is specified, ExxonMobil recommends it, but without certification.

Typical figures: 13.3 mm²/s at 100 °C, 89.3 mm²/s at 40 °C, HTHS 3.6 mPa·s, sulphated ash 1 %, pour point -39 °C, flash point 232 °C.

Application

Cars, light trucks and vans with petrol and diesel engines where the maker specifies API SN Plus or one of the earlier API S categories.

Worth knowing

Mobil Ultra 10W-40 is this oil’s partner in the Mobil range, and on the data sheets the two are almost indistinguishable. All the codes match: API SN Plus, SN, SM, SL and SJ, and the recommendation for applications that call for ACEA A3/B3 or MB 229.1. HTHS of 3.6 mPa·s and sulphated ash of 1 % are also the same. Viscosity at 100 °C differs by a tenth (13.3 and 13.2 mm²/s), the pour points are -39 and -42 °C, and the phosphorus content of 0.08 % is given only on the Mobil 10W-40 page.

It is different when you need the MB 229.1 approval itself, not just a recommendation. Among Mobil 10W-40 oils in the catalogue, Mobil Super 1000 X1 10W-40 has that official approval, together with VW 505.00. Its ACEA class is the same A3/B3, but of the API classes only SL, SJ and CF are recorded, so on paper it does not cover an API SN requirement. Mercedes-Benz reserves the number 229.1 for car engines of the late 1990s and early 2000s; the later engines for which such oils are not recommended are listed in the article on the MB 229.1 approval.

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