Mobilube HD Plus 85W-140

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API GL-5 and MT-1 85W-140 gear oil for heavily loaded truck axles, with Mack GO-J, Volvo 97321 and SAE J2360 approvals.

Classification
Product line Mobil Mobilube 14 oils
SAE viscosity 85W-140What SAE means
Intended use gear and transmission
API class What API means
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Meets the requirements of
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 333 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 25.4 mm²/s
Viscosity index 99
Pour point -18 °C
Flash point 230 °C

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

Description

Mobilube HD Plus 85W-140 is the heavier grade of the HD Plus gear oil, for heavily loaded axles, final drives and manual gearboxes in trucks, buses and off-highway machinery.

It holds official Mack GO-J, Volvo 97321 and SAE J2360 approvals. It is rated API GL-5 and API MT-1 and meets the requirements of Scania STO 1:0 and Meritor O-94 without formal approval. It matches the MIL-PRF-2105E quality level but holds no approval against that standard.

Typical figures: viscosity 25.4 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 99, pour point -18 °C, flash point 230 °C.

It is not intended for gearboxes where the manufacturer specifies a lower API gear-oil category, engine oil or ATF.

Application

Heavily loaded axles, final drives and manual gearboxes in trucks, buses and off-highway machinery.

Worth knowing

Of the two Mobil 85W-140 oils in the catalogue, only this one carries the SAE J2360, Mack GO-J and Volvo 97321 approvals. The other, Mobilube HD 85W-140, is limited to API GL-5, and the Plus in the name does not mean a higher viscosity: at 100 °C this oil has 25.4 mm²/s and the other 27.5 mm²/s, both within the SAE 140 range (24.0-32.5 mm²/s). Scania STO 1:0 appears in the same data sheet as the oil maker’s own statement, not an approval; a separate article explains how such entries differ and where to check them.

The brand also holds the same three approvals on HD Plus 80W-90, but that is a different SAE grade: 14.5 mm²/s at 100 °C and a pour point of -27 °C, against -18 °C here. For manual gearboxes the data sheet mentions only those that need the GL-5 and MT-1 level, and it does not recommend the oil where API GL-4 is required.

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