Mobil Super 2000 Formula P 10W-40

MobilMobil Super 2000 linepassenger cars10W-40

Semi-synthetic 10W-40 oil for petrol and diesel cars, rated ACEA A3/B4 and API SN Plus and meeting the requirements of MB 229.1.

Classification
Product line Mobil Super 2000 5 oils
SAE viscosity 10W-40What SAE means
Base oil semi-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 97 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 14.4 mm²/s
Pour point -33 °C
Flash point 226 °C
Sulphated ash 1.2 %
Density 870 kg/m³

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

Description

Mobil Super 2000 Formula P 10W-40 is a semi-synthetic engine oil from the Mobil Super 2000 range for petrol and diesel cars, SUVs and vans. It is intended for town and motorway driving under normal and occasionally severe conditions.

The oil meets ACEA A3/B4 and API SN Plus, as well as the earlier API categories SN, SM, SL and SJ. The oil maker recommends it for applications calling for MB 229.1, ACEA A3/B3 or the diesel category API CF; the data sheet lists no carmaker approvals.

Typical figures: viscosity 14.4 mm²/s at 100 °C, pour point -33 °C, flash point 226 °C, sulphated ash 1.2 %.

Application

Cars, SUVs and vans with petrol and diesel engines in town and motorway driving, under normal and occasionally severe conditions.

Worth knowing

ACEA A3/B4 is recorded for only one of the three 10W-40 oils in the Mobil Super 2000 line: this one. For Super 2000 X1 10W-40 and Super 2000 X1 Diesel 10W-40, the only European class mentioned is a recommendation for applications that specify A3/B3. So when the service book calls specifically for A3/B4, Formula P is the one of the three that meets it. The overview of the current ACEA classes explains why A3/B3 was dropped from the current editions and what high-temperature viscosity A3/B4 requires.

For VW group cars the picture is reversed: Formula P has no carmaker approvals, whereas Mobil Super 2000 X1 10W-40 is officially approved to VW 501.01 and VW 505.00 and also meets the petrol categories API SP and SQ. The X1 data sheet, however, does not list the classes A3/B4 or API SM, SL and SJ. As for MB 229.1, both oils are in the same position: ExxonMobil recommends them for such applications, but neither holds a Mercedes-Benz approval. The Formula P data sheet also gives a phosphorus content of 0.10 %.

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

Sources

Related articles

Other Mobil oils

All 150 oils

  • Mobil Super 2000 X1 10W-40

    Semi-synthetic 10W-40 oil for cars without a particulate filter, with VW 501.01 and VW 505.00 approvals and an API SQ rating.

    • VW 505.00
    • VW 501.01
    • ACEA A3/B3
    • API CF

  • Mobil Super 2000 X1 Diesel 10W-40

    Semi-synthetic 10W-40 for diesel cars without a particulate filter, for applications calling for API CF, ACEA A3/B3 or MB 229.1.

    • ACEA A3/B3
    • API CF
    • MB 229.1

  • Mobil Super 2000 X1 5W-30

    Semi-synthetic full-SAPS 5W-30 oil for petrol and diesel cars without a particulate filter, rated ACEA A3/B4 and API SL.

    • ACEA A3/B4
    • ACEA A3/B3
    • API CF
    • API SL

  • Mobil Super 2000 x3 5W-40

    Semi-synthetic 5W-40 engine oil for cars without a particulate filter, rated ACEA A3/B4 and API SN Plus.

    • ACEA A3/B4
    • ACEA A3/B3
    • API SN Plus

Other 10W-40 oils

  • Liqui Moly

    Liqui Moly MoS2 Leichtlauf 10W-40

    Semi-synthetic 10W-40 oil with MoS2 for petrol and diesel engines without a particulate filter, meeting ACEA A3/B4 and API SL.

    • ACEA A3
    • ACEA B4
    • API SL
  • Liqui Moly

    Liqui Moly Optimal 10W-40

    Semi-synthetic all-season 10W-40 engine oil for petrol engines, to API SL and CF and ACEA A3 and B3, meeting MB 229.1.

    • ACEA A3
    • ACEA B3
    • API SL
    • API CF
  • Liqui Moly

    Liqui Moly Special Tec T3800 10W-40

    Semi-synthetic year-round 10W-40 to ACEA E7/E9 and API CK-4/SP for petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles.

    • ACEA E7
    • ACEA E9
    • API CK-4
    • API SP
  • Motul

    Motul CLASSIC EIGHTIES 10W-40

    partly verified

    Semi-synthetic 10W-40 API SL engine oil for the four-stroke petrol and diesel engines of youngtimers and modern classics.

    • API SL