Motul SPECIFIC 229.52 5W-30

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Fully synthetic ACEA C3 5W-30 oil with official MB 229.52 approval for Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC diesels with SCR and a particulate filter.

Classification
Product line Motul Specific 24 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
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 73.3 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 12.2 mm²/s
Viscosity index 164
HTHS viscosity 3.5 mPa·s
Pour point -42 °C
Flash point 234 °C
Base number (TBN) 7.1 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash 0.77 %
Density 851 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L

Description

Motul SPECIFIC 229.52 5W-30 is a fully synthetic, mid-SAPS engine oil from the Specific line. It is intended for Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC diesels with SCR and/or a particulate filter, and is also suitable where earlier Mercedes-Benz low-SAPS standards are specified.

The oil is rated ACEA C3 and holds official MB 229.52 approval; the maker claims API SN as its performance level. It is compatible with SCR systems, particulate filters and catalytic converters.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 12.2 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 164, HTHS 3.5 mPa·s, pour point -42 °C, base number 7.1 mg KOH/g, sulphated ash 0.77 %. Available in 1 litre.

It is not a substitute where Mercedes-Benz specifies a full-SAPS oil.

Application

Mercedes-Benz cars with BlueTEC diesels fitted with SCR and/or a particulate filter where the manufacturer requires MB 229.52, as well as engines specified for earlier Mercedes-Benz low-SAPS standards.

Worth knowing

The Motul data sheet draws the line by the Mercedes-Benz sheet number. The MB 229.52 approval covers the 229.51 and 229.31 standards for diesels with a particulate filter and for certain petrol engines, but where MB 229.5 is specified, only an oil approved to exactly that number is allowed; 8100 X-MAX 0W-40 of ACEA class A3/B4 is named among the examples. The same document advises against mixing this oil with anything except oils approved to 229.52.

Among Motul 5W-30 oils with MB 229.52 approval there is also 8100 X-CLEAN EFE 5W-30. The HTHS is the same (3.5 mPa·s), the ash almost the same (0.78 % against 0.77 %), and the difference lies in the list of codes: 8100 X-CLEAN EFE also belongs to ACEA C2 and has BMW Longlife-04, Opel OV0401547-D30 and OV0401547-G30 approvals as well, whereas here there is one approval. The Mercedes-Benz approved-oil list goes by exact names, usually with one viscosity per entry; how to check a can against it is explained in the article on checking an approval.

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