Found that Valvoline sells a SynPower variant in Europe known as "MXL" and offers it in 0w30. Specs are:
KV @ 100C: 11.7
KV @ 40C: 65.0
VI: 171
TBN: 9.91
Pour: -57 C
Flash: 206 C
No HTHS or NOACK values available, though HTHS would have to be 3.5 or higher because of the ACEA B3/B4 approval.
API SL/CF
ACEA A3, B3, B4
Chrysler 229.1/229.3
VW 502/505/503.01
BMW LL-01
It's especially designed for longer change intervals; they claim up to 30,000km. It's a heavier Xw30, but not quite as heavy as German Castrol.
MSDS doesn't really lend any information except for ZDDP of 0.5-2.0%. The 5w30 MSDS shows "Baseoil; Distillates (petroleum), solvent-dewaxed heavy paraffinic" or 10-15% and "Baseoil; Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated, heavy paraffinic" of 5-10%. There is a curious entry under the melting point: "May start to solidify at
Is this a group 3/group 4 mixture? Or does this have some ester content? Is there a US equivalent to this?
KV @ 100C: 11.7
KV @ 40C: 65.0
VI: 171
TBN: 9.91
Pour: -57 C
Flash: 206 C
No HTHS or NOACK values available, though HTHS would have to be 3.5 or higher because of the ACEA B3/B4 approval.
API SL/CF
ACEA A3, B3, B4
Chrysler 229.1/229.3
VW 502/505/503.01
BMW LL-01
It's especially designed for longer change intervals; they claim up to 30,000km. It's a heavier Xw30, but not quite as heavy as German Castrol.
MSDS doesn't really lend any information except for ZDDP of 0.5-2.0%. The 5w30 MSDS shows "Baseoil; Distillates (petroleum), solvent-dewaxed heavy paraffinic" or 10-15% and "Baseoil; Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated, heavy paraffinic" of 5-10%. There is a curious entry under the melting point: "May start to solidify at
Is this a group 3/group 4 mixture? Or does this have some ester content? Is there a US equivalent to this?
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