Valvoline SynPower MXL -- US equivalent?

[dparm]

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?

 

[Quattro Pete]

With a pour point of -57C, it's got to have something else in it other than pure group 3.

Nothing really close to it available in the US. MST 5w-30 is close when it comes to viscosity and the fact that it meets german extended drain specs, but TBN is lower (7) and pour point is -45C.

 

[dparm]

They have an MXL 5w30:

KV @ 100C: 12.0
KV @ 40C: 72.0
VI: 167
TBN: 9.0
Pour: -36 C
Flash: 230 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 229.1/229.3/229.5
VW 502/505/503.01
BMW LL-01

Almost the same, save for the extra Chrysler/MB 229.5 approval and a slightly thicker viscosity as low temps (obviously). The MSDS/PDS show it has PAO, though I'm unsure if it's using esters too.

Valvoline markets the MXL as a German car oil in Europe.