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    • ACEA A3/B4 specification
    • fpr Mercedes-Benz, Renault, VW/AUDI
    • with active cleaning formulation
    • Semi-synthetic engine oil
    • For vehicles with the year 1970-1990
    • developed with high zinc (ZDDP) and molybdenum (Moly) content
    • For petrol engines recommended
    • Fuel savings and reduced emissions
    • Has the ACEA A3/B3, A3/B4, API SN, SM specifications
    • Smooth running motor oil with Technosynthese
    • For petrol and diesel engines
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    • For petrol engines recommended
    • Fuel savings and reduced emissions
    • Has the ACEA A3/B3, A3/B4, API SN, SM specifications
    • semi synthetic high-performance smooth-running engine oil
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    • meets API SM, ACEA A3/B4
    • universal motor oil for suction and turbo diesel engines
    • meets API CI-4 / SL
    • MB approval 228.3 and 229.1
    • synthetic engine oil with API SN license
    • MB 229.3 approval
    • meets VW / Audi 502 00, 505 00
    • world’s first API SN 0W-16 API SN oil from Ravenol's exclusive USVO line
    • fully synthetic low friction engine oil
    • approved in japanese cars
    • Reduces fuel consumption and emissions
    • Specification: API SL/CF, ACEA A3/B3, A3/B4
    • Part number: 08880-80826
    • Part number: KE900-99932
    • Specifications: ACEA A3/B4, API Level SN/CF
    • Exceeds international standards
    • 10W-40 API SN engine oil
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    • geeignet für Rally, GT- und Kurzstreckenrennen
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    • 100% synthetisch

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Huge selection of motor oil from many manufacturers. You have the choice!

Among all lubricants and fuels in the car, engine oil is of particular importance. As the central link between mechanical friction and power generation, the engine oil plays a decisive role in the transmission of power from the engine in the car and is therefore exposed to various loads during each individual journey. If one considers that the intervals between oil changes are sometimes as short as 30,000 km, the importance of engine oil quality becomes even clearer.

 

Engine oils can essentially be distinguished by their viscosity, their manufacturer's approval or recommendation, and their basic chemical structure. Usually the viscosity is specified in an SAE class. In modern passenger cars, multi-grade engine oils are used which are capable of exhibiting different viscosities in the cold state, such as when the vehicle is cold-started, and in the warm state, i.e. at regular operating temperature up to the maximum load. This is a significant advantage, as an engine oil is thus able to ensure the rapid lubrication of an engine during a cold start with the highest possible flowability, thus guaranteeing qualitative aggregate protection, while at the same time offering a higher viscosity at high operating temperatures in order to be able to maintain a reliable lubricating film under heavy loads. Widely used viscosity grades in cars are SAE 0W-30, 5W-30 and 5W-40, which have replaced the once dominant viscosity 10W-40. An engine oil with a viscosity of 0W-30 is more fluid in comparison to the 5W-30 engine oil when cold and is therefore able to oil the engine more quickly and build up a protective lubricating film more quickly. In addition to the viscosity, automobile manufacturers limit the quality requirements for an engine oil to be used more precisely by specifications or so-called manufacturer's approvals. Common specifications are defined by the manufacturer-independent institutions ACEA (Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles), the API (American Petroleum Institute) or the ILSAC (International Lubricants Standardization and Approval Committee). Lubricant manufacturers can produce their products according to the classes defined in each case, such as ACEA A3/B4, API SN or ILSAC GF-5, while automotive manufacturers define which specifications must be met for the various vehicles. By specifying an engine oil specification, it is possible to identify in particular whether an engine oil is suitable only for petrol engines or also for vehicles with diesel engines. In the case of requirements for a lubricant individually defined by the vehicle manufacturer, a standardised specification is replaced by the so-called manufacturer approval or operating instructions. An approval is issued directly by the vehicle manufacturer. Oil manufacturers use it to produce products that meet the technical requirements of such an approval. Some of these products are then licensed and officially approved by the car manufacturer (in our online shop, the approvals of an engine oil  are listed in the product details under "approvals:") or recommended by the lubricant manufacturer as being suitable for use in vehicles that require an engine oil of the respective operating regulation (in our online shop, these are delimited from the manufacturer releases as "recommendations"). The most popular operating regulations defined by the automobile manufacturers include BMW Longlife-01, Mercedes-Benz MB 229.52, VW 505 00 and 507 00 or GM dexos2. However, there are also various other approvals from the vehicle manufacturers BMW, Mercedes, VW, Ford, Chrysler and many others.

In ATO24's online shop, you will find products from well-known lubricant manufacturers as well as a wide range of OEM products with which car manufacturers sell lubricants under their own brand. Due to our wide range of products we are able to provide the right motor oil for almost every vehicle - at a reasonable price and with short delivery time, no matter if European, American, Asian vehicle, passenger car, SUV, sports car or super sports car.


What does SAE 0W-16 mean?

The SAE viscosity classes are regarded as a standardized measure for classifying engine oils and are defined by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) in Standard J300. When it comes to the question of which characteristic the oils can be classified according to, its flow behavior is found as an elementary criterion. This is differentiated for high and low temperatures (summer vs. winter).

For the following in-depth discussion, a distinction must generally be made between monograde oils and multigrade oils. In the case of single-grade oils, a distinction is made between oils for low temperatures and those for high temperatures. In the case of low temperatures, the viscosities (SAE 0W, SAE 5W, SAE 10W, etc.) are meant, which refer to the low-temperature pump viscosity. This refers to the lowest temperature at which the oil is still pumpable under specified conditions (SAE J 300). For SAE 0W, this would be -40 degrees. For the high temperatures, classes such as SAE 20, SAE 30 and others apply. Its flow behavior is recorded in kinematic viscosity (flow velocity in mm² per second) at 100 degrees.

Multigrade oils (e.g. 10W-40) exhibit both properties simultaneously and can thus be used in both temperature extremes. This property makes them known today as commonly applied oils.


Also relevant is the specification of HTHS viscosity (High-Temperature-High-Shear), which is considered a measure of flow behavior at high oil temperatures and engine speeds.

Until April 2013, SAE 0W-20 oils were considered the class with the lowest viscosity. But as of that date, a change was made in the international viscosity classification of engine oils according to SAE J300. The viscosity 0W-16 was officially included.
The following table shows the viscosities valid until April 2013 with their respective temperature-specific properties.

Due to the new 0W-16 class, this graphical representation can of course be updated. For this reason, a specially prepared table for the new low viscosity follows:
Before viscosity 16 came onto the market, fixed interval values (min. to max.) of kinematic viscosity served as the sole criterion for assigning engine oils to fixed viscosity classes. With SAE 16, this is no longer possible. As can be seen from the table, the maximum values of SAE 16 reach into the ranges of SAE 20. In order to enable an unambiguous class assignment, the HTHS viscosity is now required at the same time. The lower values of the kinematic viscosity indicate a thin fluid. The 0W-16 is therefore the thinnest engine oil on the market. The HTHS viscosity also shows decreasing values. Lower values stand for improved fuel economy, wear protection and reduced CO2 emissions. This is due to the fact that at a lower HTHS viscosity, frictional losses at higher engine temperatures are avoided and less fuel is converted into heat. Consequently, fuel is saved or engine performance is increased. Thus, viscosity grade 16 clearly excels in this respect.

0W-16 the new benchmark when it comes to efficiency?

Global consumerism has long since moved away from gas-guzzling engines with immoral pollutant emissions, and is increasingly focused on responsibility towards the ecological environment. Fuel efficiency and clean engines are shaping the current demand for automobiles. Engineers saw an opportunity to meet fuel efficiency especially in changing the viscosities of engine oils.
For the East-Westphalian lubricant manufacturer Ravenol, this marked the beginning of the battle to increase fuel efficiency in product development.
This work represents a step in the right direction, as the OEM sees it as a key goal in the future to reduce overall fuel consumption.
The crux of the matter is that the 0W-16 is only compatible for new engines and cannot be used for older vehicles, as this would lead to the opposite effect, i.e. wear.

Does a 0W-16 engine oil fit in your car?

Engines to which the 0W-16 is tailored are currently found in Japanese car manufacturers. They have already developed oils that are very similar to the 0W-16. Their application tests were convincing and have now led to a direct recommendation from the factory for the first cars. On the lower picture you see an excerpt from the service manual of a Toyota Ractis, in which the 0W-16 oil is already filled from factory and accordingly for later services directly recommended. In addition, the car manufacturer points out the greatest fuel efficiency when using a 0W-16 engine oil.
These recommendations apply, for example, to Toyota Aqua and Prius, Nissan Dayz, Honda N Box and N-WGN. However, this does not exclude the use for other engines, but also applies to modern passenger cars with gasoline or diesel engines, hybrid vehicles and those where the viscosity grade 0W-16, 0W-20 or even 5W-20 is recommended.

The first 0W-16 API SN engine oil

Honda tested with an oil that had almost the same properties of the 0W-16 before the new class release. At the same time, Toyota developed an engine oil under the name "0W-16," but without the approval of an organization such as SAE. Other Asian producers also produced similar low-viscosity oils, but without a typification as 0W-16 or an official release from an institute. Thus, Ravenol is and remains the first manufacturer to develop an officially certified oil with SAE 0W-16 viscosity and to offer it on the market today. For the market, this represents an enormous step and at the same time underpins Ravenol's prestige. After all, it was not a major car manufacturer that pioneered the new low viscosity with its own oils, but Ravenol.



Buy 10W-40 Oil: Huge selection, top prices

In the ATO24 online store you get exactly the right 10W-40 engine oil for your vehicle! In addition to top prices, we offer you reliable advice and help you find the right 10W-40 oil.


The viscosity SAE 10W-40 belongs next to 5W-30 to the most demanded engine oil viscosity. But what exactly does 10W-40 actually mean and why are there so many different oils despite the same viscosity? We will clarify these and other questions in the course of this blog article.

What does 10W-40 mean?

10W40 stands for a multigrade viscosity. Correctly written out as 10W-40, the two viscosity indexes given, 10W and 40, refer to all-season use (suitability for winter and summer use). These multigrade oils were developed over 50 years ago and were intended to replace the procedure of having to change oil at summer and winter time. The viscosity specification in cold (10W) and warm (40) viscosity indicates the oil's flowability at high and low temperatures.

10W stands for the flowability in winter (this is where the W index comes from). The value 10 is not a directly measurable value of a certain unit but an index number. The lower the number before the W, the better the flowability at cold temperatures and cold starts. A 5W-30 engine oil therefore has better flow properties in cold conditions than a 10W-40 engine oil.

The number 40 stands for the flowability of the oil at a temperature of 100 degrees Celsius. Again, the lower the number, the lower the viscosity at a temperature of 100 degrees. Accordingly, a 10w40 engine oil is more viscous than a 0W-30 engine oil.

Buy 10W-40: Here's what to keep in mind!

Even if the vehicle manual recommends a 10w-40 engine oil, the right 10W40 oil is not immediately found. When buying a 10W-40, attention must be paid to the prescribed specification and release. They represent the particular chemical properties of an oil.

10W-40 engine oil approvals

As always, your vehicle may require a release in addition to the 10W-40 viscosity. These approvals are listed on the bottle label next to the specifications. The best known approvals are those of BMW (e.g. LL-04), VW (e.g. VW 507 00) and Mercedes Benz (e.g. MB 251.0). The approvals with the engine oil are comparable with a quality seal of the automobile manufacturers. Thus this manufacturer issues a certain chemical characteristic of oils, which must be fulfilled, in order to be permissible for the cars from the own product series.

What engine oil approvals occur together with viscosity SAE 10W-40? Among many others, are common engine oils of the following releases and recommendations 10W-40 engine oils:

 

What is the difference between 10W-30 and 10W-40?

Both viscosities share the winter property "10W", which means that they have the same properties at low temperatures and cold start. The indices 30 and 40 refer to a difference at high temperatures. Thus, the 10W-40 shows a slightly higher viscosity at high operating temperatures. This difference can be advantageous if the engine has oil losses with a 10W-30 motor oil.