The guys on Bitog suggested that I check "oil-club.ru" for any information on Valvoline All Climate.
I managed to find a VOA in Russian.
What do you make of it?
(Translated via Google)
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The oil is declared as: ACEA A3/B3, A3/B4; API: SL/CF; GM-LL-A-025, GM LL-B-025; MB-229.3; Renault RN0700/0710; VW 50200/50500; Recommended for use where Fiat specification 9.55535.G1 is specified.
1) The oil meets the SAE viscosity standard and can be called 5W-30.
2) Viscosity at 100C = 11.82 - as expected in ACEA A3/B4 oils in which HTHS>3.5 must be maintained. As always, Valvoline mixed base oils in exact proportions. I praise you.
3) Alkaline number = 10.17 - a very high alkaline number, hence the good washing and neutralizing properties of the oil.
4) Acid number = 2.59 - the norm for full ash.
5) Sulfate ash content = 1.30 - ACEA A3/B4-2010 standard implies ash content up to 1.6. In principle, the ash content is not the lowest, but for this calcium sulfonate additive package it is the minimum possible. In general, everything is fine for this oil.
6) Flash point = 233C - this is where we need to praise, the flash is higher than the “hospital average” among such oils. Most likely, the CCS of this oil is somewhere around 5500-6000 (while I was writing I remembered about the passport that I posted, it really is 5500). Why is this good? The oil is made (as much as possible within the standard) with a slightly higher content of thick 6cst base oil. And this will have a beneficial effect on NOACK , and on the flash, and on HTHS. In general, the oil is thermally stable at high temperatures.
7) Pour point -44C - everything is fine, you can safely use it in cold weather. Up to -30C sometimes with a slight excess. At least you won’t be left with a frozen crankcase - there is a reserve.
8) Sulfur content = 0.388 - average, also the minimum possible for this package of additives and hydrocracking oil. An additive package based on calcium sulfonates is immediately visible by the sulfur content.
9) Judging by the elements, the Infineum additive package is used here, as I dare say, the latest version - improved with organic molybdenum, which reduces fuel consumption, slightly increases efficiency, additionally resists wear, and reduces friction.
10) Anti-wear additives - phosphorus and zinc, in abundance. Calcium-based detergent/neutralizing additives.
Conclusion: Stable oil from Valvoline in every sense, both in terms of parameters and properties. Perfect for cars from the 90s and 2000s, as well as versions of cars without modern bells and whistles from 2010-2017. Perfect for areas in the European part of Russia. It should be stable in terms of fumes. There are no obvious disadvantages. "
Valvoline All-Climate 5W-30 свежее за анализ спасибо соратникам форумчанам Skif_tlt; Yurij; Mixa_mc; rema; elvis, EVO_VII. Масло в запечатанной таре прислал официальный дистрибьютор Valvoline и Tectyl По Санкт-Петербургу, Ленинградской, Псковской, Новгородской областям и Республики Карелия. Ник E...
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