Several versions which considerably differ in terms of composition may occur within one oil viscosity class. TotalEnergies pays attention to and warns against consequences of potential mistakes. For example - there are 9 versions of 5W-30 oil in the TotalEnergies range!
A lot of users still do not pay attention to the oil viscosity class and while buying they are suggested (horror of horrors!) only by brand or - as a last resort - by a simple division into mineral, semi-synthetic and synthetic oils. This may be harmful to engines, especially if we have to do with younger and more advanced constructions. Manufacturers of cars set increasingly high requirements for suppliers of lubricants, and this causes that a greater and greater number of oil varieties are placed in the market. Andrzej Husiatyński from TotalEnergies pays attention to this phenomenon and gives a specific example: there are as many as 9 oils in 5W-30 class in the TotalEnergies range itself. As many as 7 of them (the list is available at the end of the text) differ in terms of parameters so much that they can be used interchangeably only under certain conditions. While choosing, type approvals of individual producers of engines placed on the packaging are crucial.
First type approval, later viscosity!
Downsizing and rigorous exhaust emission standards force manufacturers of combustion engines to use extreme technical solutions. It is not only all about advanced soot capture systems (their constructions still evolve) but also about handling the degree of compression, dosing of fuel, supercharge pressure, etc. All this allows meeting new standards, however it also generates the whole range of problems such as, e.g. LSPI (Low-Speed Pre-Ignition) phenomenon or formation of exceptionally small particles of soot.
Laboratory tests prove that a correctly composed oil may partially or even completely reduce such problems. Sometimes it is also about something else - it turns out that only a proper recipe of oil enables maintenance of necessary parameters of oil from replacement to replacement. Exactly for this reason, within one viscosity class there are different versions of “the same oils”. The only signpost in the whole chemical confusion becomes a manufacturer’s type approval, commonly called “admission” or “approval”. It is the type approval that specifies what mileage can be achieved with a given oil, whether it will properly protect the engine against the LSPI phenomenon or whether it will meet requirements of fuel injection units or the solid particles filtration system. An average customer is unable to see it but experts employed for production and composition of oils perfectly know that some specifications within the same viscosity class are not compatible with other or they even exclude each other, as they differ very much in terms of composition of the base of the additives used.
To sum up - the viscosity class is still an extremely important parameter characterising properties of oil. However, it turns out to be insufficient in the case of the increasingly large group of contemporary engines. Obviously - in emergency situations (e.g. during a holiday trip) you can fill up a shortage of oil with a refill bought at a station (preferably within the same viscosity class) without greater damage to the engine. But already after coming back home, you must replace the oil as soon as possible using one that has the appropriate approval from the engine manufacturer. All this results from the care of life of the engine or diesel particulate filter. If someone takes care of a car, they should not have any doubts about this.
Finally, we are presenting exemplary types of TotalEnergies oils within one viscosity class 5W-30. They are 7 different products which extremely significantly differ in terms of their use.
Laboratory tests prove that a correctly composed oil may partially or even completely reduce such problems. Sometimes it is also about something else - it turns out that only a proper recipe of oil enables maintenance of necessary parameters of oil from replacement to replacement. Exactly for this reason, within one viscosity class there are different versions of “the same oils”. The only signpost in the whole chemical confusion becomes a manufacturer’s type approval, commonly called “admission” or “approval”. It is the type approval that specifies what mileage can be achieved with a given oil, whether it will properly protect the engine against the LSPI phenomenon or whether it will meet requirements of fuel injection units or the solid particles filtration system. An average customer is unable to see it but experts employed for production and composition of oils perfectly know that some specifications within the same viscosity class are not compatible with other or they even exclude each other, as they differ very much in terms of composition of the base of the additives used.
To sum up - the viscosity class is still an extremely important parameter characterising properties of oil. However, it turns out to be insufficient in the case of the increasingly large group of contemporary engines. Obviously - in emergency situations (e.g. during a holiday trip) you can fill up a shortage of oil with a refill bought at a station (preferably within the same viscosity class) without greater damage to the engine. But already after coming back home, you must replace the oil as soon as possible using one that has the appropriate approval from the engine manufacturer. All this results from the care of life of the engine or diesel particulate filter. If someone takes care of a car, they should not have any doubts about this.
Finally, we are presenting exemplary types of TotalEnergies oils within one viscosity class 5W-30. They are 7 different products which extremely significantly differ in terms of their use.
Quartz INEO Long Life 5W-30 – a product created for the demanding type approval of VW 504.00 and 507.00, which allows to achieve mileage of 30 000km. The oil with a large reserve goes beyond the manufacturer’s requirements in terms of protection of cooperating elements of the engine, such as cams, sleeves. It also maintains the unit in ideally clean condition. Thanks to its composition of the base, it can even reduce consumption of oil in VW engines.
Quartz INEO MDC 5W-30 – has the highest norm for Diesel EURO 6 engines in Mercedes type BLUE-TEC, additionally fulfils the latest standard of OPEL OV0401547 exceeding the requirements of Dexos 2. It is also recommended by Hyundai/KIA.
Quartz INEO ECS 5W-30 – an oil made to meet the requirements of Peugeot-Citroen for petrol and Diesel Euro 4 and 5 engines.
Quartz INEO R-Plus 5W-30 – special composition allows to meet the latest standard of Renault RN 17 for petrol and Diesel EURO 6 and 6d engines.
Quartz INEO C4 5W-30 – special composition with reduced ash content and increased quantity of phosphorous additives to ensure longer exploitation of dry DPFs and diesel engines of Renault before 2018.
Quartz 9000 NFC 5W-30 – a product created to meet the requirements of FORD 913D standard for petrol and diesel Euro 4 engines. Large pressure was put on energy efficiency of the oil.
Quartz 9000 Future FGC 5W-30 – special composition of the base and additives to meet the requirements of the latest GM Dexos 1 gen 3 standard. It has been designed for petrol GM engines with supercharge and direct injection. It reduces the LSPI phenomenon, decreases the formation of high-temperature deposits, has a positive influence on cleanness of rings and a turbo-supercharger.
Quartz INEO MDC 5W-30 – has the highest norm for Diesel EURO 6 engines in Mercedes type BLUE-TEC, additionally fulfils the latest standard of OPEL OV0401547 exceeding the requirements of Dexos 2. It is also recommended by Hyundai/KIA.
Quartz INEO ECS 5W-30 – an oil made to meet the requirements of Peugeot-Citroen for petrol and Diesel Euro 4 and 5 engines.
Quartz INEO R-Plus 5W-30 – special composition allows to meet the latest standard of Renault RN 17 for petrol and Diesel EURO 6 and 6d engines.
Quartz INEO C4 5W-30 – special composition with reduced ash content and increased quantity of phosphorous additives to ensure longer exploitation of dry DPFs and diesel engines of Renault before 2018.
Quartz 9000 NFC 5W-30 – a product created to meet the requirements of FORD 913D standard for petrol and diesel Euro 4 engines. Large pressure was put on energy efficiency of the oil.
Quartz 9000 Future FGC 5W-30 – special composition of the base and additives to meet the requirements of the latest GM Dexos 1 gen 3 standard. It has been designed for petrol GM engines with supercharge and direct injection. It reduces the LSPI phenomenon, decreases the formation of high-temperature deposits, has a positive influence on cleanness of rings and a turbo-supercharger.
“While choosing an oil for your car, you had better be guided by the symbol of the relevant type-approval of a given engine manufacturer. The type-approval requirements are available in the car instruction manual, and the type-approval/admission symbols should be printed on the oil label”. For instance, the following oil configurators may also be helpful for this purpose: https://lubconsult.totalenergies.com/dobierz-olej
Inż. Andrzej Husiatyński, TotalEnergies
About TotalEnergies Marketing Polska
TotalEnergies Marketing Polska has been present in Poland since 1992 and has an established position on the market of motor oils. It offers products of two well-known brands: TotalEnergies and Elf. The company has also been rapidly developing the sale of asphalts and has been present on the market of industrial special fluids since 2008. In 2010, TotalEnergies Marketing Polska started imports and wholesale of fuels. In December 2014, the company launched its first petrol stations in Poland, thus entering the retail market. www.totalenergies.pl
About Marketing & Services TotalEnergies department
The business segment TotalEnergies Marketing & Services offers to its professional and private customers a wide range of energy products and services - petroleum products, bio-fuels, charging electric vehicles and related services, gas for transport by road and sea - to support mobility thereof and to help them reduce the carbon footprint. Every day more than 8 million customers visit our 16 000 fuel stations all over the world. As number four in the world in the field of lubricants, we design and sell high-efficiency products for motorisation, industrial and maritime sectors. So as to respond to the needs of our B2B customers best, we implement our sales forces, our international logistics network and our diverse offer. We operate in 107 countries where 31 000 employees of ours are close to all our clients.
About TotalEnergies company
TotalEnergies is a multi-energy company that manufactures and sells energy in the global scale: crude oil and bio-fuels, natural gas and green gas, renewable energy sources and electric energy. 105 000 our staff members are involved in generation of the increasingly cheap, pure, reliable and available to the greatest possible number of people energy. Being active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies focuses its activities on sustainable development in all dimensions thereof, in particular in the area of its business projects and operations that shall contribute to increased quality of life of people all over the world.
Contact TotalEnergies
Bartosz Cyran | bartosz.cyran@proautomotive.pl | +48 662 454 679
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TotalEnergies Marketing Polska has been present in Poland since 1992 and has an established position on the market of motor oils. It offers products of two well-known brands: TotalEnergies and Elf. The company has also been rapidly developing the sale of asphalts and has been present on the market of industrial special fluids since 2008. In 2010, TotalEnergies Marketing Polska started imports and wholesale of fuels. In December 2014, the company launched its first petrol stations in Poland, thus entering the retail market. www.totalenergies.pl
About Marketing & Services TotalEnergies department
The business segment TotalEnergies Marketing & Services offers to its professional and private customers a wide range of energy products and services - petroleum products, bio-fuels, charging electric vehicles and related services, gas for transport by road and sea - to support mobility thereof and to help them reduce the carbon footprint. Every day more than 8 million customers visit our 16 000 fuel stations all over the world. As number four in the world in the field of lubricants, we design and sell high-efficiency products for motorisation, industrial and maritime sectors. So as to respond to the needs of our B2B customers best, we implement our sales forces, our international logistics network and our diverse offer. We operate in 107 countries where 31 000 employees of ours are close to all our clients.
About TotalEnergies company
TotalEnergies is a multi-energy company that manufactures and sells energy in the global scale: crude oil and bio-fuels, natural gas and green gas, renewable energy sources and electric energy. 105 000 our staff members are involved in generation of the increasingly cheap, pure, reliable and available to the greatest possible number of people energy. Being active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies focuses its activities on sustainable development in all dimensions thereof, in particular in the area of its business projects and operations that shall contribute to increased quality of life of people all over the world.
Contact TotalEnergies
Bartosz Cyran | bartosz.cyran@proautomotive.pl | +48 662 454 679
TotalEnergies Legal note
The following terms “TotalEnergies”, “TotalEnergies Company” or “Company” herein are used for determination of TotalEnergies SE and consolidated entities that are directly or indirectly controlled by TotalEnergies SE. Similarly, the following words “we”, “us” and “our” may be used with reference to such entities or staff members thereof. The entities in which TotalEnergies SE directly or indirectly holds shares are separate legal entities. TotalEnergies SE shall not bear responsibility & liability for actions or omissions of such entities. This document may contain information and statements pertaining to the future, which are based on a number of economic data and assumptions adopted in the particular economic, competitive and regulatory environment. In the future, they may turn out to be inaccurate, as a result of being subjected to many risk factors. Neither TotalEnergies SE nor any subsidiary thereof shall undertake to publicly update any information or declarations concerning the future, objectives or trends contained herein, both as a result of new information, future events or in another manner whatsoever. Information pertaining to the risk factors which may have an influence on financial results or activities of TotalEnergies is available in the latest Registration Document the French version of which has been submitted by TotalEnergies SE in the French securities regulator Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and 20-F form has been submitted in the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
