ACEA A5 Or Above

[Texican]

What motor oils are rated ACEA A5 or above? The only one I know of PPU.

 

[PPWarrior]

Any 0w20 as far as I know

 

[slacktide_bitog]

M1 5w30 is A5/B5 again

Here is the PDS and here is a recent thread about how M1 5w30 is A5/B5 but not the AFE 0w30

 

[Texican]

Great, thanks!!! I was looking for a 5w30.

 

[1JZ_E46]

There's not really anything "above" A5. It's simply a specification (or "sequence") promulgated by ACEA.

A5 oils include:
PP and PUP
M1

 

[Linctex]

Originally Posted by Texican
Great, thanks!!! I was looking for a 5w30.


What's wrong with a 5W-30 in A3/B4?

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted by Texican
What motor oils are rated ACEA A5 or above?
That's a silly requirement. Higher number doesn't necessarily mean better when it comes to ACEA specs.

 

[OilUzer]

I think all typical resource conserving oils are a5/b5 and has nothing to do with the brand. They are typically lower viscosity, lower hths oils.

So thicker (higher viscosity) and higher hths oils can't be a5/b5.

 

[Texican]

Nothing is wrong with it; just following the car manufacturers specifications.

 

[Garak]

Originally Posted by Quattro Pete
Originally Posted by Texican
What motor oils are rated ACEA A5 or above?
That's a silly requirement. Higher number doesn't necessarily mean better when it comes to ACEA specs.

We've seen that stupid wording a few times. Exactly what is supposed to be above A5/B5? Would it be A3/B4 or C3 or C5? Are E specs even higher? Sheesh.

 

[Gokhan]

Originally Posted by PPWarrior
Any 0w20 as far as I know

No regular 0W-20 can have A5/B5. You need HTHSV between 2.9 and 3.5 cP.

Most synthetic GF-5 xW-30 oils satisfy A5/B5.

Yes, there is no "above," except for the year version, currently being 2016. Next version, which will be above the current, is expected circa 2020.

 

[edyvw]

Originally Posted by Texican
Nothing is wrong with it; just following the car manufacturers specifications.

I knew it it is KIA or Hyundai.
There is NO such thing as ABOVE.
ACEA C3, A3/B3 and B4 are probably more advance than any ACEA A5 oil. But per logic in Hyundai/KIA they should be of lower quality.