Originally Posted by SR5
M1 0W40 In Australia
Mobil 1 0W-40 Value
Viscosity, cSt (ASTM D445)
@ 40°C 75
@ 100°C 13.5
Viscosity Index 185
MRV at -40°C, cP (ASTM D4684) 31,000
HTHS Viscosity, mPa•s @ 150°C, (ASTM D4683) 3.8
Total Base Number (ASTM D2896) 11.8
Sulfated Ash, wt% (ASTM D874) 1.3
Phosphorous, wt% (ASTM D4981) 0.1
Flash Point, °C (ASTM D92) 230
Density @15.6 °C, g/ml (ASTM D4052) 0.85
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M1 0W40 In USA
Properties and Specifications
Property
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Grade
SAE 0W-40
Ash, Sulfated, mass%, ASTM D874
1.34
Density @ 15 C, g/cm3, ASTM D4052
0.8456
Flash Point, Cleveland Open Cup, °C, ASTM D92
226
Hi-Temp Hi-Shear Viscosity @ 150 C 1x10(6) sec(-1), mPa.s, ASTM D4683
3.6
Kinematic Viscosity @ 100 C, mm2/s, ASTM D445
12.9
Kinematic Viscosity @ 40 C, mm2/s, ASTM D445
70.8
Mini-Rotary Viscometer, Apparent Viscosity, -40 C, mPa.s, ASTM D4684
21600
Phosphorus, mass%, ASTM D4951
0.1
Total Base Number, mgKOH/g, ASTM D2896
12.6
Viscosity Index, ASTM D2270
186
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Australia still users the older formula M1 0W40 which was previously used in North America (NA) but now NA uses M1 0W40 FS. When NA lost it's BMW LL-01 spec for a bit, Australia kept the spec.
So be careful when comparing Australian M1 to NA M1 or Europe M1. They are all good, but not necessarily the same.
The info on that site is ancient I'd wager. The MSDS search for Australia indeed yields the "FS" version of M1 0w-40, along with a "non-FS" version which appears identical when glanced at.
This is the current PDS for the Aussie M1 0w-40 which is indeed the "FS" product and has the same specs as the US (and ROW) one.