Valvoline SynPower MXL -- US equivalent?

[dparm]

Found that Valvoline sells a SynPower variant in Europe known as "MXL" and offers it in 0w30. Specs are:

KV @ 100C: 11.7
KV @ 40C: 65.0
VI: 171
TBN: 9.91
Pour: -57 C
Flash: 206 C

No HTHS or NOACK values available, though HTHS would have to be 3.5 or higher because of the ACEA B3/B4 approval.

API SL/CF
ACEA A3, B3, B4
Chrysler 229.1/229.3
VW 502/505/503.01
BMW LL-01


It's especially designed for longer change intervals; they claim up to 30,000km. It's a heavier Xw30, but not quite as heavy as German Castrol.

MSDS doesn't really lend any information except for ZDDP of 0.5-2.0%. The 5w30 MSDS shows "Baseoil; Distillates (petroleum), solvent-dewaxed heavy paraffinic" or 10-15% and "Baseoil; Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated, heavy paraffinic" of 5-10%. There is a curious entry under the melting point: "May start to solidify at
Is this a group 3/group 4 mixture? Or does this have some ester content? Is there a US equivalent to this?

 

[Quattro Pete]

With a pour point of -57C, it's got to have something else in it other than pure group 3.

Nothing really close to it available in the US. MST 5w30 is close when it comes to viscosity and the fact that it meets german extended drain specs, but TBN is lower (7) and pour point is -45C.

 

[dparm]

They have an MXL 5w30:

KV @ 100C: 12.0
KV @ 40C: 72.0
VI: 167
TBN: 9.0
Pour: -36 C
Flash: 230 C

No HTHS or NOACK values available, though HTHS would have to be 3.5 or higher because of the ACEA B3/B4 approval.

API SL/CF
ACEA A3, B3, B4
Chrysler 229.1/229.3/229.5
VW 502/505/503.01
BMW LL-01

Almost the same, save for the extra Chrysler/MB 229.5 approval and a slightly thicker viscosity as low temps (obviously). The MSDS/PDS show it has PAO, though I'm unsure if it's using esters too.

Valvoline markets the MXL as a German car oil in Europe.