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GENERAL
LUBRICANTS - TOTAL recommended oils
Use of oil grade 10W40.
It is possible to use the semi-synthetic oil 7000 10W40 on HDi and HDi
FAP vehicles.
WARNING: To avoid difficulties when starting from cold
(< 20°C)
, use
5W40 oil.
For more details, see the oil usage table
(paragraph 3.3)
.
Commercial description for energy economy oil.
TOTAL ACTIVA FUTUR 9000 5W30
(France only)
.
TOTAL QUARTZ FUTUR 9000 5W30
(except France)
.
The exclusions for use of this oil are the following:
- XSARA VTS 2.0 16V (XU10J4RS).
- JUMPER/RELAY 2.8 HDi and 2.8 TDi (SOFIM engine).
- HDi FAP vehicles.
- CITROËN C3 HDi 16V (DV4TED4).
- CITROËN C8 2.2i (EW12J4).
- CITROËN C4 and C5 2.0i (EW10A).
- CITROËN C4 (EW10J4S).
Engine oil norms.
Current norms.
The classification of these engine oils is established by the following
recognised organisations:
- S.A.E : Society of Automotive Engineers.
- API : American Petroleum Institute.
- ACEA : Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles.
S.A.E. Norms - Table for selection of engine oil grade.
Selection of engine oil grades recommended for climatic conditions in
countries of distribution
(see table, paragraph 3.3)
.
Evolution of the norms to 01/01/2003.
ACEA 2003 norms.
The meaning of the first letter has not changed, it still corresponds
to the type of engine:
A: petrol and dual fuel petrol / LPG engines.
B: diesel engines.
The figure following the first letter corresponds to the type of oil:
3: high performance oils.
4: oils specifically for direct injection diesel engines.
5: very high performance oils permitting lower fuel consumption, specific to
direct injection diesel engines.
Example:
- ACEA A3: high performance oils specifically for petrol and dual fuel petrol/
LPG engines.
- ACEA A/B: blended oils giving very high performance for all engines, also
permitting better fuel economy, specifically for direct injection diesel engines.
NOTE: From 01/01/2003 there is no longer any reference to the year of
creation of the norm
(example : ACEA A3/B3 98 becomes ACEA A3/B3)
.