Mobil MOBILGARD HSD 15W40
Applications Mobil MOBILGARD HSD 15W40
Mobilgard HSD 15W-40 is designed to provide outstanding performance in the most severe service marine applications of modern high-speed diesel engines, such as Caterpillar 3500 Series and smaller bore, Cummins, Volvo, Daihatsu, Yanmar, and others.
Specifications and Approvals
- MB-Approval 228.3
- VOLVO VDS-3
- API CF
- API CF-4
- API CG-4
- MAN M 3275-1
- Cummins CES 20071
- Cummins CES 20072
- Detroit 7SE 270 (4-STROKE CYCLE)
- API CH-4
- API CI-4
- API SJ
- API SL
- Cummins CES 20076
- Cummins CES 20077
- ACEA E7
- CATERPILLAR ECF-2
Features and benefits of Mobil MOBILGARD HSD 15W40 are
Mobilgard HSD 15W-40 combines a blend of high quality base stocks with a superior balanced additive system to provide exceptional control of oil thickening due to soot build-up and high temperatures, as well as outstanding resistance to oxidation, corrosion, and high temperature varnish deposits. When used as recommended, Mobilgard HSD 15W-40 diesel engine oil provides the following features and potential benefits:
Features |
Advantages and Potential Benefits |
|---|---|
| Increased thermal and oxidation stability | Reduces formation of deposits and sludge build-up
Keeps engines clean and operating smoothly |
| Excellent wear protection | Extended life of critical engine components |
| High Viscosity Index | Stable oil film at all operating temperatures
Reduced oil consumption |
| Increased high temp/high shear performance | Reduced engine scuffing, bore polishing and ring sticking |
| Outstanding TBN retention | Protects engine parts from corrosive wear and deposits |
| Excellent water tolerance and separation capability | Maintains effective lubrication and film-strength in the presence of water |
| Excellent low temperature properties | Improved oil pumpability/circulation at start-up Start-up wear protection especially for valve train area |
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Description Mobil MOBILGARD HSD 15W40
Mobilgard HSD 15W-40 by Mobil is an extra high performance, multi-grade engine oil specifically formulated for severe service high-speed diesel engines in marine applications. Its advanced chemistry provides outstanding performance in both modern, demanding low-emission diesel engines and older diesel engines operating on low or high sulphur distillate fuel. Mobilgard HSD 15W-40 is approved or recommended by all the major marine high-speed diesel engine builders.
Health and safety
Health and safety recommendations for this product can be found in the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). http://www.msds.exxonmobil.com/psims /psims.aspx
Typical properties
| Characteristics | Method |
Mobil MOBILGARD HSD 15W40 |
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| Grade | – | – | – | SAE 15W-40 |
| Ash, Sulfated | – | mass% | ASTM D874 | 1.1 |
| Flash Point | °C | – | ASTM D92 | 227 |
| Kinematic Viscosity | @ 100 C | mm2/s | ASTM D445 | 14.2 |
| Kinematic Viscosity | @ 40 C | mm2/s | ASTM D445 | 105 |
| Pour Point | °C | – | ASTM D97 | -33 |
| Specific Gravity | 15C/15C | – | ASTM D4052 | 0.881 |
| Total Base number | – | mgKOH/g | ASTM D2896 | 10 |
| Viscosity Index | – | – | ASTM D2270 | 138 |




