Find your oil
Answer up to three questions about your car and see which AKSONEX engine oil fits, and why.
Why this oil?
Answer up to three questions. The chart narrows as you go.
Does the car have a particulate filter, or is it still under warranty?
A particulate filter cleans the exhaust: a DPF on a diesel, a GPF on a petrol car. The owner's manual says whether yours has one.
Filter or warrantyNoChange: Filter or warranty
How old is the engine?
Exhaust after-treatment is the catalytic converter and the filters that clean the exhaust.
EngineOlder, built before exhaust after-treatmentChange: Engine
Which grade does the owner's manual ask for?
It looks like 5W-30. What the numbers mean
Grade20W-50Change: Grade
Which grade does the owner's manual ask for?
It looks like 5W-30. What the numbers mean
GradeChange: Grade
Which grade does the owner's manual ask for?
It looks like 5W-30. What the numbers mean
GradeChange: Grade
Your oil
VEKTRA 20W-50
An older engine without exhaust after-treatment runs well on mineral oil, the kind it was designed for. VEKTRA is the mineral line, on established specifications.
Made as
- VEKTRA
- VEKTRA XR
- VEKTRA XT
The specification in your manual decides which one: an ACEA, API or carmaker code.
Your oil
A modern engine without a particulate filter needs a stronger oil film and a longer life than mineral oil gives. KINETRA is synthetic, for exactly that.
Made as
The specification in your manual decides which one: an ACEA, API or carmaker code.
Your oil
Ash clogs a particulate filter, and a carmaker's warranty asks for its own specification. XENOFORM is full synthetic and low-SAPS: ash, phosphorus and sulphur stay below the limits that damage after-treatment, so the filter and the warranty are safe.
Made as
The specification in your manual decides which one: an ACEA, API or carmaker code.
Your line
VEKTRA
An older engine without exhaust after-treatment runs well on mineral oil, the kind it was designed for. VEKTRA is the mineral line, on established specifications.
Tell us the make, model and year of the car, and we will match the exact grade.
Your line
KINETRA
A modern engine without a particulate filter needs a stronger oil film and a longer life than mineral oil gives. KINETRA is synthetic, for exactly that.
Tell us the make, model and year of the car, and we will match the exact grade.
Your line
XENOFORM
Ash clogs a particulate filter, and a carmaker's warranty asks for its own specification. XENOFORM is full synthetic and low-SAPS: ash, phosphorus and sulphur stay below the limits that damage after-treatment, so the filter and the warranty are safe.
Tell us the make, model and year of the car, and we will match the exact grade.
Let us check
First, the filter
With a particulate filter, or under warranty, a car needs a low-SAPS oil: XENOFORM. Without one, VEKTRA or KINETRA, depending on the engine. The owner's manual tells you, or tell us the make, model and year and we will check.
Let us check
VEKTRA or KINETRA
Without a particulate filter, an older engine built before exhaust after-treatment takes mineral VEKTRA, and a modern engine takes synthetic KINETRA. Tell us the make, model and year and we will tell you which.
Passenger car engine oils
- CORE LINEMineral
- SYNTECH LINESynthetic
- XENOFORM LINEFull synthetic, low-SAPS
VEKTRA, Fits your answers
- SAE 40, Your grade
- SAE 50, Your grade
- 15W-40, Your grade
- 20W-50, Your grade
VEKTRA XR, Fits your answers
- 10W-40, Your grade
- 15W-40, Your grade
- 20W-50, Your grade
VEKTRA XT, Fits your answers
- 15W-40, Your grade
- 20W-50, Your grade
KINETRA, Fits your answers
- 5W-30, Your grade
- 5W-40, Your grade
- 5W-50, Your grade
- 10W-30, Your grade
- 10W-40, Your grade
KINETRA XR, Fits your answers
- 0W-40, Your grade
- 5W-40, Your grade
- 10W-40, Your grade
KINETRA XT, Fits your answers
- 5W-30, Your grade
XENOFORMVV, Fits your answers
- 0W-20, Your grade
- 0W-30, Your grade
XENOFORM FE, Fits your answers
- 0W-20, Your grade
- 0W-30, Your grade
- 5W-20, Your grade
- 5W-30, Your grade
XENOFORM C2 · C2 C3, Fits your answers
- 0W-30, Your grade
- 5W-30, Your grade
XENOFORM C3, Fits your answers
- 5W-30, Your grade
- 5W-40, Your grade
XENOFORM C3 LL · LL, Fits your answers
- 5W-30, Your grade
- 0W-20, Your grade
XENOFORM C1 · C4, Fits your answers
- 5W-30, Your grade
[Families and grades as in the catalogue. Still to be confirmed: which grade belongs to which family in C2 · C2 C3, C3 LL · LL and C1 · C4, and where RC and F stand beside FE.]
Passenger car
Three lines. One standard.
Proven, modern and OEM technology, separated deliberately. Specifying the right oil should be reading, not guessing.
CORE LINE Mineral
VEKTRA
Older engines, built before exhaust after-treatment
See VEKTRA
SYNTECH LINE Synthetic
KINETRA
Modern engines without a particulate filter
See KINETRA
XENOFORM LINE Full synthetic, low-SAPS
XENOFORM
Cars with a particulate filter or under warranty
See XENOFORM
Not a car?
The advisor covers passenger car engines. For other machines, start here.
- Commercial transportTrucksTITANOX engine oils for trucks, buses and fleets, in three technology levels.
- Gear and ATFGearboxesDRIVAX for manual gearboxes and axles, FLUXA for automatic transmissions.
- AgricultureTractorsTERRAFORM STOU and TERRAFORM UTTO for the engine, transmission and hydraulics, and SILVAX chain oil.