Ford approvals are used when selecting engine oils for Ford, Land Rover, and Jaguar vehicles.
Ford Approvals
Automotive leader Ford pays special attention to the requirements of the oils and fluids used in the vehicles released from the company’s assembly lines. The testing of oils and fluids is carried out according to the strictest and longest tests by the company’s engineers.
Ford oil approvals, like those of other manufacturers, cannot be called a fad, or something completely unnecessary. The proprietary specifications were designed to provide maximum performance and a level of protection for ever more advanced vehicle components.
What is a Ford specification?
Ford specifications are symbolic designations for the properties of the engine oil for a particular type of Ford vehicle and are how you choose the oil for your Ford vehicle. By selecting oil according to the appropriate specification, you ensure that you are using the right oil for your Ford.
Ford Engine Oil Approvals
Many major manufacturers back in the 90’s began to introduce their own specifications for oils and operating fluids, and the Ford Motor Company was not left out, and were introduced their own oil tolerances Ford.
Motor Oils
Ford WSS-M2C913-A
Engine oil, Initial and service fill, SAE 5W-30. This specification meets the ILSAC GF-2 and ACEA A1-98 and B1-98 and additional Ford requirements.
Ford WSS-M2C913-B
The Ford M2C913-B specification is released in Europe for initial fill engine oils used for lubrication of spark ignition engines using gasoline and for compression ignition engines using diesel fuels. The specification is also used to define engine oils for servicing Ford engines where applicable. The oil shall meet all the requirements of the ILSAC GF-2 and GF-3 specification, the ACEA A1-98 and B1-98 specification, and additional Ford requirements.
Ford WSS-M2C913-C
Fully backwards compatible and is strongly recommended for all applications that currently require the specification Ford M2C913-B. The new engine oil provides various benefits to the customer such as improved fuel economy benefits and high robustness to biodiesel fuels.
Ford WSS-M2C913-D
Introduced in 2012, oils meeting this specification are recommended for all Ford diesel engines except Ford Ka TDCi models manufactured before 2009 and Ford Galaxy 1.9 TDi models manufactured between 2000 and 2006. A product meeting this specification is especially recommended for diesel engines where M2C913-B or M2C913-C oils were initially required. An oil meeting this specification must be used in Ford Transit vehicles manufactured from 2012 onward with Duratorq 2.2 engine. Oils meeting this specification can be used with extended oil change intervals and are also suitable to be used in engines running on biodiesel or high sulfur diesel.
Ford WSS-M2C917-A
Viscosity SAE 5W40 engine oil for pump injector diesel engines.
Ford WSS-M2C934-A
Extended drain engine oil for vehicles equipped with diesel particulate filter (DPF).
Ford WSS-M2C937-A
Special engine oil for Ford Focus RS. Viscosity should be SAE 0W-40.
Ford WSS-M2C948-B
Largely based on the ACEA C2 oil sequence this spec requires a low SAPS 5W20 oil and is primarily designed for the 1.0 liter, 3-cylinder EcoBoost engine. Contains in-house tests for fuel economy and piston deposit control. Oils meeting this spec must provide a 0.9% fuel economy improvement over regular 5W-20 oils.
Ford WSS-M2C950-A
Special engine oil for Ford Focus Diesel 2.0 manufatured from September 2014 and Ford Mondeo Diesel 2.0 manufactured from 2015. Viscosity should be SAE 0W-30.
Manual Transmission Fluids
Ford 8U7J-19G518-BA
Special gear oil for Ford Kuga’s transferbox.
Ford 8U7J-8708687-AA
Special gear oil for Haldex clutches.
Ford M2C104-A
SAE 90 mechanical gear oil with EP additive and friction modifier.
Ford M2C175-A
API GL-4 grade, SAE 80W90 gear oil for Ford Type N transmissions made before 1990.
Ford M2C186-A
Friction modified transmission oil for Ford MT75 transmissions.
Ford M2C192-A
SAE 75W140 grade hypoid gear oil for regular and limited slip rear differentials.
Ford M2C192-A + M2C118-A
Synthetic hypoid gear oil with friction modifier.
Ford M2C197-A
Hypoid differential oil with EP properties.
Ford M2C197-A + M2C118-A
Special formula Trac-Lok for rear axles.
Ford M2C200-B
Synthetic, SAE 75W90 grade, API GL-4 or GL-5 level hypoid gear oil with extreme pressure (EP) properties.
Ford M2C200-C
Polyalphaolefine (PAO) based, synthetic gear oils.
Ford M2C200-D
Polyalphaolefine (PAO) based, synthetic gear oil with viscosity modifier and extreme pressure (EP) additive.
Ford M2C201-A
Thermally stable hypoid gear oil for front differentials. Meets MIL-L-2105D and API GL-5
Ford M2C918-A
SAE 75W90 grade synthetic gear oil for rear differentials.
Ford M2C936-A
Special gear oil for certain dual clutch transmissions.
Ford M2C94-A
SAE 80W90 or 80W grade multifunction hypoid gear oil. Meets API GL-5 and MIL-L-2105C.
Ford N052145 VX00
VW G 052 145 equivalent Ford specification. Fully synthetic, meets API GL-4 and SAE 75W90.
Automatic Transmission Fluids
Ford Mercon
Automatic transmission fluid specification for use in Ford automatic transmissions.
Ford Mercon V
Ford Mercon V specification. An automatic transmission fluid with improved protection against rust, corrosion, deposits and wear. It improves low-temperature shifting and guards against transmission shudder. Mercon V is fully backwards compatible with Mercon.