Motor oil for Kia Cerato / Spectra

Type the engine variant of your Kia Cerato / Spectra to see the right engine oil and the manufacturer approvals.

Which engine do you drive?

Fuel and model year are enough - only the matching engines stay.

The power is on your registration certificate, field P.2 (in kW).

Both numbers are on the German registration certificate part I, fields 2.1 and 2.2.

Oils for Kia Cerato / Spectra

Fill quantity and viscosity by engine of the Kia Cerato / Spectra

EngineModel yearsViscosityFill quantity
Cerato 1.62008–20080W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-404 L
Cerato 1.82008–20080W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-404 L
1.6 CRDi VGT2006–20080W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 5W-305.3 L
1.5 CRDi2005–20070W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 5W-305.3 L
1.62005–20080W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-403.3 L
2.0 CVVT2005–20080W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-404 L
1.62004–200410W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 20W-20, 20W-50, 5W-30, 5W-403.3 L
2.0 CRDi2004–200710W-305.9 L
2.0 CVVT2004–20040W-30, 0W-40, 10W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 15W-40, 15W-50, 20W-50, 5W-30, 5W-404 L

Fill quantity including an oil filter change, taken from our vehicle data. The change interval is set by your service book, not by the oil.

Other fluids for the Kia Cerato / Spectra

FluidRequirement
Automatic transmission fluid (ATF)Dexron III, ZF TE-ML 02F
Axle & differential oil75W-80, 75W-90, API GL4+, Toyota
Brake fluidDOT 3, FMVSS 116 DOT 3
Coolant & antifreezeG12, G12+

Which viscosity does a Kia Cerato / Spectra need?

We cover 9 engine variants of the Kia Cerato / Spectra. The most commonly approved grades are 10W-30, 5W-30, 0W-30 and 15W-40. Fill quantity ranges from 3.3 to 5.9 litres depending on the engine.

Which approvals does Kia require?

Kia publishes no approval of its own: what counts is the viscosity and the ACEA or API class in your owner's manual.