Elf Moto 4 Rider SL 10W-40

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API SL and JASO MA2 10W-40 oil for four-stroke motorcycles in stop-and-go town riding.

Classification
Product line Elf Moto 4 26 oils
SAE viscosity 10W-40What SAE means
Intended use motorcycles
API class What API means
JASO class
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 97 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 14.4 mm²/s
Viscosity index 152
Pour point -30 °C
Flash point 224 °C
Density 865 kg/m³
Pack sizes 208 L

Description

Elf Moto 4 Rider SL 10W-40 is an engine oil for four-stroke motorcycles ridden every day in town with frequent stops. It is compatible with ethanol-containing fuel.

The oil is rated API SL and JASO MA2 and is registered with JASO; the data sheet lists no motorcycle manufacturer approvals.

Friction control gives smooth gear changes with a wet clutch, while detergent and antioxidant additives help keep the engine clean. Typical figures: 14.4 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 152, pour point -30 °C. The Ukrainian catalogue lists it in 208 litre packs.

Application

Four-stroke motorcycles ridden daily in town with frequent stops; the Ukrainian catalogue lists the oil in drums.

Worth knowing

What chiefly distinguishes this oil from Elf Moto 4 Rider 10W-40 is the API class: SL instead of SP, the same two letters that appear in its name. The rest of the data sheet text is almost word for word the same in both: friction control for mixed steel and aluminium clutch plates, compatibility with ethanol-containing fuel, a level above JASO T 903:2023. The SL class is no obstacle here, because the JASO T 903:2023 revision allows API SJ and higher for motorcycle oils.

The figures in the tables differ too: SL is slightly thicker (97 and 14.4 mm²/s at 40 and 100 °C against 95 and 14.1 mm²/s) and, unlike Rider, gives the viscosity index and pour point. If, however, the motorcycle manual specifies API SN or SP, the SL class does not meet that requirement, and only Rider of this pair will do. How API rates the SL class and which classes replaced it is set out in the short note on the API SL class.

Data current as of Check the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.

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