Motul 2000 MULTIGRADE 20W-50

MotulMotul 2000 linepassenger cars20W-50 data partly verified

Mineral 20W-50 engine oil rated ACEA A2/B2 and API SL/CF for petrol and diesel cars of older generations.

Classification
Product line Motul 2000 1 oil
SAE viscosity 20W-50What SAE means
Base oil mineral
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
ACEA class What ACEA means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 156.7 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 17.6 mm²/s
Viscosity index 123
Pour point -24 °C
Flash point 230 °C
Base number (TBN) 7.3 mg KOH/g
Density 887 kg/m³
Pack sizes 4 L

Description

Motul 2000 MULTIGRADE 20W-50 is a mineral engine oil from the 2000 line for petrol and diesel car engines, naturally aspirated or turbocharged. Motul aims it at classic and older cars and at petrol engines that tend to burn oil: the heavy 20W-50 grade keeps a thicker film in a hot engine.

The oil is rated ACEA A2/B2 and API SL/CF; the data sheet lists no car-maker approvals. According to Motul, it can be mixed with other mineral and synthetic oils.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 17.6 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 123, pour point -24 °C, base number 7.3 mg KOH/g. Available in 4 litres.

Application

Older and classic cars with petrol or diesel engines, turbocharged or not, running on standard fuels, including petrol engines that tend to use oil.

Worth knowing

The catalogue lists two mineral Motul 20W-50s for classic cars, and they are meant for different generations of vehicles. The maker aims Motul CLASSIC 20W-50 at engines built between 1950 and 1970: it has API SF and CC, a ZDDP zinc additive above 1800 ppm to protect high-lift cams and flat tappets, and its data sheet warns outright that an SF oil is not suitable for most petrol engines built after 1988. The 2000 MULTIGRADE has later classes: API SL and CF, ACEA A2 and B2, and its data sheet approves it for both leaded and unleaded petrol. API still recognises the SL class, assigning it to engines of model year 2004 and older; the article on the API SL class explains what it covers compared with the earlier classes.

In typical figures the two oils are close: 17.6 and 17.8 mm²/s at 100 °C, and the same density of 0.887 at 20 °C. They differ in pour point (-24 and -33 °C) and base number (7.3 and 8.8 mg KOH/g).

Data current as of data partly verifiedsome specifications could not be confirmed from an official sourceCheck the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.

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