Motul 4000 MOTION 15W-40
A mineral 15W-40 oil for petrol and diesel cars, rated ACEA A3/B3 and API SN and officially approved to MB 229.1.
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Product line | Motul 4000 3 oils |
| SAE viscosity | 15W-40What SAE means |
| Base oil | mineral |
| Intended use | passenger cars |
| API class | What API means |
| ACEA class | What ACEA means |
| Approvals | |
| Manufacturer approvals | What an approval means |
| Typical properties | |
| Viscosity at 40 °C | 113.2 mm²/s |
| Viscosity at 100 °C | 14.8 mm²/s |
| Viscosity index | 135 |
| Pour point | -42 °C |
| Flash point | 238 °C |
| Base number (TBN) | 9.8 mg KOH/g |
| Density | 869 kg/m³ |
| Pack sizes | 1 L, 4 L, 5 L |
Description
Motul 4000 MOTION 15W-40 is a mineral engine oil from the 4000 range, intended for older petrol and diesel passenger cars, whether carburettor or fuel-injected and with or without a catalytic converter. It suits engines running on LPG and biofuels, and it can be mixed with other mineral and synthetic engine oils.
It is rated ACEA A3/B3 and API SN and carries an official MB 229.1 approval.
Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 14.8 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 135, pour point -42 °C, base number 9.8 mg KOH/g. Available in 1, 4 and 5 litre packs.
Application
Older petrol and diesel passenger cars, carburettor or fuel-injected, with or without a catalytic converter, where ACEA A3/B3 or API SN is sufficient.
Worth knowing
The -42 °C pour point on this mineral oil’s data sheet is well below that of 4000 MOTION 10W-30 and 15W-50 (-27 °C each), but it does not lift the oil above its 15W grade. For 15W, SAE J300 sets cold-cranking (CCS) viscosity at -20 °C and pumpability (MRV) at -25 °C and does not use the pour point at all, as the article on what an oil data sheet tells you explains: an engine usually stops turning over before the oil stops flowing in a test tube.
The other two Motul 15W-40 oils in the catalogue have API classes only: SAE 15W-40 is listed with SF and CD, MULTIPOWER D-TURBO 15W-40 with SL and the diesel CI-4. Neither has ACEA or MB 229.1, whereas for this oil the MB 229.1 approval appears both on Motul’s South African data sheet and on the Motul Deutschland one. Other oils carrying this number, approved or only meeting the requirements, are listed on the MB 229.1 page.
Data current as of Check the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.
Sources: official sources of the data on this oil
- Technical data sheet (TDS) azupim01.motul.com
- Technical data sheet (TDS) azupim01.motul.com
- Product page on the manufacturer’s site motul.com
- Product page on the manufacturer’s site motul.com
- Product page on the manufacturer’s site motul.com
- Product page on the manufacturer’s site motul.com
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partly verified: some specifications could not be confirmed from an official source
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Motul 4000 MOTION 15W-50
partly verified: some specifications could not be confirmed from an official source
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partly verified: some specifications could not be confirmed from an official source
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partly verified: some specifications could not be confirmed from an official source
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partly verified: some specifications could not be confirmed from an official source
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partly verified: some specifications could not be confirmed from an official source
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BP
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Aral
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