Motul 4000 MOTION 15W-50

MotulMotul 4000 linepassenger cars15W-50 data partly verified

Mineral 15W-50 engine oil rated ACEA A3/B3 and API SN for petrol and diesel cars, including high-mileage ones.

Classification
Product line Motul 4000 3 oils
SAE viscosity 15W-50What SAE means
Base oil mineral
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
ACEA class What ACEA means
Approvals
Meets the requirements of What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 154.1 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 19.6 mm²/s
Viscosity index 147
Pour point -43 °C
Flash point 226 °C
Base number (TBN) 10.2 mg KOH/g
Density 868 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 5 L

The car maker has not officially approved the entries in the “Meets the requirements of” row.

Motul 4000 MOTION 15W-50

Description

Motul 4000 MOTION 15W-50 is a mineral engine oil from the 4000 line for petrol and diesel car engines, naturally aspirated or turbocharged, carburetted or injected. Motul also aims it at older cars and high-mileage engines. It runs on petrol, ethanol, LPG, diesel and biofuels.

The oil is rated ACEA A3/B3 and API SN. The data sheet lists no official approvals: Motul itself states compliance with MB 229.1H among the performance characteristics, without Mercedes-Benz approval.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 19.6 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 147, pour point -43 °C, base number 10.2 mg KOH/g. Available in 1 and 5 litres.

Application

Cars with petrol or diesel engines, naturally aspirated or turbocharged, carburetted or injected, with or without a catalytic converter, including older and high-mileage vehicles.

Worth knowing

The Motul web page and the latest data sheet for this oil, dated 02/25, agree on ACEA A3/B3, API SN and the code MB 229.1H, but present the status of the code differently. The product card puts it in the carmaker approvals field, while the data sheet puts it under “PRESTACIONES”, that is, among the characteristics declared by the manufacturer, so MB 229.1H is Motul’s claim, not a Mercedes-Benz approval. The 07/18 data sheet attached to the English-language page describes an earlier formulation: a different API class, a number without the H and different typical figures. The article on checking whether an oil is really approved explains why a dated data sheet can disagree with the current list and where an approval can actually be checked.

Among the Motul 15W-50 oils in the catalogue, official carmaker approvals are recorded for Motul 4100 POWER 15W-50, approved to VW 501.01 and VW 505.00 and meeting MB 229.1H. Its classes are different, ACEA A3/B4 and API SL and CF. The entries for 300V COMPETITION and NISMO COMPETITION OIL 2212E in the same grade list no industry classes, and CLASSIC 2100 15W-50 has only API SH and CF.

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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