Motul 4100 POWER 15W-50

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A synthetic 15W-50 oil for petrol and diesel engines, rated ACEA A3/B4 and API SL/CF and approved to VW 501.01 and VW 505.00.

Classification
Product line Motul 4100 4 oils
SAE viscosity 15W-50What SAE means
Base oil synthetic
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
ACEA class What ACEA means
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Meets the requirements of
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 154.7 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 19.8 mm²/s
Viscosity index 148
Pour point -42 °C
Flash point 228 °C
Base number (TBN) 10.4 mg KOH/g
Density 869 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 4 L, 208 L

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

Motul 4100 POWER 15W-50

Description

Motul 4100 POWER 15W-50 is a full-SAPS synthetic engine oil from the 4100 range with a higher viscosity. It is intended for petrol and diesel engines, including older carburettor and multi-valve designs, as well as worn engines and those running at high temperatures.

It is rated ACEA A3/B4, API SL and API CF and holds official VW 501.01 and VW 505.00 approvals. It meets the requirements of MB 229.1H without formal approval.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 19.8 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 148, pour point -42 °C, base number 10.4 mg KOH/g. Available in 1, 4 and 208 litre packs.

Application

Petrol and diesel engines, including older carburettor and multi-valve designs, that need a heavier-grade oil to ACEA A3/B4.

Worth knowing

This oil holds the VW 501.01 and VW 505.00 approvals together, and for a turbodiesel it is precisely the pair that matters: according to the brief description of the Group’s standards in the article on which oil an Audi, VW, Seat or Skoda needs, VW 501.01 oil is used in turbodiesel engines only in combination with VW 505.00. In the Motul data sheet these numbers appear in the “Approvals” line, whereas MB 229.1H is placed in the “Performances” line. The data sheet ties the SAE 50 hot grade to engines prone to oil consumption.

In the 4100 range, Motul 4100 TURBOLIGHT 10W-40 also has the VW 501.01 and VW 505.00 approvals together with ACEA A3/B4, and in addition an official MB 229.3. But it is a 10W-40 oil with a viscosity of 14.8 mm²/s at 100 °C, against 19.8 in POWER, and its only API class is SN, without the diesel CF.

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