Motul 4100 PROTECT 10W-30

MotulMotul 4100 linepassenger cars10W-30 data partly verified

Synthetic 10W-30 engine oil at API SL/CG-4 level for petrol and diesel cars, pick-ups and light vans.

Classification
Product line Motul 4100 4 oils
SAE viscosity 10W-30What SAE means
Base oil synthetic
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 72.4 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 11 mm²/s
Viscosity index 143
Pour point -42 °C
Flash point 232 °C
Base number (TBN) 8.5 mg KOH/g
Density 864 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 4 L, 5 L, 208 L

Description

Motul 4100 PROTECT 10W-30 is a Technosynthese synthetic engine oil from the 4100 line. It is intended for conventional petrol and diesel engines in cars, pick-ups and light vans, carburetted or injected, naturally aspirated or turbocharged, and runs on petrol, LPG, flex-fuel and diesel.

The oil meets the API SL/CG-4 level; the data sheet lists no ACEA categories and no car-maker approvals. Motul stresses engine cleanliness and reduced oil consumption; the oil is compatible with catalytic converters.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 11 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 143, pour point -42 °C, base number 8.5 mg KOH/g. Available in 1, 4, 5 and 208 litres.

Application

Cars, pick-ups and light vans with conventional petrol and diesel engines, carburetted or injected, turbocharged or not, where an API SL/CG-4 level oil is sufficient.

Worth knowing

Each of this oil’s two API classes covers the earlier classes in its own series. For the diesel API CG-4, the Motul document states outright that an oil of this class can be used where API CD, CE or CF-4 is recommended. The petrol SL, according to the article on the API SL class, is suitable where the carmaker recommends SJ or earlier classes. The data sheet advises checking the owner’s manual before use, and Motul allows mixing with synthetic and mineral oils.

If a car needs ACEA A3/B4 or the numbers VW 501.01 and VW 505.00, such codes appear in the Motul 4100 line only for the 10W-40 and 15W-50 oils. All three have ACEA A3/B4; the VW numbers are listed as approvals for TURBOLIGHT and POWER, but only as requirements met for SYN-NERGY SPEC. The line has no 10W-30 variant with these codes.

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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