Motul 4100 SYN-NERGY SPEC 10W-40

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A synthetic 10W-40 oil for petrol and diesel cars, rated ACEA A3/B4 and API SP and meeting the requirements of MB 229.3 and VW 505.00.

Classification
Product line Motul 4100 4 oils
SAE viscosity 10W-40What SAE means
Base oil synthetic
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 96.8 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 14.9 mm²/s
Viscosity index 158
Pour point -41 °C
Flash point 228 °C
Base number (TBN) 10.3 mg KOH/g
Density 862 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 4 L, 5 L, 20 L, 60 L, 208 L

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

Description

Motul 4100 SYN-NERGY SPEC 10W-40 is a full-SAPS synthetic engine oil from the 4100 range with a Technosynthese base. It is designed for petrol and diesel car engines, naturally aspirated or turbocharged.

Rated ACEA A3/B4 and API SP, it holds no manufacturer approvals: the maker states it meets the requirements of MB 229.3, VW 501.01, VW 505.00, PSA B71 2300, Renault RN0700 and Renault RN0710.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 14.9 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 158, pour point -41 °C, base number 10.3 mg KOH/g. Pack sizes from 1 to 208 litres.

As the data sheet explains, MB 229.3 and PSA B71 2300 cover some petrol engines and some diesels without a particulate filter.

Application

Petrol and diesel passenger cars, naturally aspirated or turbocharged, that call for ACEA A3/B4 and earlier Mercedes-Benz, VW, PSA or Renault specifications.

Worth knowing

In its explanation of the Renault standards, the data sheet for this oil contains a caution that applies to it directly: for the 2.2 dCi diesel with a particulate filter, Motul says to use only an oil approved to RN0710, whereas 4100 SYN-NERGY SPEC lists RN0710 only among the requirements it meets, without approval. For a 1.5 dCi without a filter, under 100 hp, on a change interval of 20,000 km or one year, the same document names RN0700 and explicitly rules out RN0710. How the two standards divide Renault and Dacia engines between them is shown in the article on the Renault RN0700 and RN0710 approvals.

Motul NGEN 4 10W-40 has the same ACEA A3/B4 and API SP classes at 10W-40 viscosity, but with official Renault RN0700, RN0710, VW 501.01 and VW 505.00 approvals; like this oil, it only meets MB 229.3 and PSA B71 2300. The MB 229.3 approval, together with the VW 501.01 and VW 505.00 approvals, is recorded for its neighbour in the line, 4100 TURBOLIGHT 10W-40, but with API SN instead of SP.

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