Motul 6100 SYN-CLEAN SPEC 5W-30

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A synthetic mid-SAPS 5W-30 oil for cars with a particulate filter, rated ACEA C3 and API SN and meeting MB 229.51 and VW 505.01.

Classification
Product line Motul 6100 15 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-30What 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 70.3 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 12.3 mm²/s
Viscosity index 167
HTHS viscosity 3.5 mPa·s
Pour point -41 °C
Flash point 231 °C
Base number (TBN) 7.7 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash 0.78 %
Density 851 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 5 L

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

Description

Motul 6100 SYN-CLEAN SPEC 5W-30 is a synthetic mid-SAPS engine oil from the 6100 range, built on a Technosynthese base. It is intended for Euro 4-6 petrol and diesel passenger cars with a particulate filter and is compatible with catalytic converters.

The oil is rated ACEA C3 and API SN. It holds no formal approvals: the maker states that it meets the requirements of MB 229.51, VW 505.00, VW 505.01, Opel OV0401547-D30 and Chrysler MS-11106.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 12.3 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 167, HTHS viscosity 3.5 mPa·s, pour point -41 °C, sulphated ash 0.78 %. Available in 1 and 5 litre packs.

Application

Euro 4-6 petrol and diesel passenger cars with a particulate filter that need ACEA C3, including VW Group, Mercedes-Benz, Opel and Chrysler engines.

Worth knowing

Compared with Motul 6100 SYN-CLEAN 5W-30, only one line of the code list has changed: Opel OV0401547-D30 stands in place of GM dexos2, while ACEA C3, API SN and the rest of the stated compliances are the same. The SPEC data sheet explains why this code appears: since Opel and Vauxhall joined Stellantis, the D30 standard has replaced dexos2 for their new-generation diesels running 30-grade oil, and dexos2 has remained only with GM and the brands related to it. The article on what oil to put in an Opel traces how Opel approvals moved from GM-LL to dexos2 and later to the Stellantis standards.

One oil that holds D30 as an official approval is 8100 X-CLEAN EFE 5W-30, rated ACEA C2 and C3. The SPEC data sheet names this same oil for Mercedes BlueTEC diesels with SCR: MB 229.51 does not cover them; they need an MB 229.52 oil, and X-CLEAN EFE has that approval.

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