Motul 6100 SYN-NERGY 5W-30

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Synthetic full-SAPS 5W-30 engine oil rated ACEA A3/B4 and API SL with official BMW Longlife-01 approval for petrol and diesel cars.

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
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Meets the requirements of
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 73.2 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 12 mm²/s
Viscosity index 161
HTHS viscosity 3.5 mPa·s
Pour point -42 °C
Flash point 226 °C
Base number (TBN) 11 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash 1.45 %
Density 855 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 4 L, 5 L, 60 L, 208 L

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

Description

Motul 6100 SYN-NERGY 5W-30 is a Technosynthese synthetic full-SAPS engine oil from the 6100 line. It is intended for powerful petrol and diesel car engines that do not need a low-SAPS oil, notably those of BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Renault and the VW Group. It runs on petrol, ethanol blends, LPG, diesel and biofuels.

The oil is rated ACEA A3/B4 and API SL and holds official BMW Longlife-01 approval. It meets the requirements of MB 229.5, Renault RN0700, Renault RN0710, VW 502.00 and VW 505.00 without formal approval.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 12 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 161, HTHS 3.5 mPa·s, sulphated ash 1.45 %. Available in sizes from 1 to 208 litres.

Application

Cars with powerful petrol and diesel engines that do not require a low-SAPS oil, notably BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Renault and VW Group models, where the maker requires ACEA A3/B4.

Worth knowing

The five codes this oil claims only as compliance (MB 229.5, Renault RN0700, Renault RN0710, VW 502.00 and VW 505.00) are official approvals in Motul 8100 X-CESS 5W-30, with the same ACEA A3/B4 and API SL classes; it is also approved to BMW Longlife-01 and MB 226.5. Sulphated ash in X-CESS is 1.07 % against 1.45 %, while HTHS is the same, 3.5 mPa·s.

On Longlife-01 the data sheet adds a qualification: by its wording, this standard covers BMW petrol engines operated only outside the EU, Switzerland, Norway and Liechtenstein, and in case of doubt you should check BMW’s recommendations. The second caveat concerns VW unit-injector diesels: according to the data sheet, they need VW 505.01 oil, and there is no such number among the SYN-NERGY codes. Longlife-01 and the other BMW approvals are covered in more detail in the article on what oil to put in a BMW.

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