Motul 8100 ECO-LITE 0W-20

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A fully synthetic fuel-saving 0W-20 oil rated API SQ RC and ILSAC GF-7A for modern petrol engines.

Classification
Product line Motul 8100 28 oils
SAE viscosity 0W-20What SAE means
Base oil fully synthetic
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
ILSAC class
Approvals
Meets the requirements of What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 45.2 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 8.4 mm²/s
Viscosity index 162
HTHS viscosity 2.6 mPa·s
Pour point -42 °C
Flash point 223 °C
Base number (TBN) 8.40 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash 0.84 %
Density 842 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.

Motul 8100 ECO-LITE 0W-20

Description

Motul 8100 ECO-LITE 0W-20 is a fully synthetic fuel-saving engine oil from the 8100 range for petrol engines. It protects turbocharged direct-injection engines against low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI).

The oil is rated API SQ RC and ILSAC GF-7A. It holds no formal approvals: the maker states that it meets the requirements of GM dexos1 Gen 3, Ford WSS-M2C947-A, Ford WSS-M2C947-B1, Ford WSS-M2C962-A1, Chrysler MS-6395 and Fiat 9.55535-CR1.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 8.4 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 162, HTHS viscosity 2.6 mPa·s, pour point -42 °C, sulphated ash 0.84 %. Pack sizes from 1 to 208 litres.

Application

Modern petrol engines, naturally aspirated or turbocharged, with direct or port injection, that need a 0W-20 oil to API or ILSAC standards, including many Asian and American makes.

Worth knowing

All six carmaker codes here have the status “meets the requirements”, and the data sheet also states what level of requirement lies behind them. It places Chrysler MS-6395 at ILSAC GF-4 level and calls Fiat 9.55535-CR1 the Fiat counterpart of that specification. Ford WSS-M2C947-A corresponds to GF-5; WSS-M2C947-B1 to GF-5 together with API SN RC and SN Plus; WSS-M2C962-A1 to GF-6 and API SP RC. So these are specifications tied to earlier generations of classes, while the oil’s own classes are newer, API SQ RC and ILSAC GF-7A. The article on how to read Ford WSS approvals points out that each American Ford number applies to a single viscosity and cannot be replaced by a European code.

On GM dexos1 Gen 3 the data sheet makes a regional caveat: it applies the dexos1 specification to GM petrol engines that need an approved dexos1 oil, except for service fills in Europe. Of the Motul oils in the catalogue, official dexos1 Gen 3 approval is listed only for 8100 ECO-LITE GEN3 5W-30, that is, an oil of a different viscosity.

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