Motul 8100 X-CESS GEN2 5W-40

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Fully synthetic full-SAPS 5W-40 oil to ACEA A3/B4 and API SQ, with BMW Longlife-01, MB 229.5, VW 502.00 and VW 505.00 approvals.

Classification
Product line Motul 8100 28 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-40What SAE means
Base oil fully 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 85.2 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 13.5 mm²/s
Viscosity index 169
HTHS viscosity 3.8 mPa·s
Pour point -42 °C
Flash point 228 °C
Base number (TBN) 12.5 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash 1.07 %
Density 849 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 8100 X-CESS GEN2 5W-40 is a fully synthetic full-SAPS engine oil from the 8100 line with a high base number. It suits petrol and diesel cars that do not need a low-SAPS oil.

It is rated ACEA A3/B4 and API SQ and holds official BMW Longlife-01, MB 226.5, MB 229.5, Porsche A40, Renault RN0700, Renault RN0710, VW 502.00 and VW 505.00 approvals. It also meets GM-LL-B-025, PSA B71 2296, Chrysler MS-12991, Fiat 9.55535-H2, Fiat 9.55535-M2, Fiat 9.55535-N2 and Fiat 9.55535-Z2 without official approval.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 13.5 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 169, HTHS 3.8 mPa·s, base number 12.5 mg KOH/g, sulphated ash 1.07 %. Available in 1 to 208 litres.

Application

Petrol and diesel cars that do not require a low-SAPS oil, where the manufacturer asks for ACEA A3/B4 and an approval from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Renault or VW.

Worth knowing

The data sheet gives the Renault approval numbers outright: RN0710-19-60 and RN0700-19-73. For MB 229.5 and the pair VW 502.00 and VW 505.00 it sets conditions, and in both cases the particulate filter comes into it. MB 229.5, according to the document, covers Mercedes-Benz petrol engines, including AMG in 5W-40 (SLR excluded), but diesels only if they have no such filter. VW 502.00 and VW 505.00 are reserved for VAG cars with a fixed change interval (15,000 km in Europe); the diesel must have neither a particulate filter nor unit injectors.

Sulphated ash of 1.07 % and a base number of 12.5 mg KOH/g set it apart from 8100 X-CLEAN GEN2 5W-40 of the same viscosity: that oil is ACEA C3, with ash of 0.77 % and a base number of 9.4 mg KOH/g, and among its approvals it has MB 229.52 and BMW Longlife-04 instead of MB 229.5 and Longlife-01. The approvals the two oils share are MB 226.5, Renault RN0700 and RN0710; VW 502.00 and VW 505.00 are not in X-CLEAN GEN2. The article on Renault approvals sorts out which Renault and Dacia engines belong to RN0700, which to RN0710, and which specification later replaced them.

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