Motul NGEN 6 5W-30

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Synthetic, fuel-saving 5W-30 engine oil rated API SP and ILSAC GF-6A for petrol and hybrid engines.

Classification
Product line Motul NGEN 2 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-30What SAE means
Base oil synthetic
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
ILSAC class
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 63.6 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 10.8 mm²/s
Viscosity index 163
HTHS viscosity 3.2 mPa·s
Pour point -36 °C
Flash point 228 °C
Base number (TBN) 7.2 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash 0.72 %
Density 851 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 5 L, 208 L

Description

Motul NGEN 6 5W-30 is a synthetic, fuel-saving engine oil from the NGEN line, made partly from re-refined base oils and sold in a can of recycled plastic. It is intended for petrol engines, including those in hybrid cars.

It is rated ILSAC GF-6A, and Motul claims API SP as its performance level; this category includes protection against low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI). No car-maker approvals are listed.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 10.8 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 163, HTHS 3.2 mPa·s, pour point -36 °C, base number 7.2 mg KOH/g, sulphated ash 0.72 %. Available in 1, 5 and 208 litres.

Application

Petrol engines, including those in hybrid cars, for which the manufacturer specifies an API SP and ILSAC GF-6A oil.

Worth knowing

The data sheet defines the engines it suits by a requirement: viscosity grade 30 and a low-friction, low-HTHS oil, from 2.9 mPa·s (the oil itself has 3.2 mPa·s). It also warns that in some engines an oil of this type may not be suitable and refers the reader to the owner’s manual. This concerns recent cars, whereas the data sheet of NGEN 4 10W-40 from the same family aims at middle-aged ones; the only thing the two oils share is API SP.

There is no ACEA entry for this oil. For engines that need ACEA C3 as well as API SP, one oil with that pairing is POWER SUV 5W-30, at 12.3 mm²/s at 100 °C against 10.8. 6100 SAVE-LITE 5W-30 has the same API SP and ILSAC GF-6A, HTHS, sulphated ash of 0.72 % and base number of 7.2 mg KOH/g, but its pour point is -45 °C against -36 °C, and its viscosity index is 156 against 163. GF-6A already has a successor, GF-7A; what that changes for cans carrying the earlier class, and what API advises, is explained in the article on API SQ and ILSAC GF-7.

Data current as of Check the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.

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