Motul SPECIFIC LL-04 5W-40

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Fully synthetic ACEA C3 5W-40 oil with official BMW Longlife-04 approval for BMW and MINI diesel and petrol engines.

Classification
Product line Motul Specific 24 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
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 84.9 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 13.9 mm²/s
Viscosity index 171
HTHS viscosity 3.7 mPa·s
Pour point -38 °C
Flash point 235 °C
Base number (TBN) 7.4 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash 0.79 %
Density 846 kg/m³
Pack sizes 5 L

Description

Motul SPECIFIC LL-04 5W-40 is a fully synthetic, mid-SAPS engine oil from the Specific line. It is intended for BMW and MINI engines: diesels with or without a particulate filter, and petrol engines.

The oil is rated ACEA C3 and holds official BMW Longlife-04 approval; the maker claims API SN as its performance level. It is compatible with particulate filters.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 13.9 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 171, HTHS 3.7 mPa·s, pour point -38 °C, base number 7.4 mg KOH/g, sulphated ash 0.79 %. Available in 5 litres.

For petrol engines, Motul restricts its use to EU countries, Switzerland, Norway and Liechtenstein.

Application

BMW and MINI engines where the manufacturer requires BMW Longlife-04: all diesels with or without a particulate filter, and petrol engines in EU countries.

Worth knowing

For BMW diesels with a particulate filter, the data sheet prescribes this oil regardless of country, and as examples of Euro 4, 5 and 6 engines it names the M43CNG, M47/TU2, M57TU, M57TOP, M57TU2 and M67TU. Motul then writes that LL-04 covers earlier BMW standards, including LL-98 and LL-01, and engines built before 2004. The “ATTENTION” note in the same paragraph limits this: a petrol engine outside the EU, Switzerland, Norway and Liechtenstein needs an approved LL-01 oil instead, for example 8100 X-CESS GEN2 5W-40.

The data sheet gives SPECIFIC LL-04 without exceptions for BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce, both before and after 2019. 8100 X-CLEAN 5W-40, where Longlife-04 is recorded only as meeting the requirements, is allowed as a second option only up to the end of 2018. Almost identical figures to SPECIFIC 505 01 505 00 5W-40 (13.9 mm²/s at 100 °C, HTHS 3.7 mPa·s, ash 0.79 %) do not make it a substitute: that oil carries VW and Ford codes and no BMW code. The catalogue oils under this code are collected on the page BMW Longlife-04, and the Longlife-04 table shows the oils that held this approval, with a note on the newer Longlife-19 FE.

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