SUBARU BY MOTUL 5W-30

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Fully synthetic mid-SAPS ACEA C2 and API SP 5W-30 oil for Subaru boxer petrol and diesel engines.

Classification
Product line Motul Subaru 2 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-30What SAE means
Base oil fully synthetic
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
ACEA class What ACEA means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 72.4 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 12.1 mm²/s
Viscosity index 164
HTHS viscosity 3.5 mPa·s
Pour point -41 °C
Flash point 227 °C
Base number (TBN) 8 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash 0.70 %
Density 848 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 5 L

Description

SUBARU BY MOTUL 5W-30 is a fully synthetic engine oil that Motul produces jointly with Subaru. It is intended for Subaru boxer petrol and diesel engines of all generations meeting Euro 4-6. According to Motul, using it keeps the Subaru factory warranty intact.

The oil is rated ACEA C2 and API SP. Its mid-SAPS formulation makes it compatible with particulate filters and catalytic converters.

Typical figures: kinematic viscosity 12.1 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 164, HTHS 3.5 mPa·s, pour point -41 °C, base number 8 mg KOH/g, sulphated ash 0.70 %. Available in 1 and 5 litres.

Application

Subaru petrol and diesel engines of all generations meeting Euro 4-6 where the manufacturer specifies ACEA C2 or API SP in the 5W-30 grade.

Worth knowing

According to the data sheet, this oil may be topped up only with one that meets ACEA C2. The rest of the document is built around this class too: it frames the Subaru requirement in terms of C2, mentions API SP as an additional option for engines with such a requirement, and in the carmaker column gives a note about the Subaru warranty instead of a number.

Close figures decide nothing here. Motul LPG-CNG 5W-30 has the same 12.1 mm²/s at 100 °C, HTHS of 3.5 mPa·s and ash of 0.70 %, but it is class C3 with API SN Plus, without C2. POWER SUV 5W-30 keeps API SP, but again with C3 only. Motul 6100 SYN-CLEAN FE 5W-30, for example, has both of this oil’s codes and the same 12.1 mm²/s and 3.5 mPa·s, and additionally states C3. The reverse case is 8100 ECO-CLEAN 5W-30: it has class C2 at an HTHS of 3.1 mPa·s, since the lower limit of this class is 2.9 mPa·s. Oils with C2 are collected on the class page; its sister oil SUBARU BY MOTUL 0W-20 is not among them.

Data current as of data partly verifiedsome specifications could not be confirmed from an official sourceCheck the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.

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