MOTUL oil

OneM · 11-05-2015, 10:15 AM

My Dad's VW Tiguan (w same Gti engine) was running on Castrol 5W-30 and encountered oil consumption from time to time. So I upped the viscosity to 0W-40 but this time decided to try Motul's E-tech (ester based). Man.. the results were pretty decent, smooth as hell! Much less chatter and it was always willing to rev and ready to go.

So I just had to try it on my 1M. I'm coming from Castrol 5W-30 then to Mobil 1 0W-30. Desperately hunted around for 5W-30 and finally found some. Motul 8100 Eco-nergy (more PAO based I believe). Results: not as smooth as the E-tech and only on the 2nd day I felt how eager the car was to rev and once again always willing to go. Engine slightly quieter but much smoother than both Castrol & Mobil 1. Performance horsepower wise I couldn't feel any difference but the 'responsiveness' is amazing.

Now I know the 8100 spec isn't Group V based oil.. etc. But I'm so happy with how the car performs now it's always going to be Motul. If the 8100 is this good I can only imagine how the 300V would perform.

MightyMouseTech · 11-05-2015, 10:40 AM

The 5W30 is not LL-01 anymore, maybe switch to the 8100 5W40 which is? That is what I run.

ayao · 11-05-2015, 03:02 PM

Do any of you notice slightly higher oil temps (perhaps one needle's width) with the 5-40 vs GC or BMW 5-30? I've seen this with mine.

11-05-2015, 10:15 AM	#1
OneM Private First Class 24 Rep 117 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	MOTUL oil My Dad's VW Tiguan (w same Gti engine) was running on Castrol 5W-30 and encountered oil consumption from time to time. So I upped the viscosity to 0W-40 but this time decided to try Motul's E-tech (ester based). Man.. the results were pretty decent, smooth as hell! Much less chatter and it was always willing to rev and ready to go. So I just had to try it on my 1M. I'm coming from Castrol 5W-30 then to Mobil 1 0W-30. Desperately hunted around for 5W-30 and finally found some. Motul 8100 Eco-nergy (more PAO based I believe). Results: not as smooth as the E-tech and only on the 2nd day I felt how eager the car was to rev and once again always willing to go. Engine slightly quieter but much smoother than both Castrol & Mobil 1. Performance horsepower wise I couldn't feel any difference but the 'responsiveness' is amazing. Now I know the 8100 spec isn't Group V based oil.. etc. But I'm so happy with how the car performs now it's always going to be Motul. If the 8100 is this good I can only imagine how the 300V would perform.
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11-05-2015, 10:40 AM	#2
MightyMouseTech Major General 4338 Rep 6,196 Posts Drives: 13 135i 6MT LeMans Blue MSport Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada iTrader: (0)	The 5W30 is not LL-01 anymore, maybe switch to the 8100 5W40 which is? That is what I run.
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11-05-2015, 03:02 PM	#3
ayao Thread killer 643 Rep 1,896 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: CA iTrader: (2)	Do any of you notice slightly higher oil temps (perhaps one needle's width) with the 5-40 vs GC or BMW 5-30? I've seen this with mine.
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