im thinking about using rotella because of the reviews on here and the price. I use the 8100 eco, should i switch over to the rotella 5w-40? i read the 40 is better than the 30 and lasts longer? i drive my car pretty hard and use it as a commuter. Maybe it will improve when it's reformulated to meet SN/GF-5 but who knows. Oils in Comparison (Grade: 5W-30) TBN (mg of KOH/g) Motul 8100 X-Clean. Therefore, Eco-nergy, Ultra, and X-Clean have oil intervals of 17,000, 10,000, and 8,000 Kms respectively. Any car powered by turbo Diesel direct injection or.
There have been a couple of uoa's on it, but it's nothing special IMO. The Eco-nergy has the greatest TBN, Ultra has lower while the X-Clean has the lowest of all. Lubricant specially designed for Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF) and Three Way Catalytic converters. There's a uoa posted at AZP Installs of a 7,500 mile run in an STI. If you're talking about Motul 8100 X-Clean it is thicker at operating temp than the Eco-nergy (close to a 40 weight), has a higher High Temp High Shear but has lower levels of Anti-Wear additives to meet API SM specs and has a lower TBN. I ran it one winter for 6k and I had very low wear and the oil stayed in grade! It's posted on here somewhere. Specially designed for last generation cars, powered by turbo Diesel direct injection or Gasoline engines, EURO IV or EURO V emission regulation compliant. Use 8100 X-clean 5W40 if excessive oil loss is occurring. If you're referring to Motul 8100 Eco-nergy, it's a thin 30 weight but it meets the old API SL spec with higher levels of Anti-Wear additives than the current SM/SN oils. Designed to be used in all Euro 4/5/6 based petrol or diesel engines with or without exhaust.
Well, the Motul is a 5W-30 and the Rotella is a 5W-40 so you can't really compare them. Ive been running the motul for 5k+ miles at every interval but i might switch to rotella or just the regular subaru oils to save money
8100 ECO VS XCLEAN PLUS
What do you guys think of the rotella t6 5w40? versus the MOTUL 8100 5w30 For heavy duty applications such as towing or off-road driving, use either 8100 X-clean Plus 5W30 or 8100 X-clean 5W40 for improved engine protection and even.