I have been running Motul 8100 E-Tech 0W40 for the last 2 years but is it overkill?
11-13-2007, 10:45 AM
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I have been running Motul 8100 E-Tech 0W40 for the last 2 years but is it overkill?
Oil changes are pretty expensive using what is Motul's top grade oil and I would like to keep costs down on the car.
This is kind of a stupid question but will I be safe going to Mobil 1 OW40? There doesn't seem to be any kind of European blend here in Toronto, just regular 0W40.
This is kind of a stupid question but will I be safe going to Mobil 1 OW40? There doesn't seem to be any kind of European blend here in Toronto, just regular 0W40.
11-13-2007, 10:50 AM
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M1 0w-40 is the preferred M1 for the B5 S4, European Blend is simply a marketing slogan. No way is
it as good as the Motul, but how long will you be leaving it in there? I choose to run mostly M1 0w-40, but I change it every 3 - 3.5k miles. I would rather run slightly cheaper oil and change it more often than run better quality oil but leave it in there a long time. Never did a calculation regarding the cost effectiveness of my practices.
11-13-2007, 11:01 AM
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I usually leave the Motul in for around 8-9000 kms (5-5600 miles).
A good friend was the Motul rep here for several years and honestly claimed it can go much further than that. He has a modded S4 as well.
11-13-2007, 11:18 AM
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I would just run Mobil 1. I recently bought a case of Amsoil and wanted to compare a Blackstone
sample of that with one of Mobil One. I'll post it when I get results, but I've seen Blackstone reports coming back for Mobil One saying people would be fine running that oil up to 7 or 8K miles. I think I'll stick with the cheap Mobil One and change it every 5K. I think the higher priced oils like Amsoil and Motul are overkill if you change your oil routinely.
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Bruno, why don't you just use the Motul 8100 X-cess 5W40 the rest of us are using?
There's a lot of people who use it including myself, and there haven't been any complaints. Even for the winter months.
