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2010 VW Passat, 2.0T TSI engine. Generally an 80/20 mix of city/highway driving. I have been using the Motul 8100 X-cess 5W40 since I drained the factory fill at 1,409 miles. I have the oil changed every 5,000 miles or so, instead of the factory-recommended 10,000 miles. My hope was that the...

It seemed that my VW Passat 2.0 TSI motor was happy with Motul 8100 X-cess 5W40 for a while...but the most recent UOA at 20,660 miles makes me worry. Specifically, the dismal Flashpoint and Viscosity numbers. Thoughts?

Motul used oil analysis: 15,134 miles: 2010 VW Passat TSI After a long winter of abuse -- numerous cold starts below 0ºF / -18º C, probably numerous short trips that didn't properly warm up the car (my wife is he primary driver of the car) -- the Motul 8100 X-cess 5W40 isn't looking so great...

I changed the oil a bit early this time (after only 3433 miles on the oil), primarily because the car has been driven in about 90% city driving conditions (mostly by my wife...the car only gets flogged a little in Sport mode when I drive it), and some of that has been during some fairly cold...

After a vigorous break-in and draining the factory fill oil at 1409 miles, filled with Motul X-cess 5W40...then drove on a 5,000 mile vacation from Wisconsin to the Pacific Northwest and back. So this UOA is about 90% highway driving. Passat UOA

Thought I'd start the UOA process early, and drain the factory fill (brand unknown) and start playing around with Motul 8100 X-cess 5W40. So here is the UOA from the factory fill oil:

I went ahead and placed my Motul 8100 X-cess 5W40 order for my first oil change (I decided to do it at around 1000 miles, *before* we drive on a marathon 3500-4000 mile summer vacation in August). However, I was somewhat apprehensive of the Pour Point that was listed in a PDF specification sheet...