About percentage of esters in motor oil MOTUL 300V and 0W-30 X-lite.
The descriptions of 300V and 8100 X-lite have only uninformative words about "100% Synthetic - Double Ester Technology" or "100% Synthetic - Ester Based", but how much esters contained in motor oils exactly?
1) "100% Synthetic" means that there are base oils only group III (hydrocracked), group IV (PAO) and group V (esters). But there are all three groups of base oils (including esters) in different proportions is in very many motor oils of many manufacturers.
2) "Double Ester Technology" - this is only NAME of technology with some information about two kinds of esters in motor oil.
3) "Ester based" – it generally means only indefinite content esters (1%-99%). Moreover, it’s wrong to say even 50% content of esters in the X-lite because of the fact that there are 8-12% PAO trimer dodecene CAS 151006-62-1 in X-lite ( http://www.motul-canada.com / en/products/products_info/Engine_oil/CAR_Engine_Oil_100pc_Synthetic/8100_X-lite_0W30/8100_X-lite_0W30_MSDS.pdf ). And EWC waste disposal No is (from MSDS) 13 02 05 - mineral-based non-chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils.
4) Quote from http://forums.mxtrax.co.uk/showthread.php?t=12096&page=3 : "Motul 300V IS NOT 100% Ester. Anybody who tells you otherwise doesn't know what they are talking about. Just because an oil states 100% Synthetic-it doesn't mean it has to be ALL ESTER, it can be a blend of Ester/PAO/AN/GP3 (Hydrocracked to you) in any proportion and still be labelled 100% Synthetic! ! FYI Motul is very good oil but unless the formulation has changed very recently it is no more than 30% Ester ... Bring me some facts if you want to dispute this. In my experience I have never seen or tested a commercially available motor oil that is 100% Ester. The vast majority that claim: '100% Synthetic, Ester 'or' Ester 100% Synthetic 'are very cleverly marketed PAO / Ester based formulations that contain Approx. 20% Ester. "
5) Quote from http://www.wikitt.org/wikiTT/index.php?title=Oil_Change : "The Motul 8100 X-lite 0W-30 Synthetic Ester oil (VW 503.01) appears to be the best available oil for use in the TT as far as I am aware. Guy told me that the 300V line uses only 20% ester and it's called "ester" too. "
How to know exact percentage of esters in 300V(50% or 90%?) and X-lite (1%, 10% or 49%)?
The descriptions of 300V and 8100 X-lite have only uninformative words about "100% Synthetic - Double Ester Technology" or "100% Synthetic - Ester Based", but how much esters contained in motor oils exactly?
1) "100% Synthetic" means that there are base oils only group III (hydrocracked), group IV (PAO) and group V (esters). But there are all three groups of base oils (including esters) in different proportions is in very many motor oils of many manufacturers.
2) "Double Ester Technology" - this is only NAME of technology with some information about two kinds of esters in motor oil.
3) "Ester based" – it generally means only indefinite content esters (1%-99%). Moreover, it’s wrong to say even 50% content of esters in the X-lite because of the fact that there are 8-12% PAO trimer dodecene CAS 151006-62-1 in X-lite ( http://www.motul-canada.com / en/products/products_info/Engine_oil/CAR_Engine_Oil_100pc_Synthetic/8100_X-lite_0W30/8100_X-lite_0W30_MSDS.pdf ). And EWC waste disposal No is (from MSDS) 13 02 05 - mineral-based non-chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils.
4) Quote from http://forums.mxtrax.co.uk/showthread.php?t=12096&page=3 : "Motul 300V IS NOT 100% Ester. Anybody who tells you otherwise doesn't know what they are talking about. Just because an oil states 100% Synthetic-it doesn't mean it has to be ALL ESTER, it can be a blend of Ester/PAO/AN/GP3 (Hydrocracked to you) in any proportion and still be labelled 100% Synthetic! ! FYI Motul is very good oil but unless the formulation has changed very recently it is no more than 30% Ester ... Bring me some facts if you want to dispute this. In my experience I have never seen or tested a commercially available motor oil that is 100% Ester. The vast majority that claim: '100% Synthetic, Ester 'or' Ester 100% Synthetic 'are very cleverly marketed PAO / Ester based formulations that contain Approx. 20% Ester. "
5) Quote from http://www.wikitt.org/wikiTT/index.php?title=Oil_Change : "The Motul 8100 X-lite 0W-30 Synthetic Ester oil (VW 503.01) appears to be the best available oil for use in the TT as far as I am aware. Guy told me that the 300V line uses only 20% ester and it's called "ester" too. "
How to know exact percentage of esters in 300V(50% or 90%?) and X-lite (1%, 10% or 49%)?
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