Motul 300V 5W40, 6500 miles, Audi S4

[RallyJon]

History: Prior UOA was a mystery fill after a serious accident that occurred at 49k miles.

 

[buster]

Nice report in a nice wearing engine. I didn't realize Motul was using that much Moly.

 

[Palut]

This is the 2nd great Audi UOA I've seen on Motul 5W-40. It seems that Audis like this oil the way Toyotas like M1. Outstanding report!

 

[JohnBrowning]

And the trophy goes tooooooooo RallyJon!!!! Seriously that is a great report!

 

[Al]

Well..It hasn't hurt you but your silicon is a bit high. You might want to chedk the filter/intake area.

 

[RallyJon]

High silicon is a symptom of an old air filter?

 

[SSDude]

A good report. My my what a studly oil. Where did you get this stuff!!!!

 

[buster]

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My my what a studly oil. Where did you get this stuff!!!!

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I agree, looks really good.

 

[pscholte]

Impressive report in what I am sure is an impressive automobile. I have a 2.7T A6.

Paul

 

[bluesubie]

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Originally posted by RallyJon:
High silicon is a symptom of an old air filter?

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Hey, Jon B!

Yes. Are you running an aftermarket filter? Silicon is usually in the single digits with an OEM or clean filter.
What oil are you running in the STi?

-Dennis

 

[AndyH]

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Originally posted by bluesubie:

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Originally posted by RallyJon:
High silicon is a symptom of an old air filter?

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Hey, Jon B!

What oil are you running in the STi?

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Jon runs the same Motul in his STi as well according to the second UOA posted here:
http://www.sti-buki.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=327

 

[Primus]

RallyJon,
Would you clarify which one of Motul 300V 5W-40 you used: in silver-red or bronze cans ? This is to understand what 300V generation showed such nice figures. Thanks for sharing your info.

 

[Labatt Bear]

RallyJon,

Just wondering, what oil are you running in that engine right now?

 

[Leo]

Goooooo the Motul!

Is it the new "Double Ester" stuff or the older generation?

 

[RallyJon]

Silver/red. I got my current stock about a year ago. I've used it in the STI and for three years prior in my old Impreza RS with aftermarket turbo. I used to use Mobil 1 0W40 in the Audi, but it seems to like the Motul too.

I ordered a new air filter for the Audi since I can't remember the last time I checked it.

 

[Leo]

Thanks for the picture! I suggest you give the new "double ester" stuff a shot when you can. Supposedly its quite an improvement over the already good 300V of old...

 

[RallyJon]

FWIW, the cans and the box they came in say "double ester" on them.

 

[Primus]

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Originally posted by RallyJon:
FWIW, the cans and the box they came in say "double ester" on them.

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Thanks for the picture. Now I see that both, old and new, are silver/red, just based on some internet pictures seemed the new was bronze. May be wrong photo or light impact. Thanks again.

 

[RallyJon]

So is this the new stuff?

As I posted on another thread, Motul 300V 5W40 used to be green (the oil, not the can

). Now it's a reddish brown color.

 

[fuel tanker man]

At least one of the Motul oils in the VOA archives here indicates 12ppm of Silicone--so at least some of the Silicone here may have been part of the original formula.

Great report.