1994 Mercedes-Benz 5.0L V8 DOHC
I have just completed a cleaning cycle with Rotella T6 5W40 and I want to move on to something better. My OCI will be 5k miles or six months.
The choice is between Redline 5W40 and Motul 8100 X-cess 5W40 since both are readily available in my area.
The Redline is a bit heavier oil but the HTHS numbers really jumped out at me.
Redline 4.6
Motul 3.7
Should I read much into this? How can they be so different?
The Motul PDS doesn't mention SAPS but for this old engine I think a full-SAPS oil would be better, right?
http://www.redlineoil.com/product.aspx?pid=3&pcid=21
http://www.motul-oil.co.uk/pdfs/synthetic-engine-oil/8100_X-cess_5W-40_(GB).pdf
Suggestions?
I have just completed a cleaning cycle with Rotella T6 5W40 and I want to move on to something better. My OCI will be 5k miles or six months.
The choice is between Redline 5W40 and Motul 8100 X-cess 5W40 since both are readily available in my area.
The Redline is a bit heavier oil but the HTHS numbers really jumped out at me.
Redline 4.6
Motul 3.7
Should I read much into this? How can they be so different?
The Motul PDS doesn't mention SAPS but for this old engine I think a full-SAPS oil would be better, right?
http://www.redlineoil.com/product.aspx?pid=3&pcid=21
http://www.motul-oil.co.uk/pdfs/synthetic-engine-oil/8100_X-cess_5W-40_(GB).pdf
Suggestions?