Hi guys,
I recently asked here in the forums about which oil to use in my '15 Suzuki Boulevard C50.
The advice was to take HDEO into consideration - I did.
Based on these numbers: Mobil numbers from pqiamerica.com, Motul 300V numbers from VOA here in the forums:
Zinc: Motul: 915 Mobil: 1012
Phosphorous: Motul: 833 Mobil: 877
Calcium: Motul: 2293 Mobil: 1347
Magnesium: Motul: 5 Mobil: 911
Boron: Motul: 112 Mobil: 65
Moly: Motul: 146 Mobil: 48
TBN: Motul: 8.9 Mobil: 9.66
cSt @ 100°C: Motul: 12.15 Mobil: 14.4
Now, based on the Zinc and Phosphorous numbers the Mobil HDEO wins. Motul's advantage lies in the Boron and Moly content.
The Motul numbers come from a 10W40 oil, the Mobil from 15W50 oil, there's the difference in cSt coming from.
So far Mobil HDEO looks like a very good oil. But Motul, especially 300V is known as one of the best motorcycle oils out there - so where's the hidden advantage? Is it the (Double) ester content?
What's the difference in protection from ester+zddp (Motul) vs ZDDP alone in the HDEO oil?
Can a mineral Diesel oil really be as good as one of the best motorcycle oils on the market?
The above numers from Mobil are from the Mobil1 Super 1300 HDEO oil, but I guess there won't be that much of a difference to Mobil Delvac MX 15W50 - which Is what I'm interested in.
Thanks.
I recently asked here in the forums about which oil to use in my '15 Suzuki Boulevard C50.
The advice was to take HDEO into consideration - I did.
Based on these numbers: Mobil numbers from pqiamerica.com, Motul 300V numbers from VOA here in the forums:
Zinc: Motul: 915 Mobil: 1012
Phosphorous: Motul: 833 Mobil: 877
Calcium: Motul: 2293 Mobil: 1347
Magnesium: Motul: 5 Mobil: 911
Boron: Motul: 112 Mobil: 65
Moly: Motul: 146 Mobil: 48
TBN: Motul: 8.9 Mobil: 9.66
cSt @ 100°C: Motul: 12.15 Mobil: 14.4
Now, based on the Zinc and Phosphorous numbers the Mobil HDEO wins. Motul's advantage lies in the Boron and Moly content.
The Motul numbers come from a 10W40 oil, the Mobil from 15W50 oil, there's the difference in cSt coming from.
So far Mobil HDEO looks like a very good oil. But Motul, especially 300V is known as one of the best motorcycle oils out there - so where's the hidden advantage? Is it the (Double) ester content?
What's the difference in protection from ester+zddp (Motul) vs ZDDP alone in the HDEO oil?
Can a mineral Diesel oil really be as good as one of the best motorcycle oils on the market?
The above numers from Mobil are from the Mobil1 Super 1300 HDEO oil, but I guess there won't be that much of a difference to Mobil Delvac MX 15W50 - which Is what I'm interested in.
Thanks.
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