Motul X-lite vs M!1 0W-40

[fredf]

Please bear with me. I've asked about oil for my 2011 VW GTI before, but i'm now down to a final choice between these two. I currently am using GC. Background: I drive about 50/50 city/highway...often short trips (5 km). I only drive about 8,000 to 9,000 km/year so I will be doing ONE oil change per year I live in Toronto: so some pretty warm summers and cold winters. An oil change using X-lite vs M1 is about $40 more. I don't mind spending $40 once yearly if there is some advantage to doing so. So, should I spend the extra $40 or is that just stupid? Or just I just stick with the GC even? I'm sorry for re-hashing this and thanks

 

[qr25de]

My vote would be for Motul. And if you're in Toronto you have cool winters at worse . GC and Mobil1 should do the job, but I'm under the impression that from seeing the Motul not burn in my friend's RSX Type-S that it is a better product.

 

[JAG]

X-Lite looks like a very capable long drain oil based on the calcium concentrations and TBN measurement in a UOA on this site that also included M1 0W-40. Here is one UOA: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1555046 $40 more a year is not much. That's roughly $3 per month. I'd try the X-Lite even though I think M1 0W-40 is a great oil.

 

[Radman]

I have tried the Motul 800 & 300V in my Maxima and the Mobil 0W40 had a better UOA. The Motul X-lite I don't have experience with. Perhaps a race forum may have the info you seek.

 

[fredf]

Originally Posted By: Radman

I have tried the Motul 800 & 300V in my Maxima and the Mobil 0W40 had a better UOA. The Motul X-lite I don't have experience with. Perhaps a race forum may have the info you seek.

The reason I am interested in the X-lite rather than the other Motuls (except the 300V) is that it is an ester and seems to be significantly better than 8100 5W-40 from what I've read.

 

[Franfiesan]

My vote is with the X-Lite, is ester based and that allows that the oil clings to the metal on the engine, you going to have better cold start protection.

 

[fredf]

I wouldn't mind if Caterham or Garak would chime in as well.

 

[dparm]

The X-lite 0w30 is a phenomenal oil. It has one of their highest ester contents of anything short of the 300V. Good VI, HTHS > 3.5. If it weren't so expensive I'd run it in a heartbeat.

 

[CATERHAM]

Yes I would prefer Motul 8100 X-lite 0W-30 to M1 0W-40 for your application. It will be lighter at all temp's.

 

[fredf]

Thanks all. So I will head out and by the Motul.

 

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