Quicklook on Motul 7100 15W50
On my 85K mile 2014 RT-S SE6 I have about 3K miles on the synthetic Motul 7100 15W50. Had some days in the 80s (also a day where I drove on snowy roads) but nothing in the 100s yet plus I want to ride another 1K miles before I make a more complete report.
The quicklook observation is oil pressures are generally 4psi higher (eg 54 rather than 50) than semi-synthetic BRP 5W40 and the synthetic LM/Spectro 5W40. Again the caveat is ambient temperature and engine RPM greatly affect oil pressure. Generally I won't see 54psi at less than 3,500rpm unless the engine is cold where I will see 58psi (the pressure relief setting). Currently idle is where I see the big difference, about 8psi.
Shifting operation is smoother across a wider range of conditions. Because the 1st owner (I'm the 3rd) took long 2-up trips towing a trailer, there's the possibility the clutch wear is outside the TCM trim range. After I fix the air suspension and some other things I'm going to see if the firmware can be updated or adjusted with BUDS for improved shifting operation (maybe I'm running with 2014 firmware?).
BTW I found essentially no difference between BRP and LM/Spectro in oil pressures and shifting operation around the 2-3K mile range (I've changed oil and both filters three times in 8K miles). YMMV.
Please visit my https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...tul-7100-15W50 thread for the entire exciting story.:ohyea:
Wait for it ... My experience with Motul
Pegasus -- I asked Peter to put my post in a temporary location until I create a "My experience with Motul" thread. I had mistakenly created the post in the "Which way... filter" thread when I parenthetically mentioned my use of Motul, GFrog cited his use, I expanded on my use, UtahPete correctly pointed out I was of bounds for the thread, and Peter patched things up.
In my forthcoming "My experience with Motul" I'll be describing my experience not advocating a position.