May 21, 2011

Motul 5100 4T review

With Petronas Sprinta 4T 2000 20w50 motorcycle engine oil disappearing off the shelf, faster than honest Government Officials in India, it was time to start looking for a new engine oil for my beloved Pulsar 180 Classic, which just recently turned 9.

pulsar-180-classic

This search ultimately lead me to a shop not too far away from where I live, which had engine oils from Motul and this is where I spotted the Motul 5100 15w50 Semi-Synthetic Motorcycle Engine Oil, priced at Rs. 450 a liter. I decided to give it a try and immediately got the engine oil changed.

Initially I couldn’t feel a major difference, though I did noticed that the bike smelling different when it was hot and remembered the shopkeeper telling me how this engine oil also smells nice! Lol, not what I bought the engine oil for, but it was kind of different and nice.

Over time I began to notice an improvement in quality of gear shifts and also in engine smoothness, which was quite good and in city riding was slightly more pleasurable now. Sadly though I couldn’t test it out on the highway, since I had managed to clock around a 1000km before my recent trip to Jalori Pass in Himachal Pradesh and thus decided to get the engine oil changed before the trip and this time, tried Motul 3100 4T Plus 15w50 Mineral Engine Oil (click here to read its review).

While the 3100 wasn’t as good as the 5100, whether in comparison to gear shift quality or engine smoothness (slight differences), on the next oil change, I decided to go in for Motul 3100 again, mainly due to the fact that it is half the price of 5100 and performs nearly as nicely.

Having said that, if it wasn’t for the fact that I change my bike’s engine oil every 1200-1500km and that I don’t rip her as much as I used to do earlier, I would have certainly gotten the Motul 5100 engine oil put in again, as it is a much nicer engine oil.

Overall, both Motul 5100 and 3100 are worthy and even slightly better alternatives to the Petronas Sprinta 4T 2000, which I am happy to say, won’t be missed much, thanks to these two engine oils.

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