[blackhawkk22]

Really interesting video for friends who want to know more about oil.

After seeing this, a question comes to mind. My car does not reach the ~200F by the time I reach work. On colder days it barely moves. This probably means its time to use a different oil.

I use Motul 5w-40 for my 2010 N54 RWD Sedan with AT

[PN3UMA]

Almost all of /Drive's /Engineered vids are great!!

[Sgop335]

Originally Posted by blackhawkk22

Really interesting video for friends who want to know more about oil.

After seeing this, a question comes to mind. My car does not reach the ~200F by the time I reach work. On colder days it barely moves. This probably means its time to use a different oil.

I use Motul 5w-40 for my 2010 N54 RWD Sedan with AT

[urrl]

Motul 5w40 is a great oil, pretty much all their stuff. 5w40 is a thicker oil 86/14.2. There are 0w30 and 5w30 in the 12cp range with lower cold numbers. Arguably those are better for regions that see cold weather.

[123Britt]

It is interesting that you say that the oil temp does not reach the key 212F with the Motul 5W40. The Redline product recommended for the N54 is 5W-30 and is also ester based but Grp V and not Grp IV like Motul.
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I am currently using the GTL PP Euro 5W-40 and will do so until post 50k miles.
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At that time I will move to Redline or Motul. I ran the RL 5W-30 in my N54 with great results. My concern was the high oil temps -- 230-240f and Redline did a great job.
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I would be surprised if you can beat the Motul X-Cess 5W-40 for a daily driver.
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Motul & Redline are both excellent and what I consider superior to what I currently using.