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Engine oil Shell or MOTUL

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Shell › Engine oil
QueenAlpaca
  • Exhaust smoke:
Rating 5.0

using a heavier oil weight has been an old trick to help with oil consumption in Subarus for a long time now. I used to use Rotella 5w40 (before the reformulation) in my old 04 Baja Turbo and that particular oil was the best to keep the oil burning down.

Pros: keep oil burning down
Vehicle: Subaru
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MOTUL › Engine oil
Kutas2000
Rating 5.0

I've been running 8100 Power 5w30 for the last two changes, every 3000 miles, and the aced the initial Blackstone test.

Pros: aced the Blackstone test
Mileage: 3000 km
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MOTUL › Engine oil
thcue
Rating 4.0

I've been using the x-clean EFE every 3k miles forever now an am tuned on full e85 now for 30k miles besides the factory valve tube seal leaking they fixed at 14k miles once but that's due to 23' errors. Now am thinking did I use the wrong one hahaha but am 30k miles deep in my use never anything oil that the efe in mine.

Pros: 30k miles deep in use
Cons: factory valve tube seal leaking
Mileage: 3000 km
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MOTUL › Engine oil
CRACING
  • Engine noise:
Rating 5.0

Using Motul (8100 5w-40 initially then 0W-40) since 8 years in my Honda City '09 and I replace engine oil myself every year. Engine is smooth and gives decent mileage. Never faced any issues

Pros: Engine smooth, decent mileage
Vehicle: Honda City
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MOTUL › Engine oil
UnhappyDrop1350
  • Exhaust smoke:
Rating 2.0

Could be the oil and not any problem with the engine itself. In India, these engines come with Motul 7100 full synthetic oil. There have been some discussions on the 390Duke forums and on Reddit that the oil burning issue and high oil consumption is caused by using Motul 7100

Cons: oil burning issue
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Which engine oil to choose — Shell or MOTUL?

If choosing engine oil across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.

We compare engine oil across these categories:

Comparison of engine oil Shell and MOTUL
  1. PR Score.
  2. Overall ranking.
  3. Vote balance.
  4. Average rating.
  5. Number of reviews.
  6. Feature ratings.
  7. Car owners’ choice.

Which engine oil are better — MOTUL or Shell?

In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil Shell were overall better than MOTUL.

  1. Shell received a PR Score of 94 out of 100, and MOTUL scored 91 point.
  2. Shell ranked 4 in the overall ranking, and MOTUL ranked 5.
  3. The average rating is higher for Shell (4.5) than for MOTUL (4.4).
  4. Engine oil Shell have better feature ratings than MOTUL:
    • Engine noise - owners believe, that this property for MOTUL is better than Shell.
    • Warning light - drivers claim, that this property for MOTUL is outperforms Shell.
    • Exhaust smoke - reviews suggest, that this property for MOTUL is preferred to Shell.

Which engine oil are more popular — Shell or MOTUL?

Engine oil Shell and MOTUL were equally popular according to data in March 2026.

By vote balance, engine oil Shell surpassed MOTUL:

  • For Shell, the ratio of positive (1007) to negative (62) votes is 945 votes.
  • For MOTUL, the ratio of positive (1003) to negative (91) votes is 912 votes.

By number of reviews, engine oil MOTUL surpassed Shell:

  • For engine oil Shell there are 351 review: 325 positive, 16 neutral, 10 negative.
  • For engine oil MOTUL there are 357 reviews: 319 positive, 23 neutral, 15 negative.

Which engine oil do car owners prefer — Shell or MOTUL?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, engine oil Shell led more car-specific ratings than MOTUL:

Shell are chosen by owners of cars such as: Honda Jazz, Subaru Outback, Subaru Impreza WRX, Subaru Legacy, Volkswagen Scirocco, and others.

MOTUL are chosen by owners of cars such as: BMW X3, Renault Megane, Audi TT, and others.

Other comparisons of engine oil

If this comparison didn’t fully answer your question, there are many others on PartReview.

For example, comparisons of engine oil Shell with: Mobil, Castrol, LIQUI MOLY, AMSOIL, VALVOLINE, PENNZOIL, RED LINE, OEM Toyota, Mannol, RAVENOL.

Also available: comparisons of engine oil MOTUL with: Mobil, Castrol, LIQUI MOLY, AMSOIL, VALVOLINE, PENNZOIL, RED LINE, OEM Toyota, Mannol, RAVENOL.

You can also see who is better among other engine oil manufacturers: Mobil or Castrol, Mobil or LIQUI MOLY, Mobil or MOTUL, Mobil or Shell, LIQUI MOLY or Castrol.

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