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Originally Posted by paulv
I get less startup valve train noise with Motul 8100 Excess vs M1 0W-40 in an MB E320 so that's why I went with Motul. How's RedLine on this issue? With their high percentage of ester basestock, the noise (I assume) would be less. I was looking at RLI's HOBS oils but they don't make the HTHS reqt of Porsche (>= 3.5 cP).
Regards,
paul...
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My car sounds the same on start-up; after +5 months of winter storage, or a cold start-up in March or July, or hot start-up after a long drive. No valve train noise.
I attribute this to the Red Line and a diligent & easy winter hibernation routine.