Shell Advance AX7 10W-40 (SM/MA2)

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Part-synthetic 10W-40 oil for four-stroke motorcycles with a wet clutch, rated API SM and JASO MA2.

Classification
Product line Shell Advance 9 oils
SAE viscosity 10W-40What SAE means
Base oil semi-synthetic
Intended use motorcycles
API class What API means
JASO class
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 89 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 14.3 mm²/s
Viscosity index 167
Pour point -33 °C
Flash point 230 °C
Density 858 kg/m³

Description

Shell Advance AX7 10W-40 (SM/MA2) is a part-synthetic oil from the Advance line for high-performance four-stroke motorcycle engines, air- or liquid-cooled. According to the data sheet, the part-synthetic formula is built on a synthetic base oil, and a single oil lubricates both the engine and the integral gearbox with its wet clutch.

The oil is rated API SM and JASO MA2; the MA2 class stands for friction properties that let a wet clutch work without slipping. The data sheet lists no official approvals from motorcycle manufacturers.

Typical figures: 14.3 mm²/s at 100 °C, 89 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 167, pour point -33 °C, flash point 230 °C, density 858 kg/m³.

Application

High-performance four-stroke motorcycle engines, air- or liquid-cooled, with a gearbox shared with the engine and a wet clutch.

Worth knowing

In the JASO list of motorcycle oils the name Shell Advance 4T AX7 10W-40 appears twice, with codes M081RAY006 and M081RAY009, and both entries, with class MA2, were submitted by Red and Yellow Co., Ltd. Anyone checking the JASO frame on the can against the list should look at both; the list itself warns that the English names in it may not exactly match the wording on the packaging. How to read the JASO frame and where to look up the code is described in the article on motorcycle oil and JASO classes.

If the motorcycle manual calls for API SN, the 10W-40 option among the Advance oils in the catalogue is Advance Ultra 10W-40 (SN/MA2), with the same MA2 and almost the same viscosity, 14.2 mm²/s at 100 °C against 14.3 mm²/s.

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