Shell Advance Ultra 15W-50 SP MA2

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15W-50 oil for four-stroke motorcycles with a wet clutch, rated API SP and JASO MA2.

Classification
Product line Shell Advance 9 oils
SAE viscosity 15W-50What SAE means
Intended use motorcycles
API class What API means
JASO class
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 148.54 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 20.68 mm²/s
Pour point -30 °C
Flash point 267 °C
Density 845 kg/m³

Description

Shell Advance Ultra 15W-50 SP MA2 is the current API SP version of Advance Ultra 15W-50, intended for four-stroke motorcycle engines whose wet clutch runs in the oil it shares with the engine.

The oil is rated API SP and JASO MA2; the data sheet lists no official approvals from motorcycle manufacturers and does not state the type of base oil.

Typical figures: 20.68 mm²/s at 100 °C, 148.54 mm²/s at 40 °C, pour point -30 °C, flash point 267 °C, density 845 kg/m³.

Application

Four-stroke motorcycle engines with a wet clutch that call for a 15W-50 oil rated API SP and JASO MA2.

Worth knowing

Advance Ultra 10W-40 SP MA2 has the same API SP and JASO MA2 codes and the same flash point, 267 °C, so between these two Shell oils the choice comes down to the SAE grade in the motorcycle manual. The data sheets differ considerably: 20.68 against 14.02 mm²/s at 100 °C and 148.54 against 89.58 mm²/s at 40 °C, with a pour point of -30 °C against -33 °C. Viscosity grade 50 in the SAE viscosity table covers 16.3 to less than 21.9 mm²/s at 100 °C, and this oil sits towards its upper end.

The other two 15W-50 oils in the Advance line have earlier API grades: SN in Ultra 15W-50 (SN/MA2) and SM in AX7 15W-50. So of the three 15W-50 oils in this line, only this one has API class SP.

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