Shell Helix Extra ECT Multi 5W-30

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Fully synthetic low-SAPS 5W-30 ACEA C3 engine oil for cars with a particulate filter, approved to VW 504.00/507.00 and MB 229.51.

Classification
Product line Shell Helix Extra 10 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-30What SAE means
Base oil fully synthetic
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
ACEA class What ACEA means
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Meets the requirements of
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 69 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 12.11 mm²/s
Pour point -45 °C
Flash point 238 °C
Density 836 kg/m³

The car maker has not officially approved the entries in the “Meets the requirements of” row.

Description

Shell Helix Extra ECT Multi 5W-30 is a fully synthetic low-SAPS oil from the Helix Extra line. A single oil covers both the VW extended-drain requirements and the Mercedes-Benz C3 requirements for petrol engines, diesels with a particulate filter and gas-fuelled engines.

It is rated API SP and ACEA C3 and holds official VW 504.00, VW 507.00, MB 229.31 and MB 229.51 approvals. It meets the requirements of BMW Longlife-04 and Porsche C30 without formal approval.

Typical figures: 12.11 mm²/s at 100 °C, 69 mm²/s at 40 °C, pour point -45 °C, flash point 238 °C.

Application

Cars with petrol, diesel (with a particulate filter) and gas-fuelled engines that call for VW extended-drain or Mercedes-Benz C3 requirements.

Worth knowing

This oil has no BMW or Porsche approvals: in the data sheet Shell writes “meets the requirement of BMW LL-04” and “meets the requirements of Porsche C30”. Listed without that wording, that is, as approvals, both codes appear for Helix Ultra ECT Multi 5W-30, with the same ACEA C3 and API SP classes and the VW 504.00, VW 507.00 and MB 229.51 approvals. For a BMW whose service book says Longlife-04, Helix Ultra ECT C3 5W-30 also holds the approval, but Porsche C30, VW 504.00 and VW 507.00 are not in its list.

The difference runs the other way too. This oil has MB 229.31 as an approval, while the list for Helix Ultra ECT Multi 5W-30 does not include it: there it is MB 229.51, with MB 229.52 declared as met. Helix HX8 ECT 5W-30 has the same four VW and MB approvals, but its class is API SN, it only meets BMW Longlife-04 and it has no Porsche C30 entry. What MB 229.31 is and which Mercedes-Benz approvals replaced it is briefly explained in the article on the low-ash MB 229.31 approval.

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