Shell Helix HX3 15W-40

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Multigrade 15W-40 engine oil rated API SL and CF for high-mileage car petrol, diesel and gas-fuelled engines.

Classification
Product line Shell Helix HX3 1 oil
SAE viscosity 15W-40What SAE means
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 97.94 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 13.33 mm²/s
Viscosity index 135
Pour point -36 °C
Flash point 242 °C
Density 879 kg/m³

Description

Shell Helix HX3 15W-40 is an entry-level multigrade oil from the Helix HX3 line for older and high-mileage petrol, diesel and gas-fuelled engines in everyday use.

The oil is rated API SL and API CF. The maker lists neither ACEA classes nor car-maker approvals for it, so it is suitable only where the service documentation allows a 15W-40 oil of these API classes.

Typical figures: 13.33 mm²/s at 100 °C, 97.94 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 135, pour point -36 °C, flash point 242 °C.

Application

Petrol, diesel and gas-fuelled engines in older or high-mileage cars in everyday use.

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