Shell Helix HX7 Professional AF 5W-30

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Semi-synthetic 5W-30 ACEA A1/B1 engine oil for Ford petrol and diesel engines, approved to Ford WSS-M2C913-A and WSS-M2C913-B.

Classification
Product line Shell Helix HX7 6 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-30What SAE means
Base oil semi-synthetic
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
ACEA class What ACEA means
ILSAC class
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 54.7 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 9.92 mm²/s
Viscosity index 170
Pour point -45 °C
Flash point 230 °C
Density 851 kg/m³
Shell Helix HX7 Professional AF 5W-30

Description

Shell Helix HX7 Professional AF 5W-30 is a semi-synthetic oil from the Helix HX7 line for earlier-generation Ford petrol and diesel engines that call for the WSS-M2C913-A or WSS-M2C913-B specification.

The oil holds official Ford WSS-M2C913-A and Ford WSS-M2C913-B approvals and is rated ACEA A1/B1, API SJ and ILSAC GF-2. A1/B1 is a fuel-economy class, while API SJ and ILSAC GF-2 belong to an earlier generation of specifications.

Typical figures: 9.92 mm²/s at 100 °C, 54.7 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 170, pour point -45 °C, flash point 230 °C.

Application

Petrol and diesel engines in earlier-generation Ford cars where the manufacturer specifies an oil to Ford WSS-M2C913-A or WSS-M2C913-B.

Worth knowing

All three classes in this oil’s data sheet belong to earlier generations. ACEA A1/B1 has been absent from the ACEA classification since 2016, API SJ is still valid but API intends it for engines of model year 2001 and older, and in the catalogue ILSAC GF-2 is listed, besides this oil, only for Liqui Moly Special Tec 5W-30. How SJ differs from its predecessors and which cars it suits is the subject of an article of its own.

What actually defines the oil’s purpose is its pair of Ford WSS-M2C913-A and WSS-M2C913-B approvals. In the catalogue only two oils hold both editions as official approvals, this one and the same Liqui Moly Special Tec 5W-30, while three more merely meet them, as the page of oils with Ford WSS-M2C913-B shows. Separately, the Shell data sheet mentions the M111FE fuel economy test (CEC-L-54-T-96): the average of three results gives at least 2.5 % fuel saving.

Data current as of data partly verifiedsome specifications could not be confirmed from an official sourceCheck the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.

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