Shell Helix HX8 Synthetic 5W-30

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Fully synthetic ACEA A3/B4 5W-30 oil for passenger cars, with MB 229.3, VW 502.00/505.00 and Renault RN0710 approvals.

Classification
Product line Shell Helix HX8 7 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 66.70 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 11.80 mm²/s
Viscosity index 168
Pour point -48 °C
Flash point 238 °C
Density 840 kg/m³

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

Description

Shell Helix HX8 Synthetic 5W-30 is a fully synthetic oil from the Helix HX8 line for petrol, diesel and gas (LPG/CNG) passenger car engines on standard drain intervals. It suits heavy loads, extreme temperatures and city driving; biodiesel and petrol-ethanol blends are permitted.

The oil is rated API SL and ACEA A3/B4, with official approvals MB 229.3, VW 502.00, VW 505.00 and Renault RN0710, and meets Renault RN0700 without approval. The maker backs API SN performance with its own engine tests; the licence covers API SL.

Typical figures: 11.80 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 168, pour point -48 °C, flash point 238 °C.

As a full-ash oil, it is unsuitable for diesels with a particulate filter.

Application

Petrol, gas and diesel passenger car engines without a particulate filter on standard drain intervals, under heavy load, at extreme temperatures and in stop-start city driving.

Worth knowing

Despite the shared line and viscosity, Shell keeps this oil on a separate data sheet under code 001E9067, while Helix HX8 5W-30 without the word Synthetic has sheet 001H2219. The figures on the two sheets almost coincide: MRV pumpability 13,200 mPa·s at -35 °C, pour point -48 °C, flash point 238 °C, density 840 kg/m³. The difference lies in the kinematic viscosity at 40 °C, 66.70 against 68.7 mm²/s, and in the Mercedes code: here the official approval is MB 229.3, whereas Helix HX8 5W-30 has MB 229.5. That oil also claims compliance with the API SN Plus engine tests.

Among the Shell 5W-30 oils in the catalogue, only this one has an MB 229.3 approval recorded: Helix HX7 5W-30 gives that code as compliance, and Helix Extra X 5W-30 has MB 229.5. The Renault specifications are the same as in HX8 5W-30: RN0710 approval and RN0700 compliance. The approval itself is covered in a reference article on which Mercedes engines call for MB 229.3.

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    Fully synthetic ACEA A3/B3 and A3/B4 5W-40 oil for passenger cars, with MB 229.3, VW 502.00/505.00 and Renault RN0710 approvals.

    • VW 505.00
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