Shell Helix Hybrid 0W-20

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Fully synthetic 0W-20 engine oil rated API SP and ILSAC GF-6A for the petrol engines of hybrid cars.

Classification
Product line Shell Helix Hybrid 1 oil
SAE viscosity 0W-20What SAE means
Base oil fully synthetic
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
ILSAC class
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 46.75 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 8.59 mm²/s
Viscosity index 164
Pour point -54 °C
Flash point 243 °C
Density 836 kg/m³

Description

Shell Helix Hybrid 0W-20 is a fully synthetic low-viscosity oil for the fuel-efficient petrol engines of hybrid cars, chiefly Japanese and American models. The Helix Hybrid line is designed for engines that stop and start frequently and spend long periods running below operating temperature.

The oil is rated API SP and ILSAC GF-6A; the maker lists no individual car-maker approvals for it.

Typical figures: 8.59 mm²/s at 100 °C, 46.75 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 164, pour point -54 °C, flash point 243 °C.

Application

Fuel-efficient petrol engines in hybrid cars, chiefly Japanese and American makes.

Worth knowing

If a hybrid car’s manual says 0W-20 and ILSAC GF-6A, the choice among Shell oils of this viscosity in the catalogue narrows to two: this oil and Helix Ultra ECT C6 0W-20. The latter has the same API SP and GF-6A, plus ACEA C5 and C6 and the approvals BMW Longlife-17 FE+, MB 229.71 and MB 229.72; at 100 °C it is slightly thinner, 7.9 mm²/s against 8.59 mm²/s. The data sheet of Helix Ultra SP 0W-20 names no ILSAC category at all, only ACEA C5 and API SP.

The letter A in GF-6A marks the ILSAC category for the xW-20 and xW-30 viscosities, while 0W-16 has a separate category, GF-6B. GF-6A was succeeded by GF-7A, which came out together with API SQ, and for engines whose documentation says GF-6A, API recommends a GF-7A oil of the same viscosity. The article on API SQ and ILSAC GF-7 explains what the new classes changed and why the starburst is no substitute for the viscosity given in the manual.

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