Shell Helix Ultra 5W-30

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Fully synthetic 5W-30 ACEA A3/B4 engine oil, approved to BMW Longlife-01, MB 229.5 and VW 502.00/505.00, for cars without a particulate filter.

Classification
Product line Shell Helix Ultra 14 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
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 66.34 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 11.77 mm²/s
Viscosity index 176
Pour point -39 °C
Flash point 237 °C
Density 841 kg/m³

Description

Shell Helix Ultra 5W-30 is a fully synthetic oil for petrol, diesel and gas engines in cars without a particulate filter. It can be used with biodiesel and petrol-ethanol blends.

The oil is rated ACEA A3/B3, ACEA A3/B4 and API SL; Shell states that in engine tests it performs at API SN level. Official approvals: BMW Longlife-01, MB 226.5, MB 229.5, VW 502.00, VW 505.00, Renault RN0700 and Renault RN0710.

Typical figures: 11.77 mm²/s at 100 °C, 66.34 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 176, pour point -39 °C, flash point 237 °C.

As a full-SAPS A3/B4 oil, it is not intended for diesels with a particulate filter.

Application

Petrol, diesel and gas engines in cars without a particulate filter; biodiesel and petrol-ethanol blends are permitted.

Worth knowing

All that separates this oil from Helix Ultra ECT C3 5W-30 and Helix Ultra ECT Multi 5W-30 is an addition to the name, and their lists have no code in common. This one carries ACEA A3/B3, A3/B4, VW 502.00 and VW 505.00; those two carry ACEA C3, API SP, BMW Longlife-04 and MB 229.51. Its data sheet speaks of diesels without a particulate filter, the ECT C3 sheet of diesels with one, so the same product line and the same 5W-30 guarantee nothing.

Of the Shell 5W-30 oils in the catalogue, BMW Longlife-01 and MB 226.5 are recorded for this one alone; MB 226.51 and MB 226.52 in the Professional lines are different specifications. According to the overview of BMW approvals, Longlife-01 applies to certain petrol engines from 09/2001 with an extended service interval. Another difference shows up in two other Shell oils: Helix HX8 5W-30 and Helix Extra X 5W-30 repeat ACEA A3/B4, MB 229.5, Renault RN0710, VW 502.00 and VW 505.00, yet they give Renault RN0700, for which this oil holds an approval, only as meeting the requirements.

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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