Shell Helix Ultra ECT C3 5W-30

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Fully synthetic 5W-30 engine oil rated ACEA C3 and API SP, approved to BMW Longlife-04 and MB 229.51/229.52, for cars with 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 69 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 12.1 mm²/s
Viscosity index 174
Pour point -45 °C
Flash point 238 °C
Density 836 kg/m³
Shell Helix Ultra ECT C3 5W-30

Description

Shell Helix Ultra ECT C3 5W-30 is a fully synthetic mid-SAPS oil for cars, with moderate levels of sulphated ash, phosphorus and sulphur. It is intended for modern petrol engines, diesels with a particulate filter, gas engines and hybrids, and does not harm the particulate filter or catalytic converter.

The oil is rated ACEA C3 and API SP and holds official BMW Longlife-04, MB 229.31, MB 229.51, MB 229.52 and Chrysler MS-11106 approvals.

Typical figures: 12.1 mm²/s at 100 °C, 69 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 174, pour point -45 °C, flash point 238 °C.

Application

Modern petrol cars, diesels with a particulate filter and LPG or CNG engines, hybrids included.

Worth knowing

The data sheet gives three Mercedes-Benz approvals, MB 229.31, MB 229.51 and MB 229.52, in a single line. Among the other Shell oils in the catalogue, only Helix Ultra ECT C2/C3 0W-30 has that set, and that is a different viscosity grade. The guide to MB 229.31 briefly describes how these numbers succeeded one another. The data sheet prints Chrysler MS-11106 without any caveat about compliance, whereas for the other oils in the catalogue this code is recorded only as meeting the requirements.

Helix Ultra ECT Multi 5W-30 matches it on the ACEA C3 and API SP classes and on the BMW Longlife-04 and MB 229.51 approvals, but after that the lists diverge. For MB 229.52 it only states compliance, it lacks MB 229.31, and it has VW 504.00, VW 507.00 and Porsche C30, which this oil does not. On typical figures the difference between them is small, 12.1 against 11.8 mm²/s at 100 °C, so the choice between the two cans is settled by the code in your service book, not by the data sheet figures.

Data current as of Check the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.

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