Shell Helix Ultra ECT C6 0W-20

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Fully synthetic low-SAPS 0W-20 engine oil rated ACEA C5/C6 and API SP, approved to BMW Longlife-17 FE+ and MB 229.71/229.72.

Classification
Product line Shell Helix Ultra 14 oils
SAE viscosity 0W-20What SAE means
Base oil fully synthetic
Intended use passenger cars
API class What API means
ACEA class What ACEA means
ILSAC class
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Meets the requirements of
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 40.3 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 7.9 mm²/s
Pour point -51 °C
Flash point 237 °C
Density 834 kg/m³

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

Description

Shell Helix Ultra ECT C6 0W-20 is a fully synthetic low-viscosity oil, low in sulphated ash, phosphorus and sulphur, for petrol and diesel car engines with a particulate filter and catalytic converter. It is formulated for fuel economy, protects turbocharged direct-injection engines against low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI) and suits many hybrids.

The oil is rated ACEA C5, ACEA C6, API SP and ILSAC GF-6A and holds official BMW Longlife-17 FE+, MB 229.71 and MB 229.72 approvals. It meets the requirements of Fiat 9.55535-CR1, Fiat 9.55535-GSX and Ford WSS-M2C954-A1 without formal approval.

Typical figures: 7.9 mm²/s at 100 °C, 40.3 mm²/s at 40 °C, pour point -51 °C, flash point 237 °C.

Application

Modern petrol and diesel car engines with exhaust after-treatment, including turbocharged direct-injection petrol engines; suitable for many hybrids.

Worth knowing

Of all the Shell oils in the catalogue, only this one has BMW Longlife-17 FE+, MB 229.71 and MB 229.72. The other Shell 0W-20 oils of class C5 have their own carmaker specifications: VW 508.00, VW 509.00 and Porsche C20 are in Helix Ultra Professional AV-L 0W-20, Renault RN17 FE in AR-L 0W-20, Volvo VCC RBS0-2AE in AS-L 0W-20.

The Ford numbers are easy to confuse: here only compliance with Ford WSS-M2C954-A1 is declared, while AV-L 0W-20 carries the approval Ford WSS-M2C956-A1. Both specifications concern 0W-20 but different cars: oil data sheets link the first with newer 1.0 EcoBoost engines, as well as 1.5 EcoBoost and some 2.5 hybrids, and the second with the Transit Connect and Tourneo Connect built on the Volkswagen Caddy, as the overview of Ford WSS specifications shows. The Fiat specifications are also given as “meets”: they include Fiat 9.55535-GSX but not the diesel DSX. According to oil data sheets, Fiat 9.55535-CR1 is Fiat’s entry for Chrysler MS-6395, yet Shell lists MS-6395 itself for SN and SN PLUS 0W-20, not for this oil.

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