Shell Helix Ultra ECT Multi 5W-40

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Fully synthetic low-SAPS 5W-40 ACEA C3 engine oil, approved to Porsche C40, VW 511.00, MB 229.51 and BMW Longlife-04.

Classification
Product line Shell Helix Ultra 14 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-40What 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 84.7 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 14 mm²/s
Viscosity index 171
Pour point -36 °C
Flash point 236 °C
Density 850 kg/m³

Description

Shell Helix Ultra ECT Multi 5W-40 is a fully synthetic oil, low in sulphated ash, phosphorus and sulphur, for petrol, diesel and gas car engines with a particulate filter and catalytic converter. It is used where a 5W-40 to ACEA C3 is required, above all under Porsche C40 and VW 511.00.

The oil is rated ACEA C3 and API SN and holds official Porsche C40, VW 511.00, MB 229.31, MB 229.51, BMW Longlife-04, Renault RN0700 and Renault RN0710 approvals.

Typical figures: 14 mm²/s at 100 °C, 84.7 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 171, pour point -36 °C, flash point 236 °C.

Application

Petrol, diesel and gas engines in cars with exhaust after-treatment that need a C3 5W-40 oil, notably to Porsche C40 and VW 511.00.

Worth knowing

This is the only Shell oil in the catalogue that pairs Porsche C40 with VW 511.00; among other brands, Liqui Moly Top Tec 4110 5W-40 and Mobil 1 ESP X4 0W-40 have the pair. The overview of VAG approvals mentions VW 511.00 together with the 0W-40 grade and the most powerful petrol engines of Audi RS, Lamborghini and Bentley, while here the same number is on a 5W-40 oil, so the number and the viscosity grade have to be checked against the service book separately. Porsche C40 GT, the code of Mobil 1 C40 GT 0W-40, is absent from this list, and the similar-looking Porsche A40 belongs to Helix Ultra 5W-40, with the ACEA classes A3/B3 and A3/B4, not C3.

The data sheet of Helix HX8 ECT 5W-40 prints the same typical figures, down to the flash point of 236 °C, and most of the codes match there too. The difference comes down to two pairs: here Porsche C40 and VW 511.00, there a stated compliance with GM dexos2 and Fiat 9.55535-S2.

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

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