Shell Helix Ultra Professional AM-L 5W-30

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Fully synthetic low-SAPS 5W-30 ACEA C3 engine oil for Mercedes-Benz and BMW engines, approved to MB 229.51 and BMW Longlife-04.

Classification
Product line Shell Helix Ultra Professional 17 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 69.02 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 12.11 mm²/s
Viscosity index 174
Pour point -45 °C
Flash point 238 °C
Density 836 kg/m³

Description

Shell Helix Ultra Professional AM-L 5W-30 is a fully synthetic low-SAPS oil from the Helix Ultra Professional line for Mercedes-Benz and BMW petrol and diesel engines. Its low ash content makes it suitable for diesels fitted with a particulate filter.

The oil is rated API SN and ACEA C3 and holds official MB 229.51 and BMW Longlife-04 approvals.

Typical figures: 12.11 mm²/s at 100 °C, 69.02 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 174, pour point -45 °C, flash point 238 °C, density 836 kg/m³.

A footnote in the technical data sheet limits the BMW Longlife-04 approval for petrol engines to the EU, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Application

Petrol and diesel engines in Mercedes-Benz and BMW cars, above all diesels with a particulate filter, where the manufacturer requires MB 229.51 or BMW Longlife-04.

Worth knowing

Both approvals of this oil carry footnotes in the data sheet, and their content differs. The one by MB 229.51 specifies that the oil suits Mercedes-Benz diesels whether or not they have a particulate filter. The footnote to BMW Longlife-04 concerns petrol engines and names specific countries: the EU, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. A petrol BMW outside those countries is not covered by the footnote.

The pair of ACEA C3 and API SN does not set the can apart within the line either. In Helix Ultra Professional AV-L 5W-30, with the same classes and a close viscosity (12.2 against 12.11 mm²/s at 100 °C), the codes are VW 504.00 and VW 507.00. AG 5W-30 lists GM dexos2 and Opel OV0401547-D30 as requirements met, although its viscosity index of 174, 69.02 mm²/s at 40 °C, pour point of -45 °C and flash point of 238 °C repeat the figures of this oil. Which base oil and service interval MB 229.51 implies, and which Mercedes-Benz standards appeared after it, is described in the article on the MB 229.51 approval.

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