Shell Helix Ultra Professional AV-L 5W-30

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Fully synthetic low-SAPS 5W-30 ACEA C3 engine oil for Volkswagen Group engines, approved to VW 504.00 and VW 507.00.

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 74 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 12.2 mm²/s
Viscosity index 159
Pour point -48 °C
Flash point 240 °C
Density 836 kg/m³

Description

Shell Helix Ultra Professional AV-L 5W-30 is a fully synthetic low-SAPS oil from the Helix Ultra Professional line for Volkswagen Group petrol and diesel engines serviced on extended (Longlife) drain intervals.

The oil is rated API SN and ACEA C3 and holds official VW 504.00 and VW 507.00 approvals. Its low ash content makes it suitable for diesels with a particulate filter.

Typical figures: 12.2 mm²/s at 100 °C, 74 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 159, pour point -48 °C, flash point 240 °C, density 836 kg/m³.

Application

Petrol and diesel engines in Volkswagen Group cars where the manufacturer requires VW 504.00 or VW 507.00 with extended drain intervals.

Worth knowing

The AV-L designation does not by itself define the approval. Helix Ultra Professional AV-L 0W-20 is ACEA C5 and has VW 508.00 and VW 509.00, and such an oil, as the overview of approvals for Audi, VW, Seat and Skoda explains, must not be poured into engines designed for VW 504.00 and VW 507.00. AV-L 0W-30 has the same two VW approvals as this oil, plus Porsche C30, but a different viscosity grade. Helix HX7 Professional AV 5W-30, which has no “-L”, is also C3 but holds VW 505.00 and VW 505.01.

The combination of ACEA C3, API SN and 5W-30 is also found, for example, in AM-L 5W-30, with almost the same viscosity at 100 °C: 12.11 against 12.2 mm²/s. Its approvals are BMW Longlife-04 and MB 229.51, not VW 504.00 and VW 507.00. Besides the codes, the data sheet names the tests passed: ACEA M111FE with a fuel saving of at least 2.5 % (the mean of three results), VW PV 1481 for deposits on the intake valves of direct-injection petrol engines, and a VW test for ash build-up in the particulate filter. The typical MRV value at -35 °C is 17,000 mPa·s.

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