Shell Rimula R6 LME 5W-30

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Synthetic low-ash fuel-economy 5W-30 oil for trucks and buses, rated ACEA E6 and E7, with Volvo VDS-3 and DTFR 15C110 approvals.

Classification
Product line Shell Rimula 24 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-30What SAE means
Base oil synthetic
Intended use commercial vehicles
ACEA class What ACEA means
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Meets the requirements of
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 66.9 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 12.13 mm²/s
Pour point -50 °C
Flash point 238 °C
Base number (TBN) 10.2 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash 1.00 %
Density 847 kg/m³

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

Description

Shell Rimula R6 LME 5W-30 is a synthetic low-ash oil from the Rimula line with an emphasis on fuel economy. It is intended for Mercedes-Benz, DAF and other trucks and buses with Euro 4-Euro 6 engines on extended drains, and for fleets that also run Euro 2-Euro 5 engines.

The oil is rated ACEA E6 and E7 and holds official approvals Cummins CES 20077, Deutz DQC IV-10 LA, DTFR 15C110, Mack EO-N, MTU Oil Category 3.1, Renault Trucks RLD-2 and Volvo VDS-3, and meets Iveco 18-1804 TLS E6, MAN M 3271-1 and MAN M 3477 without approval.

Typical figures: 12.13 mm²/s at 100 °C, base number 10.2 mg KOH/g, sulphated ash 1.00 %, pour point -50 °C.

Application

Mercedes-Benz, DAF and other trucks and buses with Euro 4-Euro 6 engines on extended drain intervals, and mixed fleets with Euro 2-Euro 5 engines.

Worth knowing

The data sheet gives the Iveco 18-1804 TLS E6 specification with a “meets the requirements” note, whereas in Rimula R6 LME Plus 5W-30 it appears among the official approvals, at the same viscosity grade and with the same ACEA classes E6 and E7. For an Iveco owner who needs the actual approval these are two different cans, even though the entry reads the same on both lists.

With MAN the gap is wider still: this oil has no official MAN approval at all. M 3477 and M 3271-1 are marked with an asterisk and a note saying that the oil meets the level of these specifications. In the R6 series, an actual MAN M 3677 approval, backward compatible with M 3477, is held by LME-l 5W-30 and LME Plus 5W-30. How an entry on a vehicle maker’s list differs from a claim on the can is explained in the article on approvals versus “meets the requirements”.

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