Shell Rimula R6 MS 10W-40

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10W-40 engine oil rated ACEA E4/E7 for truck diesels, with Scania LDF-3, DTFR 15B120 and Volvo VDS-3 approvals.

Classification
Product line Shell Rimula 24 oils
SAE viscosity 10W-40What SAE means
Intended use commercial vehicles
API class What API means
ACEA class What ACEA means
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Meets the requirements of
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 90 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 13.6 mm²/s
Pour point -42 °C
Flash point 234 °C
Base number (TBN) 15.9 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash 1.9 %
Density 867 kg/m³

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

Description

Shell Rimula R6 MS 10W-40 is a Rimula engine oil for truck diesel engines on extended drain intervals, Scania engines included.

Classes: ACEA E4 and E7, API CF. Approvals: Deutz DQC IV-18, DTFR 15B120, Mack EO-N, MAN M 3277, MTU Oil Category 3, Renault Trucks RLD-2 and Renault Trucks RXD, Scania LDF-2 and Scania LDF-3, Volvo VDS-3. The oil meets Iveco T3 E4 without a formal approval.

Typical figures: 13.6 mm²/s at 100 °C, base number 15.9 mg KOH/g, sulphated ash 1.9 %, pour point -42 °C, flash point 234 °C. The maker does not recommend it for Caterpillar engines.

Application

Euro 2 to Euro 5 truck engines without a particulate filter and Euro 6 Scania engines: Mercedes-Benz, MAN, DAF, Volvo, Scania and other makes.

Worth knowing

The only American class in the list is API CF, which API now lists as obsolete and no longer licenses for new oils, as the article on the API CF class notes. If the engine manual requires API CI-4, Cummins CES 20078 or CAT ECF-2, you will find those codes on Rimula R6 M 10W-40, not here.

Among Rimula 10W-40 oils, only R6 MS has Scania LDF-2 and LDF-3, as well as Renault Trucks RXD. Its base number is 15.9 mg KOH/g and its sulphated ash 1.9 %, whereas for R6 M these figures are 13 mg KOH/g and 1.5 %. The data sheet also names Scania Euro 6 engines among its applications, yet of the Scania codes only LDF-2 and LDF-3 are in the list: LDF-4 and Scania Low Ash, intended for Scania engines with a particulate filter, are not there.

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