Shell Rimula R7 Plus AM 5W-20

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Fully synthetic low-ash, low-HTHS 5W-20 oil for MAN Euro 6 and Scania truck engines, with MAN M 3977 and Scania LDF-5 approvals.

Classification
Product line Shell Rimula 24 oils
SAE viscosity 5W-20What SAE means
Base oil fully synthetic
Intended use commercial vehicles
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 45 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 8.2 mm²/s
HTHS viscosity 2.6 mPa·s
Pour point -40 °C
Flash point 239 °C
Density 845 kg/m³

Description

Shell Rimula R7 Plus AM 5W-20 is a fully synthetic low-ash oil from the Rimula line for the latest MAN Euro 6 truck engines and for Scania engines. Its low HTHS viscosity of 2.6 mPa·s is aimed at saving fuel.

The oil holds official approvals MAN M 3977 and Scania LDF-5; the data sheet gives no API or ACEA classes.

Typical figures: 8.2 mm²/s at 100 °C, 45 mm²/s at 40 °C, HTHS 2.6 mPa·s, pour point -40 °C, flash point 239 °C, density 845 kg/m³.

The oil is not backward compatible: it must not be used in older engines designed for more viscous oils.

Application

Latest MAN Euro 6 truck engines that require MAN M 3977, and Scania engines with the LDF-5 approval; not for older engines.

Worth knowing

This is not the only Rimula with a reduced HTHS: R7 AD 5W-30 and R7 AX 5W-30 have 2.9 mPa·s in their data sheets against 2.6 for this oil. But those oils go in a different direction, with the API FA-4 class, and R7 AX also has Volvo VDS-5 and DTFR 15C130. Neither has MAN M 3977 or Scania LDF-5, so for an engine that requires those codes, a low HTHS on another can settles nothing.

If MAN documentation names M 3677 and Scania documentation names LDF-4, both of those approvals are held, among others, by Rimula R6 LME Plus 5W-30; its viscosity is different, 5W-30, so that too must be checked against the manual. How the MAN numbers from M 3477 to M 3977 relate, and why LDF-5 is not carried over to older engines, is explained in the article on MAN, Scania and Volvo truck approvals.

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

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