Shell Rotella T6 5W-40

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Fully synthetic low-ash 5W-40 diesel oil rated API CK-4 and ACEA E9/E11, with Cummins CES 20086, Volvo VDS-4.5 and DTFR 15C100 specifications.

Classification
Product line Shell Rotella 1 oil
SAE viscosity 5W-40What SAE means
Base oil fully synthetic
Intended use commercial vehicles
API class What API means
ACEA class What ACEA means
JASO class
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 90 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 14.9 mm²/s
Pour point -51 °C
Flash point 233 °C
Base number (TBN) 10.2 mg KOH/g
Sulphated ash 1 %
Density 846 kg/m³

Description

Shell Rotella T6 5W-40 is a fully synthetic low-ash diesel engine oil, from long-haul tractor units to heavy pickups. Shell offers it for cold climates in place of thicker API CK-4 and CJ-4 oils and claims a 1.5 % fuel saving over them.

Classes: API CK-4, CJ-4, CI-4 Plus, CI-4 and CH-4, ACEA E9 and E11, JASO DH-2, MA and MA2. Manufacturer codes with no status stated: Allison TES 439, CAT ECF-2 and CAT ECF-3, Cummins CES 20081 and Cummins CES 20086, DDC DFS 93K218 and DDC DFS 93K222, DTFR 15C100, Ford WSS-M2C171-F1, Mack EOS-4.5, MAN M 3575, Volvo VDS-4.5.

Typical figures: 14.9 mm²/s at 100 °C, base number 10.2 mg KOH/g, sulphated ash 1 %, pour point -51 °C.

Application

New and older diesel vehicles from Class 8 tractor units to heavy pickups, including delivery, utility and school-bus fleets.

Worth knowing

In the Shell data sheet, the engine makers’ codes are gathered under one shared heading, “Specifications, Approvals & Recommendations”, with no indication of which are approvals and which are recommendations. In the application section Shell says only that the oil “meets or exceeds” the requirements of API CK-4 and a number of engine makers, from Cummins to Allison, and advises checking the full list of approvals with Shell technical service. Detroit publishes lists of approved oils for each DFS number, so DDC DFS 93K222 and DDC DFS 93K218 can be checked there, whereas Caterpillar, under its own ECF-3 specification, does not verify oil makers’ claims. The article on oil for tractors and construction machinery shows which API classes the Cummins, CAT and Detroit codes correspond to.

Next to the diesel JASO DH-2 stand the motorcycle JASO MA and MA2: under the JASO T 903 standard these are high-friction oils for wet clutches, with MA2 occupying the upper part of the MA range. Sulphated ash of 1.0 % equals the limit ACEA sets for E11.

Data current as of data partly verifiedsome specifications could not be confirmed from an official sourceCheck the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.

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