Shell Spirax MA 80W

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API GL-4 SAE 80W gear oil for manual gearboxes in trucks and buses, with MB 235.14 and ZF TE-ML 17A approvals.

Classification
Product line Shell Spirax 45 oils
SAE viscosity 80WWhat SAE means
Intended use gear and transmission
API class What API means
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Meets the requirements of
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 87 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 9.9 mm²/s
Viscosity index 100
Pour point -36 °C
Flash point 200 °C
Density 893 kg/m³

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Description

Shell Spirax MA 80W is a Spirax gear oil with moderate extreme-pressure performance for manual gearboxes in trucks and buses built by Mercedes-Benz and ZF.

The oil is rated API GL-4 and holds the approvals DTFR 13B100, MB 235.14 and ZF TE-ML 17A. It meets the requirements of MAN 341 Type E1 and MAN 341 Type Z1 without formal approval.

Typical figures: 9.9 mm²/s at 100 °C, 87 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 100, pour point -36 °C, flash point 200 °C, density 893 kg/m³.

Application

Manual gearboxes in trucks and buses made by Mercedes-Benz and ZF.

Worth knowing

Of this oil and Spirax S3 G 80W, both SAE 80W and API GL-4, it is this one that holds the Mercedes-Benz approvals: MB 235.14 and DTFR 13B100. The S3 G 80W data sheet states outright that it is no longer suitable for Mercedes-Benz equipment.

With MAN it is the other way round. S3 G 80W is approved to MAN 341 Type E2 and Z2, whereas Shell says of this oil only that it can be used where MAN 341 Type E1 or Z1 is required. E1 and E2 are different types, so match the type given in the machine’s documentation, not a similar-looking code. What the two oils still share is ZF TE-ML 17A, a class from the ZF list for gearboxes and axles of forklift trucks. The article on gear oil approvals from ZF, MAN and DTFR explains how to read MAN 341 numbers and the DTFR sheets that replaced the Mercedes-Benz 235.x designations.

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