Shell Spirax S2 ATF AX

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Friction-modified automatic transmission fluid for cars and heavy vehicles, with ZF TE-ML, Voith H55.6335.xx, MAN 339 and MB 236.7 approvals.

Classification
Product line Shell Spirax 45 oils
Intended use gear and transmission
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Meets the requirements of
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 34.6 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 7.1 mm²/s
Viscosity index 174
Pour point -45 °C
Flash point 180 °C
Density 874 kg/m³

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

Description

Shell Spirax S2 ATF AX is a friction-modified Spirax fluid for automatic transmissions in cars and heavy vehicles. It is also used in power steering and hydraulic systems.

The fluid holds the approvals DTFR 13C140, MB 236.7, Ford MERCON, MAN 339 Type V1, MAN 339 Type Z1, Voith H55.6335.xx and ZF TE-ML 03D, ZF TE-ML 04D, ZF TE-ML 09, ZF TE-ML 11A and ZF TE-ML 14A. It meets the requirements of GM Dexron II-D and Allison C-4 without formal approval.

Typical figures: 7.1 mm²/s at 100 °C, 34.6 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 174, pour point -45 °C, flash point 180 °C, density 874 kg/m³.

Application

Automatic transmissions in cars and heavy vehicles, power steering and hydraulic systems, including MAN, Voith and ZF transmissions.

Worth knowing

Ford MERCON appears among the approvals in this fluid’s entry: the Shell data sheet gives it in one block with ZF, Voith, MAN, MB 236.7 and DTFR, while Allison C-4 and GM Dexron II-D are set apart in a line about applications that call for such fluids. However, Ford no longer licenses the MERCON name, so this line is Shell’s statement, not a current licence. ZF TE-ML 09 covers steering gear, and ZF no longer maintains that list: Bosch has taken it over.

For Voith DIWA automatics, the H55.6335.xx sheet is tied to an interval of up to 60,000 km, and for ZF Ecomat bus automatics class 14A means a change every 30,000 km or yearly; the article on ZF TE-ML classes and the change intervals that go with them covers the rest. Spirax S4 ATF HDX has the Voith H55.6336.xx sheet, ZF TE-ML 14B and 17C, and MAN 339 Type V2 and Z2, but the only approvals it shares with AX are ZF TE-ML 03D and 04D, while MB 236.7, DTFR 13C140, MAN 339 Type V1 and Z1 and ZF TE-ML 09, 11A and 14A are not recorded for HDX.

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