Shell Spirax S3 AD 80W-90

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API GL-5 and MT-1 80W-90 gear oil for heavily loaded truck axles, with MB 235.23, MAN 342 Type M3 and Volvo 97321 approvals.

Classification
Product line Shell Spirax 45 oils
SAE viscosity 80W-90What 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 137 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 14.4 mm²/s
Viscosity index 104
Pour point -33 °C
Flash point 204 °C
Density 899 kg/m³

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

Description

Shell Spirax S3 AD 80W-90 is an extreme-pressure Spirax gear oil for heavily loaded truck axles and differentials, including hypoid and spiral bevel gears. It suits extended drain intervals in Mercedes-Benz, MAN and ZF applications.

The oil is rated API GL-5 and MT-1 and holds the approvals DTFR 12B110, MB 235.23, MAN 342 Type M3, Volvo 97321 and ZF TE-ML 05A, ZF TE-ML 12L, ZF TE-ML 12M, ZF TE-ML 16B, ZF TE-ML 17B, ZF TE-ML 19B and ZF TE-ML 21A. It also meets SAE J2360 without formal approval.

Typical figures: 14.4 mm²/s at 100 °C, 137 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 104, pour point -33 °C, flash point 204 °C, density 899 kg/m³.

Application

Heavily loaded truck axles and differentials, including hypoid and spiral bevel gears, in Mercedes-Benz and MAN vehicles and ZF units where an extended drain interval is specified.

Worth knowing

According to the Shell data sheet, this oil was formerly called Spirax AX Plus 80W-90, so it can be confused with the current S3 AX 80W-90, although their axle codes differ. AD has DTFR 12B110, MB 235.23, Volvo 97321 and MAN 342 Type M3, while AX has DTFR 12B130, MAN 342 Type M2 and ZF TE-ML 12E. Match the type after the MAN 342 number to the machine’s documentation, not to a “similar” code; among Spirax S3 80W-90 oils, only AD appears on the MAN 342 Type M3 page.

Formal SAE J2360 approval, which AD only claims (“meets requirements”), is held in the range by, among others, S6 ADME 75W-90 and S6 AXME 75W-90, but that is a different SAE viscosity grade, and whether an axle allows 75W-90 is determined by the machine’s documentation. A table in the article on ZF TE-ML, MAN and Volvo approvals shows how truck codes from MAN, Daimler Truck and Volvo divide between gearboxes and axles.

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