Shell Spirax S3 ALS 80W-90

ShellShell Spirax linegear and transmission80W-90 data partly verified

API GL-5 80W-90 gear oil for axles with limited-slip differentials, approved to ZF TE-ML 05C, 12C and 21C.

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
Other designations API GL-5 Limited Slip
Typical properties
Viscosity at 100 °C 14.7 mm²/s
Viscosity index 100
Pour point -27 °C

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

Description

Shell Spirax S3 ALS 80W-90 is a Spirax gear oil for axles with limited-slip differentials. It is intended for buses, construction machinery and cars, above all ZF axles, including those fitted to Liebherr machines.

The oil is rated API GL-5 Limited Slip and holds the approvals ZF TE-ML 05C, ZF TE-ML 12C and ZF TE-ML 21C. It meets the requirements of MIL-L-2105D without formal approval.

Typical figures: 14.7 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 100, pour point -27 °C.

Application

Axles with limited-slip differentials in buses, construction machinery and cars, above all ZF units, including those in Liebherr machines.

Worth knowing

In the ZF TE-ML 05 list the letter C marks an oil with additives for limited-slip differentials and A an ordinary gear oil, and this is exactly what sets ALS apart from the other Spirax S3 80W-90 oils. S3 AD, S3 AM and S3 AX have classes 05A and 21A, and from list 12 they have 12E, 12L or 12M. None of them has classes 05C, 12C or 21C, so for an axle that requires ZF TE-ML 05C, only ALS among Spirax S3 oils of this viscosity has that code.

For other moderately and heavily loaded gear drives, the data sheet sets a condition: they must allow a hypoid oil with a friction modifier. The same three ZF classes plus 16E are held by S3 ALS 85W-90, but it is a different viscosity grade, 85W-90 rather than 80W-90. The article on ZF TE-ML approvals explains what the list number and class letter of a ZF code mean, and why a long list of codes does not make an oil right for every unit.

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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