Shell Spirax S5 ADE 75W-85

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Synthetic 75W-85 API GL-5 axle oil for trucks and cars, with DTFR 12B120, MB 235.33 and DTFR 10C100 approvals.

Classification
Product line Shell Spirax 45 oils
SAE viscosity 75W-85What SAE means
Base oil synthetic
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 67 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 11.5 mm²/s
Pour point -51 °C
Flash point 188 °C
Density 855 kg/m³

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

Description

Shell Spirax S5 ADE 75W-85 is a synthetic Spirax oil for the axles of Daimler Truck vehicles and Mercedes-Benz cars, formulated for fuel economy. It is also intended for the final drives of Daimler Truck electric powertrains.

The oil is rated API GL-5 and holds official DDC DFS 93K219.03, DTFR 10C100, DTFR 12B120 and MB 235.33 approvals; it meets SAE J2360 without a formal approval.

Typical figures: 11.5 mm²/s at 100 °C, 67 mm²/s at 40 °C, pour point -51 °C, flash point 188 °C, density 855 kg/m³.

Application

Axles in Daimler Truck vehicles and Mercedes-Benz cars that call for a DTFR 12B120 oil, and final drives in Daimler Truck electric powertrains to DTFR 10C100.

Worth knowing

The data sheet of this axle oil words SAE J2360 as “fulfills performance criteria”, that is, without an approval. An official SAE J2360 approval in the Spirax line is held by S6 ADME 75W-90 and S6 AXME 75W-90, but both are grade 75W-90, so for a unit that calls for 75W-85 they are a different oil altogether. The Daimler codes in ADME are different too: DDC DFS 93K219.01, DTFR 12B140 and MB 235.9, not DDC DFS 93K219.03, DTFR 12B120 and MB 235.33 as here. Its 75W-85 neighbour, S6 AZME 75W-85, has ZF TE-ML 12F and ZF TE-ML 19D, and no Daimler codes appear in its entry.

The article on gear oil categories describes what a J2360 approval adds to the GL-5 requirements and who keeps the list of such oils.

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