Shell Spirax S5 ATF X (ND)

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Variant of a synthetic fluid for conventional automatic transmissions, meeting GM Dexron III, Ford MERCON V, Toyota T-IV and Aisin Warner JWS 3309.

Classification
Product line Shell Spirax 45 oils
Base oil synthetic
Intended use gear and transmission
JASO class
Approvals
Meets the requirements of What an approval means
Other designations JASO 2A-02
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 35 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 7.2 mm²/s
Flash point 190 °C
Density 850 kg/m³

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

Description

Shell Spirax S5 ATF X (ND) is a variant of the synthetic Spirax S5 ATF X fluid for the same transmissions, power steering and hydraulic systems, with identical specifications and typical figures in the data sheets.

No formal approvals are listed; the fluid meets GM Dexron, Dexron II and Dexron III, Ford MERCON and MERCON V, Allison C-4, Toyota T-III and T-IV, Aisin Warner JWS 3309, Honda ATF Z-1, Nissan Matic D/J/K, Mitsubishi and Hyundai/Kia SP-II/SP-III, Hyundai/Kia Red-1K and JASO 2A-02.

Typical figures: 7.2 mm²/s at 100 °C, flash point 190 °C, density 850 kg/m³.

Not for CVTs, dual-clutch gearboxes or low-viscosity fluids.

Application

Service fill for conventional automatic transmissions, heavy-duty automatics, power steering and hydraulic systems that use a fluid of this class.

Worth knowing

The Shell data sheet ends with a separate block of exclusions, and for this fluid it matters as much as the list of specifications. The fluid is not to be used where Type F fluids are recommended, nor in CVTs and dual-clutch gearboxes. Another item says it does not meet the low-viscosity requirements of GM Dexron VI, Ford MERCON LV and MERCON SP, Toyota WS, Hyundai SP-IV, Nissan Matic-S, Honda ATF DW-1 and the newer Mercedes-Benz sheets 236.14, 236.15 and 236.16. The article on universal ATFs and their specification lists explains why a long “suitable for” list does not make a fluid right for every automatic.

Six of these low-viscosity specifications appear in the entry for Spirax S6 ATF X: GM Dexron VI and Ford MERCON LV as approvals, Toyota WS, Hyundai/Kia SP-IV, Nissan Matic S and Honda ATF DW-1 as compliance; Ford MERCON SP and the newer MB sheets are not there. Spirax S2 ATF AX holds Ford MERCON as a formal approval, but its list is mostly ZF TE-ML, MAN 339 and Voith approvals. Ford MERCON V and GM Dexron III, which this fluid meets, appear in neither entry.

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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