Shell Spirax S6 AZME 75W-85

ShellShell Spirax linegear and transmission75W-85 data partly verified

Synthetic 75W-85 axle oil with ZF TE-ML 12F and ZF TE-ML 19D approvals for buses and trucks on extended drain intervals.

Classification
Product line Shell Spirax 45 oils
SAE viscosity 75W-85What SAE means
Base oil synthetic
Intended use gear and transmission
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals
  • ZF TE-ML 12F
  • ZF TE-ML 19D
What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 78.4 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 12.3 mm²/s
Pour point -54 °C
Flash point 224 °C
Density 861 kg/m³

Description

Shell Spirax S6 AZME 75W-85 is a synthetic Spirax oil for ZF axles in buses and trucks. It is designed for fuel economy and extended drain intervals.

The oil holds official ZF TE-ML 12F and ZF TE-ML 19D approvals; the technical data sheet gives no API class.

Typical figures: 12.3 mm²/s at 100 °C, 78.4 mm²/s at 40 °C, pour point -54 °C, flash point 224 °C, density 861 kg/m³.

Application

ZF axles in buses and trucks on extended drain intervals.

Worth knowing

Both codes in this oil’s entry belong to ZF, though to different lists: TE-ML 12 covers axles and wheel reduction gears of buses and trucks, TE-ML 19 transfer cases of commercial vehicles. In the TE-ML 12 list, class 12F is assigned to low-floor portal axles of AV-series buses, including the AV 133 with an efficiency package, and to APL 9000 and APL 90 truck axles; for A-series axles and RL wheel reduction gears ZF assigns other classes, 12B, 12E, 12M and 12N. The oil is entered in class 12F under approval number ZF004894, and that is the number to look for in the list.

The other 75W-85 in the line is Spirax S5 ADE 75W-85, but the two oils share no codes: S5 ADE’s entry carries API GL-5, MB 235.33, DTFR 10C100 and 12B120, DDC DFS 93K219.03 and an SAE J2360 statement, and no ZF classes at all. S6 AXME and S6 ADME 75W-90 have 12L, 12N and 19C in the same lists, not 12F and 19D. The article on the letters in ZF TE-ML codes explains what the letter after a ZF list number means.

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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