Shell Spirax S6 GXME Ultra 75W-80

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Synthetic 75W-80 API GL-4 gear oil with Volvo 97307, Volvo 97318, DTFR 13D120 and Voith Class C approvals.

Classification
Product line Shell Spirax 45 oils
SAE viscosity 75W-80What 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 56 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 9.5 mm²/s
Pour point -51 °C
Flash point 245 °C
Density 849 kg/m³

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

Description

Shell Spirax S6 GXME Ultra 75W-80 is a synthetic Spirax gear oil for synchromesh truck gearboxes, including those with an integrated retarder, and for moderately loaded axles. It is designed for extended drain intervals and fuel economy.

The oil is rated API GL-4 and holds official DTFR 13D120, Voith Class C, Volvo 97307 and Volvo 97318 approvals. It meets DTFR 13B160, MAN 341 Type E4, MAN 341 Type Z4 and ZF TE-ML 02L without a formal approval.

Typical figures: 9.5 mm²/s at 100 °C, pour point -51 °C, Brookfield viscosity 20 900 mPa·s at -40 °C.

Application

Synchromesh truck gearboxes, including those with an integrated retarder, and moderately loaded axles in Volvo, Mercedes-Benz and other makes, plus Voith retarders, on extended drain intervals.

Worth knowing

In Shell’s data sheet the MAN, ZF and DTFR 13B160 codes sit under a separate word, “Recommended”, below the Volvo, Voith and DTFR 13D120 approvals. If the gearbox documentation says MAN 341 Type Z4 or ZF TE-ML 02L, the oil in the line with official approvals for both is Spirax S6 GXME 75W-80, in the same SAE grade and with API GL-4, though it has no Volvo, Voith or DTFR codes. The article “Approved, meets, recommended”: how to check an oil approval explains how to find an oil in the unit maker’s own list and how an approval differs from a recommendation.

Kinematic viscosity (56 mm²/s at 40 °C and 9.5 mm²/s at 100 °C) and the -51 °C pour point are the same in the data sheets of these two oils. The difference shows in the cold: at -40 °C, to ASTM D2983, Ultra gives 20,900 mPa·s and GXME 30,000 mPa·s.

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