Shell Transmission Oil MA 75W-90

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Fully synthetic 75W-90 API GL-4 gear oil for synchromesh truck gearboxes, with MB 235.21 and DTFR 13B110 approvals.

Classification
Product line Shell Transmission Oil 1 oil
SAE viscosity 75W-90What SAE means
Base oil fully synthetic
Intended use gear and transmission
API class What API means
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 96 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 14.6 mm²/s
Viscosity index 158
Pour point -42 °C
Flash point 215 °C
Density 847 kg/m³

Description

Shell Transmission Oil MA 75W-90 is a fully synthetic gear oil for synchromesh manual gearboxes in Mercedes-Benz trucks, including those running at high oil temperatures. Shell also recommends it for manual gearboxes and transaxles in passenger cars and claims extended drain capability.

The oil is rated API GL-4 and holds official DTFR 13B110 and MB 235.21 approvals.

Typical figures: 14.6 mm²/s at 100 °C, 96 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 158, pour point -42 °C, flash point 215 °C, density 847 kg/m³.

Application

Synchromesh manual gearboxes in Mercedes-Benz trucks that call for a DTFR 13B110 fluid, especially at high oil temperatures; also manual gearboxes in cars.

Worth knowing

In this oil’s entry both truck codes, MB 235.21 and DTFR 13B110, are listed as approvals, and the Shell data sheet ties the application to the second: the oil can be used wherever Mercedes-Benz recommends a lubricant approved under sheet DTFR 13B110. The Mercedes-Benz 235.x transmission sheets also received DTFR names after the group split, and group 13B is assigned to oils for manual gearboxes; how to read these numbers alongside ZF, MAN and Volvo codes is covered in the article on gear oil approvals such as ZF TE-ML, MAN and MB 236.

Of the Shell oils in the catalogue, only this one has MB 235.21 and DTFR 13B110 in its entry. None of the five Spirax 75W-90 oils carries these codes, including S4 G, the only one of them claimed for GL-4 alone. All oils with an approval or a claim for DTFR 13B110 are gathered on a separate catalogue page.

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