Shell 5W-30 automotive lubricant is the most popular line of engine oils manufactured by the Shell company of the same name. This is a product of the highest class, designed to protect the internal combustion engine and maintain its performance for as long as possible. It uniformly lubricates all structural components inside the motor, preventing metal surfaces from wearing out during working operation, during which friction processes occur. An oil and gas company of British-Dutch origin is responsible for the quality of lubricants, the experience of which is more than a hundred years old.
Lubricant Overview
Shell Helix Ultra 5W-30, a popular and recognizable name for automotive engine oil, is positioned as a means of maximum protection with effective cleaning properties. Greasing is based in a premium class of fuels and lubricants. Its development is based on proprietary Shell oil and gas refining technology and is called PurePlus.
This recipe for the manufacture of oil is that synthetic base products are obtained through complex technological operations from natural gas. This has a huge advantage, because in comparison with oil from oils, gas-based lubricants are not burdened with any negative impurities.
An additional plus in the quality of the lubricating fluid is a unique additive package, the action of which is aimed at active cleaning capabilities. The package is also owned by the company's development engineers and is called Active Cleansing. Its properties make it possible to keep the internal environment of the engine in maximum purity, and this is the key to the effective performance of the entire unit as a whole.
Oil features
Thanks to its innovative production technologies, Shell Helix Ultra 5W-30 motor grease has reached the highest perfection in terms of protection capabilities. Cleanliness inside the engine is equivalent to a power device that has just come off the assembly line. All contaminants are thoroughly washed and removed when changing grease. Moreover, the period of the lubricant change is strictly regulated by the manufacturer, and it is recommended to observe it.
Shell 5W-30 oil is a cost-effective product, since its mass is not wasted on waste, having a minimum evaporation rate. Any topping up is excluded, the entire volume is circulating stably from replacement to replacement. A characteristic feature of these opportunities is the preservation of all the qualitative characteristics of the product for the period of operation.
The oil film reliably covers all rubbing parts and components from the destructive process of friction. Possessing an excellent flowing consistency, it penetrates into all places of the cylinder block, thus forming a strong oil surface. Immediately, the motor receives protection from antioxidant processes that cause metal corrosion.
The combination of these and some other properties increases the life cycle of the "heart" of the car.
Technical information
Shell 5W-30, a popular branded liquid, has an all-weather nature of operation and can be used at low winter temperatures, as well as at high summer temperatures. The lubricant product has the following distinctive parameters obtained on the basis of independent laboratory studies:
- absolute compliance with SAE standards;
- kinematic viscosity at a temperature of 100 ℃, the most normal for this class is 12.01 mm² / s;
- high washing indicators provided an alkaline number equal to 10.5 KOH / g;
- low acid indicator - 2.00 mg KOH / g;
- low sulfate ash content - 1.01% - guarantees the minimum presence of ash deposits;
- a modern additive package and the purity of base oils confirms a small value of sulfur content - 0.239%;
- a record level of solidification of oil in a minus expression - 52 ℃;
- the ignition temperature of Shell 5W-30 oil is 238 .
The oil lubricant contains an anti-wear modifier, in the role of which is organic molybdenum and the same additives based on phosphorus and zinc.
Scope and packaging
This lubricating fluid can be used in all types of modern engines that use diesel fuel, gasoline or natural gas as a combustible mixture. Automotive power units can be equipped with turbocharging, an additional system for filtering the products of combustion of the piston group. Multi-valve operation is also available.
Shell Helix Ultra Extra 5W30 4l engine oil is poured into plastic containers, as well as 55 liters into plastic and 209 liters into a metal barrel. For topping, liter packages are produced. Many companies today are replacing 4-liter canisters with 5-liter, since almost all modern engines have a starting engine displacement of more than 4 liters.
Product designation
All Shell products are alphanumeric or digital only. Initially, this was done to organize the accounting of goods by sellers. Currently, this designation, called the article, is assigned to each brand of manufactured goods. This positively allows the consumer to easily navigate in the variety of assortment and when buying / ordering not to be mistaken with the brand name.
For Shell Helix Ultra Extra 5W30 4l engine oil, the article looks like a set of nine numbers - 550042847. For a canister with a capacity of 55 l - 550042823, and for a metal barrel 209 l - 550042848. The liter capacity can be found by the article number 550042846.