Shell Helix Diesel HX7 10W-40

Specifications

Brand

Shell

Category

Engine oils

Viscosity

SAE 10W-40

Manufacturer code

001C8212

Availability

On order

Approved for

• Volkswagen
• Mercedes-Benz

Compatible vehicles

Mercedes-Benz

C-Class W203, E-Class W211, S-Class W220, Sprinter W906

Volkswagen

Bora, Golf III, Golf IV, Passat B5, Polo III

Derived from the vehicle makers' approvals this product meets. Check the specification your vehicle's manual requires.

Typical characteristics

Manufacturer's description

Cleans and protects for improved responsiveness. Shell Helix Diesel HX7 is formulated on the basis of a special, effective cleansing technology. It protects the engine strongly compared with conventional engine oils, continuously preventing the formation of engine deposits. For better responsiveness, right up to the next oil change.

Applications

• Synthetic technology based oil, suitable for turbocharged and intercooled direct-injection diesel engines fitted with blow-by gas recirculation.

Performance & benefits

• Special effective cleansing technologyProtects better than conventional mineral oil based engine oils by continuously removing engine deposits.
• Enhanced oxidation stabilityUp to 19% more protection than other leading oils tested, achieved through synthetic technologies.
• Low viscosity, rapid oil flow and reduced frictionSuperior fuel efficiency compared with high-viscosity oils.
• High shear stabilityFor maintaining viscosity and retaining its characteristics throughout the drain interval.
• Specially selected synthetic base oilsReduce oil volatility and therefore oil consumption. The need to top up the oil is consequently reduced.
• Minimises engine vibration and noiseA more comfortable and quieter drive.

Standards & approvals

• API CF

  Diesel engine oil, API CF performance level

  API's service category for indirect-injection diesel engines, tolerant of higher-sulphur fuel. An earlier category in the API service classification, written for the engines of its era; it still appears on datasheets alongside the current categories.Source

• ACEA A3/B3

  ACEA A3/B3 oil sequence

  ACEA's sequence for petrol and light-duty diesel engines. A full-SAPS level on a fixed drain interval. No longer on ACEA's current list, but still specified by many engines on the road.Source

• ACEA A3/B4

  ACEA A3/B4 oil sequence

  ACEA's sequence for petrol and light-duty diesel engines.Source

• API SG

  Petrol engine oil, API SG performance level

  API's service category for spark-ignition engines, of the late 1980s. An earlier category in the API service classification, written for the engines of its era; it still appears on datasheets alongside the current categories.Source

• MB-Approval 229.3

  Mercedes-Benz Longlife passenger-car engine oil

  Mercedes-Benz's approval for full-SAPS, extended-drain engine oils in petrol and diesel passenger cars, roughly at the ACEA A3/B4 performance level.

• VW 505 00

  VW 505 00 — diesel engine oil

  VW's standard for passenger-car diesel engine oils without unit-injector injection, on a fixed drain interval.