Shell Spirax S3 ALS 85W-90

Specifications

Brand

Shell

Category

Manual gearbox & axle oils

Viscosity

SAE 85W-90

Manufacturer code

001H8155

Availability

On order

Approved for

• ZF
• Liebherr

Compatible vehicles

Case

721F Wheel Loader, Quadtrac CVX, Steiger CVX

Claas

Xerion

John Deere

644E Wheel Loader, 744H Wheel Loader, 844J Wheel Loader

MAN

Lion's City

New Holland

T9

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

Typical characteristics

Manufacturer's description

High-performance GL-5 oil for limited-slip differentials. Shell Spirax S3 ALS 85W-90 oil is developed for use in a wide variety of axles with limited-slip differentials, including many ZF units.

Applications

• Suitable for heavy duty vehicles, including construction machines or buses, and for passenger cars fitted with limited-slip differentials. It can be used in other moderately to heavily loaded gear sets that will allow the use of a friction-modified hypoid gear oil. Particularly suitable for ZF units, including Liebherr, where a limited-slip fluid is required.
• MIL-L-2105D: meetsFor the full list of equipment approvals and recommendations, please consult your local Shell technical helpdesk.
• Typical physical properties: SAE viscosity grade; kinematic viscosity @100 °C mm2/s; viscosity index; pour point °C maximum. These values may vary.

Performance & benefits

• Specially selected additives provide good anti-wear, anti-rust, oxidation and thermal stability characteristics, as well as the friction coefficient required for limited-slip differentials.
• Approved by ZF for use in differentials and axles.
• Improved protection with MIL-L-2105D performance capability compared to Shell Spirax S2 ALS 80W-90.
• Maintains low-temperature flow within the designed temperature range, resists oxidation and maintains the oil film between gears.

Standards & approvals

• ZF TE-ML 05C

  Construction machinery axle oil (ZF class 05C)

  ZF's list of admitted lubricants for ZF axles for construction machinery; class 05C is the specific lubricant level a given unit in this family requires.Source

• ZF TE-ML 12C

  Bus and truck axle oil (ZF class 12C)

  ZF's list of admitted lubricants for ZF axles and wheel heads for buses and trucks; class 12C is the specific lubricant level a given unit in this family requires.Source

• ZF TE-ML 21C

  Tractor axle oil (ZF class 21C)

  ZF's list of admitted lubricants for ZF tractor axles, harvester transmissions and final drives; class 21C is the specific lubricant level a given unit in this family requires.Source

• ZF TE-ML 16E

  Rail-vehicle transmission oil (ZF class 16E)

  ZF's list of admitted lubricants for ZF transmissions for rail vehicles; class 16E is the specific lubricant level a given unit in this family requires.Source

• API GL-5

  Gear oil, API GL-5 service level

  API's service designation for axle and manual transmission oils.

• MIL-L-2105 D

  API GL-5 / MIL-L-2105D — EP axle oil

  The performance level for extreme-pressure hypoid axle oils defined by the US military specification MIL-L-2105D, in practice equivalent to API GL-5.