Shell Helix HX8 5W-40

Specifications

Brand

Shell

Category

Engine oils

Viscosity

SAE 5W-40

Manufacturer code

001H2220

Availability

On order

Manufacturer's description

Fully synthetic motor oil - Relentless performance, cleansing and protection. Shell Helix HX8 synthetic motor oil works hard to help keep modern engines clean and protected. It helps to prevent the formation of harmful deposits that can lead to performance loss. Its excellent deposit protection is suitable for all OEM-recommended drain intervals.

Applications

• Shell Helix HX8's synthetic formulation can be used in engines in a wide variety of modern vehicles that face these demanding driving conditions, and should be recommended for customers who want to keep the same oil-drain interval and are carrying heavy loads, operating in extreme climates or driving in congested stop-start city traffic.
• Shell Helix HX8 can be used for gasoline engines, diesel engines (without particulate filters) and gas engines, and it is also suitable for use with biodiesel and gasoline/ethanol blends.
• It is also suitable for use in modern direct injection turbocharged gasoline engines where it provides protection against damaging low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI).

Performance & benefits

• Superior active cleansing technology 1
• Actively locks away harmful performance-robbing deposits.
• Helps to remove sludge left behind by inferior oils 2 Excellent wear protection 3
• Helps to extend engine life by protecting against wear, even in the toughest driving conditions.
• Long-term resistance to oil degradationHelps to maintain protection throughout the oil-drain interval.
• Long lifeSuitable for all equipment-manufacturer-recommended oil- drain intervals.
• Faster oil flow for quicker engine warm-up 4 Low-evaporation formulation 5
• Low oil consumption for less frequent top-up.
• Multi-fuel capabilityCan be used for gasoline, diesel and gas engines, and is also suitable for biodiesel and gasoline/ethanol blends.
• Low Speed Pre-Ignition Protection (LSPI)The latest highly rated turbocharged gasoline direct injection engines can be vulnerable to damaging LSPI events resulting from uncontrolled ignition of the fuel. 1 Compared with Shell Helix mineral oils 2 Based on a severe sludge clean-up test 3 Based on Sequence IVA engine test carried out at an independent laboratory 4 Compared with higher-viscosity oils 5 Based on NOACK volatility test and equipment manufacturers’ requirements
• Active clean-up Helps to remove sludge left behind by inferior oils 2
• Excellent wear protection 3 Helps to extend engine life by protecting against wear, even in the toughest driving conditions
• Enhanced low-temperature performance 4 Faster oil flow for quicker engine warm-up 5
• Low-evaporation formulation Low oil consumption for less frequent top-up
• Meets the requirements of Fiat (FCA) 9.55535-M2, Renault RN 0700

Standards & approvals

• API SN PLUS

  Petrol engine oil, API SN PLUS performance level

  API's service category for spark-ignition engines. Current category.Source

• API SN

  Petrol engine oil, API SN performance level

  API's service category for spark-ignition engines. Current category.Source

• ACEA A3/B4

  ACEA A3/B4 oil sequence

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

• VW 502.00/505.00

  VW 502 00 / 505 00 — petrol and diesel engine oil

  VW's two standards quoted together: 502 00 for petrol engines and 505 00 for diesels without a particulate filter. Full-SAPS, fixed drain interval.

• Renault RN 0710

  Renault RN0710 — engine oil for DPF diesels

  Renault's oil approval for passenger-car diesel engines, including those with a particulate filter, with in-house wear protection requirements.

Approved for

• VW
• MB
• Renault
• Fiat

Typical characteristics

Complete documentation

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• TDSENMarch 2025
• SDSENJuly 2023
• SDSROJuly 2023