Shell Helix Ultra SN PLUS 0W-20

Standards & approvals

• API SN

  Petrol engine oil, API SN performance level

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

• API SN PLUS

  Petrol engine oil, API SN PLUS performance level

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

• ILSAC GF-5

  ILSAC GF-5 petrol engine oil

  The joint US–Japanese standard for passenger-car petrol engine oils: fuel economy, catalyst protection and ethanol compatibility. Superseded by GF-6.

• Chrysler MS-6395

  Chrysler MS-6395 — engine oil

  The Chrysler specification for engine oils in its own passenger cars.

Specifications

Brand

Shell

Range

Shell Helix

Category

Engine oils

Viscosity

SAE 0W-20

Manufacturer code

001G6355

Availability

On request

Compatible vehicles

Chrysler

300, Voyager/Grand Voyager

Jeep

Grand Cherokee, Wrangler

Opel

Astra K, Corsa E, Insignia B

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

Typical characteristics

Manufacturer's description

Fully synthetic motor oil - The next oil generation for oil cleanliness. Shell Helix Ultra SN PLUS uses its latest active cleansing technology to help gasoline engines operate to their full potential by keeping them as close as possible to factory clean. It provides unsurpassed sludge and wear protection.

Applications

• Shell Helix Ultra SN PLUS’s fully synthetic formulation offers Shell’s maximum protection in very hot and extremely cold climates, and severe driving conditions.
• Shell Helix Ultra SN PLUS is specially designed for the latest turbocharged gasoline direct injection (TGDI) engines to protect against damaging low speed pre-ignition (LSPI).
• Also suitable for modern gasoline engines fitted with catalytic converters and blow-by-gas recirculation where 0W-20 viscosity grades are required. Particularly suitable for engines from General Motors requiring the GM dexos1™ Gen 2 performance.
• Helix Ultra SN PLUS 0W-20 is suitable for use in vehicles currently using SAE 5W-20 grades, providing enhanced engine protection and fuel economy 1.
• 1 Applicable to vehicles where an API SN PLUS, SN, SM, SL or ILSAC GF-5 oil is required

Performance & benefits

• Ultimate ProtectionShell Helix Ultra SN PLUS is one of our first oils to meet the latest API SN PLUS performance classification. It provides excellent protection against:
• Wear
• Deposits
• Corrosion
• Oxidation
• Fuel EconomyIn addition the low friction, low viscosity formulation can help improve fuel economy compared to other common viscosity grades.
• 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. Shell Helix Ultra SN PLUS has been specially formulated to control LSPI events and exceeds the requirements of both the Ford and General motors LSPI tests.