Pennzoil Platinum® Euro SAE 5W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil (Shell Helix Ultra 5W-40)

Pennzoil Platinum® Euro with PurePlusTM Technology is a first of its kind full synthetic motor oil made from natural gas and designed for COMPLETE PROTECTION for top engine performance. Formulated for most European vehicles.

PERFORMANCE, FEATURES & BENEFITS

Pennzoil® is the first motor oil made from natural gas, not crude. Our PurePlus® Technology is the revolutionary process that converts pure natural gas into high quality full synthetic base oil, with fewer impurities than traditional base oils made from crude. Pennzoil Platinum® Full Synthetic motor oil is designed to deliver complete engine protection for top engine performance.

Complete Protection:

CLEANER PISTONS

Helps keep pistons cleaner than required by the toughest

LOW-SPEED PRE-IGNITION PROTECTION

Protects against damaging low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI) in modern turbocharged direct injection gasoline engines

PROTECTS HORSEPOWER

Helps protect engines from loss of power.

UNSURPASSED WEAR PROTECTION

No other leading motor oil provides better protection

MAIN APPLICATIONS

Pennzoil Platinum® Euro SAE 5W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil meets or exceeds the performance requirements of API SP and ACEA A3/B3, A3/B4.

SPECIFICATIONS, APPROVALS & RECOMMENDATIONS

Meets or exceeds the following OEM requirements:

industry standard.

EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES

Provides faster low temperature oil flow and protects in extreme heat.

Specifications:

Pennzoil Platinum® Euro SAE 5W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil 

Meets or exceeds: FIAT 9.55535-Z2 

• all Stelvio Quadrifoglio and 4C (1750tbi)
• all Giulia Quadrifoglio from VIN 7581688 and on use FIAT 9.55535-GH2 
• Meets and exceeds: API SP and ACEA A3/B3, A3/B4.

More Information:

Shell GTL base oils made from Natural Gas contain a much greater amount of isoparaffins and a much lower amount of naphthenes than other API Group II or Group III base oilsThe greater isoparaffin content in Shell base oils permits high viscosity indices, good low temperature properties and improved oxidation resistance compared to other Group II and Group III base oils.

Motor oil properties

Motor oils are finished lubricants that are a combination of the base oil and high-performance additives. Several key properties of lubricants for motor oils with different base oils were tested.

Volatility. Volatility characteristics of different motor oils of SAE 5W-20 grade were tested using the ASTM D5800 test procedure. Shell GTL base oils enable motor oil formulations to have NOACK volatilities of 10% and lower. Typically, Group II and other Group III base oils cannot achieve such low volatilities Low-volatility oils help reduce the need to “top up” as a result of lower evaporative losses and reduced oil consumption.

Low-temperature performance.

To test low-temperature performance, viscosities of the different Group SAE 5W-20 motor oils were measured using the ASTM D4684 MRV TP-1 test method at −31°F. The oils that were blended with Shell GTL base oils demonstrated the lowest viscosity measured (Fig. 7). This indicates that motor oils blended with Shell GTL base oils have good performance at ultra-low temperatures (−13°F to −40°F) and flow readily through the engine under cold start conditions. Additionally, Shell GTL base oils allow for motor oil formulations to reach ultra-low viscosity grades, such as SAE 0W-30, SAE 0W-20 and SAE 0W-16.

Oxidation stability. Oxidation is the main cause of lubricant degradation and results in the breakdown of the lubricant due to extreme engine conditions. Oxidation stability of SAE 5W-30 motor oils formulated with different group base oils was tested by measuring the viscosity at −22°F, using the ASTM D7528 “ROBO” oxidation test and the percentage increase in kinematic viscosity at 212°F after the ASTM D7320 Sequence IIIG Engine test (Fig. 8). Shell GTL base oils offer good viscosity retention under severe oxidation tests and help maintain performance, even at very high and very low temperatures.

Future applications for base oils:

Shell GTL base oils are now widely used in passenger car motor oils and have potential for use in other lubricants, such as heavy-duty diesel engine oils, transmission fluids, hydraulic oils and industrial oils, to name a few.