Shell Oil Test Results

Rimula X provides excellent protection against wear and corrosion at 20,000km oil drain intervals, according to tests carried out recently around the world.

Find out about tests in different countries:

Germany

New Zealand

Thailand

USA

Tests carried out during trials in Germany showed that Rimula X provides excellent engine protection even at 60,000km oil drain intervals.

The tests, on six Scania 114 trucks travelling a total distance of 409,202km resulted in a very low iron wear rate of 0.5ppm/1000km and low levels of soot and sludge even at 60,000km.

Despite hauling 40 tonnes of coal dust, the Scania engines were mild on oil use. Rimula X recorded approximately 20% higher TBN retention at the end of the drain than the CG-4 oils that were nearing the end of their lives at 60,000km.

Rimula X provided excellent protection against wear and corrosion at 15,000km oil drain intervals in tests carried out in New Zealand. The new Rimula X demonstrated up to 50% higher TBN at the end of drain than the CG-4 reference formulation.

The tests, on four Hino FS1K trucks that travelled a total distance of 82,708km, show wear rates are under control, but higher than other brands of trucks.

Based on this test Rimula X is recommended for Hino engines. However, the limited data available makes further interpretation difficult.

Rimula X provides excellent protection against wear and corrosion at 20,000km oil drain intervals, according to tests carried out recently in Thailand.

The tests found that engine wear was less than 0.6ppm iron per 1000km, while TBN retention remained excellent at around 8mg KHO/mg at the end of the drain.

The results were recorded over six days of 24-hour operation for two Izuzu FXZ23N2PT trucks hauling 22-tonne loads over a total distance of 123,008km. Based on this performance, Rimula X seems an excellent choice for Izuzu trucks.

In the USA, Rimula X lived up to its reputation for high performance under severe conditions during fleet tests.

Tests on six trucks at the Henderson Trucking Company demonstrated that Rimula X offers excellent control of engine wear and longer oil life in heavy duty, high soot loaded engines.

Rimula X was still protecting the engines in the six Freightliner Century Class Trucks after an extended oil drain interval of 80,000km despite heavy loads. Soot wearing remained low at 2-2.5% at 50,000 even in these high soot engines. The results were recorded after a total of 387,360km of haulage across the USA.

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