Marine engine oils · Technical sheet
Shell Gadinia S3 30
SAE 30Mineral (highly refined mineral oils and additives)
Trunk-piston engine oil for medium-speed marine engines burning distillate fuel.
- KV 40 °C
- 104 mm²/s
- KV 100 °C
- 11.9 mm²/s
- BN
- 12 mg KOH/g
- Flash point
- 210 °C
In the store from $1,135.95.
Use it for
- Highly rated medium-speed main propulsion and auxiliary trunk-piston engines on distillate, hybrid and bio-fuels up to 1 % sulphur
- Smaller high-speed engines with small sumps
- Turbochargers, oil-filled stern tubes, variable-pitch propellers and deck machinery that call for SAE 30
Specifications and approvals
Non-engine approvals
Simplex B&VOrtlinghausStromagREINTJESRENK RheineRENK AugsburgSiemens/FlenderEverllence (formerly MAN ES) Alpha (meets)
Shell states Gadinia S3 is approved by leading trunk-piston engine manufacturers. Check the engine maker's list for your engine.
Typical properties
| Kinematic viscosity at 40 °C | 104 mm²/s |
|---|---|
| Kinematic viscosity at 100 °C | 11.9 mm²/s |
| Base number (BN) | 12 mg KOH/gASTM D2896 |
| Flash point | 210 °C |
| Pour point | −21 °C |
| Density at 15 °C | 890 kg/m³ |
| FZG failure load stage | 12ISO 14635-1 |
What Shell says it does
- Controls liner lacquering, which helps keep oil consumption in check in modern high-output distillate engines.
- Detergent and dispersant chemistry keeps pistons, undercrowns, ring belts and crankcases clean.
- Tolerates overload and poor combustion, and separates water well in the purifier.
- Its gearbox, clutch and stern-tube approvals let a smaller vessel carry one oil for several systems.
Shell advises care when switching from Argina (residual fuel) to Gadinia S3 on distillate, to avoid sludge.
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