Voith Oils
Voith Oils
Voith Oils
Voith Retarder
Oil change intervals / Oil selection list
Date: January 2006
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- Long-distance traffic
- Long-distance passenger traffic
- Distances covered on Interstates > 80%
- Climatic conditions similar to Centr. Europe
1 Category
Application profile
Oil class
Application category
A B C
1 90,000
120,000 (only VR 3250)
135,000 180,000
2 65,000
50,000 (only VR 115 HR)
90,000 135,000
Oil class
Application category
A B C
1 135,000 180,000
240,000
300,000 (only VR 115 E)
Important information:
Other factors which may contribute to early aging of the oil need to be considered individually and then
intervals of change may be shortened respectively.
If the manufacturer (OEM) stipulates shorter intervals of change, the intervals of change stated may remain
below.
For Retarder type VR 115 HR (VR 115 TS) only motor single-grade oil of classes SAE 10W,
SAE 20W20 and SAE 30 may be used!
For Retarder type VR 120-x, bus application Japanese market, multi-grade motor oils up to 90,000 km and
single-grade motor oils of classes SAE 10W, SAE 20W20, SAE 30 up to 135,000 km are permitted.
For Retarder type VR 120-x, truck application Japanese market, only single-grade motor oils of classes SAE
10W, SAE 20W20, SAE 30 up to 50,000 km (category 3), 90,000 km respectively (category 2), are permitted.
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Released oil brands and allocated oil exchange intervals:
Oil Class
Supplier
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Retarder Manufacturer Brand SAE class
Oil Class
Supplier
A(1) Shell & DEA Oil GmbH Shell Rimula X 10W 10W
B Shell & DEA Oil GmbH Shell Engine Oil DG 10W-40
B Shell & DEA Oil GmbH Shell Rimula Super FE 10W-40
B Shell & DEA Oil GmbH Shell Rimula Ultra (E5) 10W-40
B Shell & DEA Oil GmbH Shell Rimula Ultra 5W-30
A(1): for areas with frequent temperatures below zero (T < -10° C)
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