Oils and lubricants help

It’s never a good idea to pour oil down the drain, so instead take your used oil to an official oil-disposal or recycling bank

Your vehicle’s handbook will give you a minimum oil specification but you may wish to choose a better one. Choosing the right oil depends on:

The car’s type

A high-performance car needs higher performance oil.

The car’s age

Engines are constantly improving with newer ones giving a high performance coupled with better fuel efficiency. Advanced oils have been developed to help keep up with these increased engineering demands. 

The driving environment

We all hate stop-start traffic, and so does your engine. Using the higher quality oils available will help prevent the onset of engine wear and tear. If you tend to drive on the motorway a lot, try Shell Helix HX7 K as it’s been specifically designed for cars that have driven more than 100,000 km.

Try the Shell LubeMatch tool to quickly find the right oil for you.

We’ve put our years of oil development knowledge into every aspect of the Shell Helix formula. We have also used the experience we’ve gained supporting leading racing teams, such as Scuderia Ferrari.

From school-run battlers to long distance cruisers, Shell Helix is designed for all driving lifestyles, so it will always be there to help clean and protect your engine.

Discover our Shell Helix oil range

Adding an uncontrolled volume of additives to your oil is like putting salt on your dessert. It takes years of experience to blend up the right formula for Shell Helix oil, and the way the additives are mixed in with the oil is crucial to the overall performance. So our strong advice is “do not add additives” if you want to get the most from your car. 

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You sure will! Engine oil catches by-products that form when the fuel burns so it’s good to refresh it regularly. At the same time overused oil gradually loses the components that determine its performance.

If you simply keep on topping up your oil, you’ll end up putting more stress on the older oil that remains in the engine. Shell Helix oil has a powerful ability to clean up each of your engine components and continues keeping engines clean until the next oil change.