Heat Transfer
Heat transfer is the most important coolant property. Extended life coolants with OATs offer improved heat transfer over conventional coolants.
Today’s modern engines demand effective heat transfer, freeze and boiling protection and corrosion protection for the cooling system. Our wide variety of coolant products satisfy these requirements and help reduce overall maintenance costs.
Did you know that more than 20% of engine failures are associated with cooling system failures? Coolants are designed to protect engines from overheating and protect the cooling system from damage caused by corrosion, scaling and sediment build-up.
However, the use of poor-quality coolants can cause heat transfer problems and corrosion, which may result in expensive breakdowns and parts failures. High-quality coolants prevent this damage, keeping your vehicle on the road and out of the workshop.
The Engine Cooling System
Antifreeze Coolant Functions
The ideal product for mixed fleets including commercial heavy-duty diesel and natural-gas trucks, light-duty trucks and passenger cars. This product is designed to be compatible with engines powered by diesel, gasoline, LNG, CNG, waste natural gas and biofuels.
Learn more about Shell Rotella® ELC Nitrite Free Antifreeze/Coolant
Shell Rotella® Extended Life Coolant is designed to go 600,000 on-highway miles and provide overall reduction in cooling system maintenance.
Shell HD Phosphate Free Antifreeze/Coolant provides complete engine and cooling system protection offered for customers wanting a fully formulated coolant in a wide variety of commercial trucks and equipment.
Our light-duty antifreeze/coolants are designed to provide heat and corrosion protection for passenger vehicles.
Shell coolants are formulated to exceed the engine performance requirements for vehicles of all shapes and sizes, from city cars to mining machines.
They help to reduce the cost of vehicle ownership by providing:
*Requires full use of Shell Rotella® ELC Nitrite-Free 50/50 Coolant in the system and proper maintenance. Proper maintenance as detailed at shell.us/coolants. Follow OEM recommendations for specified maintenance.
** Shell Rotella® ELCs may be used up to 600,000 miles or 12,000 hours of operation in HD diesel applications reducing maintenance costs and downtime compared to conventional, fully formulated AFCs.
Passenger car maintenance requirements vary.
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