Shell Tellus

The Shell Tellus range of hydraulic fluids has been developed to enable equipment operators to select the oil that can help deliver optimum value to their operations through enhanced wear protection, long oil life and high system efficiency.

For more details on the range of Tellus Hydraulic Fluids, visit the Shell Website.

Legacy Grades

When ISO standardisation was introduced for measuring oil viscosities, Shell renamed all of their oils from their old pre-ISO names to new ISO-VG names. Many old machine manuals specify the old pre-ISO grade, and you need to understand how they were renamed to get the right oil. Don't assume that Shell Tellus 33 (Pre ISO) is "close enough" to Shell Tellus 32 (ISO), as the two numbers mean different things.

Shell Tellus

These were standard Hydraulic Oils with Zinc based Anti Wear and Rust & Oxidation additives. The equivalent modern series from Shell is the Shell Tellus S2 MX range. For more information see the Shell Tellus S2 MX Product Brochure.

Old Name	Intermediate names	Viscosity (cSt)	Equivalent
Tellus 11	Tellus 5 Morlina 5	5	Shell Morlina S2 BL 5
Tellus 15	Tellus 10 Morlina 10	10	Shell Morlina S2 BL 10
Tellus 23	Tellus 22 Tellus S2 M 22	22	Shell Tellus S2 MX 22
Tellus 25	Tellus 32 Tellus S2 M 32	32	Shell Tellus S2 MX 32
Tellus 27	Tellus 37	37	Shell Tellus S2 MX 32 or Shell Tellus S2 MX 46
Tellus 29	Tellus 46 Tellus S2 M 46	46	Shell Tellus S2 MX 46
Tellus 33	Tellus 68 Tellus S2 M 68	68	Shell Tellus S2 MX 68
Tellus 41	Tellus 100 Tellus S2 M 100	100	Shell Tellus S2 MX 100
Tellus 69	Morlina 150	150	Shell Morlina S2 B 150
Tellus 71	Morlina 220	220	Shell Morlina S2 B 220
Tellus 75	Morlina 320	320	Shell Morlina S2 B 320

Shell Tellus R

These were standard Hydraulic Oils with Zinc free Anti Wear and Rust & Oxidation additives. The equivalent modern series from Shell is the Shell Tellus S3 M range. For more information see the Shell Tellus S3 M Product Brochure.

Old Name	Intermediate names	Viscosity (cSt)	Equivalent
Tellus R23	Tellus R22	22	Shell Tellus S3 M 22
Tellus R25	Tellus R32	32	Shell Tellus S3 M 32
Tellus R27	Tellus R37	37	Shell Tellus S3 M 32 or Shell Tellus S3 M 46
Tellus R29	Tellus R46	46	Shell Tellus S3 M 46
Tellus R33	Tellus R68	68	Shell Tellus S3 M 68
Tellus R41	Tellus R100	100	No recommendation

Shell Tellus T

These were standard Hydraulic Oils with high Viscosity Index. The equivalent modern series from Shell is the Shell Tellus S2 VX range. For more information see the Shell Tellus S2 VX Product Brochure.

Old Name	Intermediate names	Viscosity (cSt)	Equivalent
Tellus T17	Tellus T15 Tellus V 15	15	Shell Tellus S2 VX 15
Tellus T23	Tellus T23 Tellus V 22	22	Shell Tellus S2 VX 22
Tellus T25	Tellus T32 Tellus V 32	32	Shell Tellus S2 VX 32
Tellus T27	Tellus T37	37	Shell Tellus S2 VX 32 or Shell Tellus S2 VX 46
Tellus T29	Tellus T46 Tellus V 46	46	Shell Tellus S2 VX 46
Tellus T33	Tellus T68 Tellus V 68	68	Shell Tellus S2 VX 68
Tellus T41	Tellus T100 Tellus V 100	100	Shell Tellus S2 VX 100

Shell Tellus S

Old Name	Intermediate names	Viscosity (cSt)	Equivalent
	Tellus S22	22	Shell Tellus S3 M 22
Tellus 127	Tellus S32	32	Shell Tellus S3 M 32
	Tellus S46	46	Shell Tellus S3 M 46
Tellus 133	Tellus S68	68	Shell Tellus S3 M 68
Tellus 141	Tellus S100	100	No recommendation

Shell Tellus S2 MA 46 - 1 Litre
£17.88 £14.90
Shell Tellus S2 MX 100 - 1 Litre
£17.52 £14.60
Shell Tellus S2 MX 22 - 1 Litre
£17.52 £14.60
Shell Tellus S2 MX 32 - 1 Litre
£16.92 £14.10
Shell Tellus S2 MX 46 - 1 Litre
£16.92 £14.10
Shell Tellus S2 MX 68 - 1 Litre
£17.64 £14.70
Shell Tellus S2 VX 15 - 1 Litre
£18.00 £15.00
Shell Tellus S2 VX 32 - 1 Litre
£17.88 £14.90
Shell Tellus S2 VX 68 - 1 Litre
£17.88 £14.90
Shell Tellus S3 M 32 - 1 Litre
£17.64 £14.70
Shell Tellus S3 M 68 - 1 Litre
£17.64 £14.70