CASE CONSTRUCTION CX37C - Fuel

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Fuel
ForEuropeonly:useonlyUltra-LowSulphurDiesel(S10)thatmeetsEN590specications.
ForNorthAmericaonly:useonlyNo.2-DUltra-LowSulphurDiesel(S15)thatmeetsASTMD975specications.
Usingothertypesoffuelmayleadtostalledengineoutputordeteriorationinfueleconomy.
NOTICE:thewarrantyshallbeinvalidifanyseriousdefectiscausedbyusageofanyotherfuel.Usingfuelotherthan
recommendedmaycausedamagetothefuelinjectionpump,injector,andotherfuelsupplysystemortheengine.
CASECONSTRUCTIONmaynotberesponsibletoanyofsuchdamages.
Ifthetemperaturedropsbelowthefuelcloudpoint,outputdeciencyorenginestartproblemsmayoccurduetowax
crystals.
ForNorthAmericaonly:duringcoldweather,lowerthan-7°C(19.4°F),itistemporarilyacceptabletouseamixture
ofNo.1-D(S15)andNo.2-D(S15).
NOTICE:ifoperatinginseverewinterclimate,consultthefuelsupplierortheCASECONSTRUCTIONdealerfor
specicdieselfueltobeused.
Thedieselfueltobeusedonthemachineshall:
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befreefromdustparticles,evenminuteones.
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havetheproperviscosity.
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haveahighcetanenumber.
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presentgreatuidityatlowtemperatures.
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havelowsulphurcontent.
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haveverylittleresidualcarbon.
NOTICE:neveruseamixofdieselfuelandoldengineoil.Thefuelinjectionsystemandtheexhaustaftertreatment
systemwillbeseverelydamaged.
NOTICE:consultthefuelsupplierortheCASECONSTRUCTIONdealerregardingappropriateuseoffueladditives.
NOTICE:inordertopreventcondensationduringcoldweather,llthefueltanktofullaftercompletingtheday'swork.
Fuelstorage:
Longstoragecanleadtotheaccumulationofimpuritiesandcondensationinthefuel.Enginetroublecanoftenbe
tracedtothepresenceofwaterinthefuel.Thestoragetankmustbeplacedoutsideandthetemperatureofthefuel
shouldbekeptaslowaspossible.Drainoffwaterandimpuritiesregularly.
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