Case 1021F - Biodiesel Fuel Usage Guidelines

INTRODUCTION
Consumables-BiodieselFuel
FattyAcidMethylEsterBiodiesel(BiodieselFuel)consistsofafamilyoffuelsderivedfromvegetableoilstreatedwith
methylesters.
NOTICE:BiodieselfuelblendsareapprovedforyourengineonlyiftheycomplywithSpecicationStandardsEN
14214orASTMD6751.
NOTICE:Verifywithyourlocaldealerwhichblendsareapprovedforyourengine.Useofbiodieselfuelthatdoesnot
complywiththeStandardsEN14214orASTMD6751couldleadtoseveredamagetoengineandfuelsystem.Use
ofnon-approvedbiodieselfuelsmayvoidwarrantycoverage.
BiodieselFuelUsageConditions
Biodieselfuelsmustbepurchasedfromatrustedsupplierthatunderstandstheproductandmaintainsgoodfuel
quality.Biodieselfuelsmustbepre-blendedbythesupplier.Mixingbiodieselfuelsonsitecanresultinanincorrect
mixturewhichcandamageengineandfuelsystem.
Engineperformanceiseffectedbytheuseofbiodieselfuels.Theremaybeupto12percentreductioninpoweror
torquedependingontheblendused.
NOTICE:DONOTmodifytheengineand/orfuelinjectionpumpsettingstorecoverreducedperformance.
Thereducedpowermustbeacceptedifusinganybiodieselfuelblends.
NOTICE:Theuseofhighbiodieselfuelblendsisnotrecommendedincoldweatherconditions.
Usingbiodieselfuelsmayrequirechangingengineoil,engineoillters,andfuellterelementsmorefrequently.
Biodieselfuelscanremoverustandotherparticlesthatadheretotheinsideofthefueltank.Theseparticlesare
trappedbyvehicleltersandmaycauseshortenedlterlifeorlterblockages.Blockagesaremorecommonincold
weatherconditions.Consultyourdealerforinformationoncoldweatheroperationandpropermaintenanceintervals
whenusinganybiodieselfuelblend.
Biodieselfuelmaydegradenaturalrubbergasketsandhoses,asitismoresolventthanpetro-diesel.Frequently
inspecthosesandotherenginecomponentswhenusingbiodieselfuel.
DONOTallowwatertocollectinthefuelorstoragetanks.Biodieselfuelattractsmoisturefromtheatmosphere.
Keepfueltanksandstoragetanksasfullaspossibletolimittheamountofairandwatervapors.Itmaybenecessary
todrainmachinefuelltermorefrequently.Potentialoxidationandstabilitycouldcreateaproblemwithfuelstoredin
themachine.
BiodieselStorage
NOTICE:DONOTstoremachinesformorethanthreemonthswithbiodieselblendsinthefuelsystem.DONOT
storebiodieselfuelinon-sitestoragetanksformorethanthreemonths.
Iflongperiodsofstoragearerequired,runthemachinefor20hoursusingregulardieselfueltoushthebiodiesel
fuelfromtheenginefuelsystem.
NOTICE:Biodieselfuelsmustnotbestoredinon-sitestoragetanksformorethan3months.Anyspillageofbiodiesel
fuelsmustbecleanedupimmediatelybeforeitcancausedamagetotheenvironmentorthepaintnishofthema-
chine.Beforeusingbiodieselfuelblends,youshouldconsultwithyourdealertoreceivefullinformationaboutthe
approvedblendforyourmachineandanydetailedconditionsofitsusage.Failuretofollowtherequirementsand
conditionsofbiodieselfuelusagewillvoidyourmachine’swarranty.
NOTE:B7isthehighestbiodiesel(7%blend)thatshouldbeusedinthismachine.
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