Operation
Fuel
UltraLowSulfurDieselFuelRequirements
UltraLowSulfurDiesel(ULSD)fuelisrequiredforallon-highway
dieselenginesusedwithadvancedaftertreatmentsystems
(DieselParticulateFilters–DPF).Forcompletedetailsonfuel
requirements,seetheEngineOperationandMaintenance
Manualsuppliedwiththevehicle.
UnacceptableFuelBlends
Biodieselblendshavingmorethan5%purebiodieselarenot
withinASTMD975dieselspecications.
Todetermineacceptablebiodieselandbiodieselblends,referto
theEngineOperatorandMaintenanceManualfortheapplicable
engine.
HazardsofDieselFuel/GasolineBlends
WARNING
Topreventpropertydamage,personalinjury,and
/ordeath,neveraddgasoline,gasoholand/or
alcoholtodieselfuel.Thismixturecreatesan
extremereandexplosionhazard.
Blendingofgasolineand/oralcoholwithdieselfuelisnot
recommendedduetothehazardsofre/explosionandthe
detrimentaleffectsonengineperformance.
Aslittleas2%volumegasolinemixedwithdieselfuelwill
createaammable/explosivemixtureinthefueltankvapor
space,whichwillposeanextremere/explosionhazardduring
refuelingorengineoperation.
AdditionalUnsafePractices
CAUTION
Topreventenginedamage,donotmixpropane
withdieselfuel.Warrantyclaimswillnotbe
honoredagainstenginesthathaveusedpropane.
CAUTION
Topreventenginedamage,donotmixengine
oilwithdieselfuel.Warrantyclaimswillnotbe
honoredagainstenginesthathaveusedfuel
mixedwithoil.
FuelandLubricantAdditives
International
®
trucksaredesignedandbuilttooperate
satisfactorilyonfuelsandlubricantsofgoodqualitymarketed
bythepetroleumindustry.Useofanysupplementaryfuelor
lubricantadditivesisnotrecommended.Malfunctionsattributed
totheuseofsuchadditivesorfailuretofollowrecommended
fuelorlubricantrecommendationsmaynotbecoveredbyany
applicablewarranty.
FuelingProcedures
NOTE:Ifyourvehicleisequippedwithdualfueltanks,
besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowinginformation
beforerefuelingthevehicle.
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