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Maintenance Section
Refill Capacities
NOTICE
Operating wit
h fuels that do not meet the Perkins rec-
ommendations can cause the following effects: Start-
ing difficulty, reduced fuel filter service life, poor com-
bustion, depo
sits in the fuel injectors, significantly re-
duce service life of the fuel system, d eposits in the
combustion chamber, and reduced service life of the
engine.
NOTICE
The Perkins 1200 series of diesel engine must be op-
erated using Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel. The sulphur con-
tent of this fuel must be lower than 15 PPM. This fuel
complies with the emissions regulations that are pre-
scribed by the Environmental Protection Agency of the
United States.
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Illustration 44
Illustration 44 is a representation of the label that will
be installed next to the fuel fi ller cap on the fuel tank
of the application.
The fuel specifications that are listed in the table 18
are released as acceptable to use on all 1200 series
of engine.
Table 18
Acceptable Fuel Specification for the 1200 Series of Engines
(1)
Fuel Specification Comments
EN590
European Automotive Diesel Fuel (DERV)
“ASDM D975 GRADE 1D S15” “North American Light Distillate Diesel fuel with less than 1 5
PPM sulfur level”
“ASTM D975 GRADE 2D S15” “North American Middle Distillate general purpose Diesel fuel
with less than 15 PPM sulfur level”
“JIS K2204” “Japanese Diesel Fuel” Must meet the requirements that are
stated in the section “Lubricity”.
“BS 2869: 2010 CLASS A2 or EU equivalent ” “EU Off R oad Diesel fuel. Acceptable from 2011 MUST have
less than 10 PPM sulfur level”
(1)
All the fuels must comply with the specifica tion in th e ta bl e for the Pe r k ins Specification Distillate Diesel Fuel.
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