NOTICE
These recommendations are subject to change with-
out notice. Contact your local Perkins distributor for
the most up to date recommendations.
Diesel Fuel Requirements
Satisfactory engine performance is dependent on the
use of a good quality fuel. The use of a good quality
fuel will give the following results: long engine life and
acceptable exhaust emissions levels. The fuel must
meet the minimum requirements that are stated in
tables 24 , 25 and 26 .
NOTICE
The footnotes are a key part of the Perkins Specifica-
tion for Distillate Diesel Fuel Table. Read ALL of the
footnotes.
Table 24
Perkins Specification for Distillate Diesel Fuel
(1)
Property UNITS Requirements “ASTM”Test “ISO”Test
Aromatics %Volume 35% maximum D1319 “ISO”3837
Ash %Weight 0.02% maximum D482 “ISO”6245
Carbon Residue on 10%
Bottoms
%Weight 0.35% maximum D524 “ISO”4262
Cetane Number
(2)
-
40 minimum D613/D6890 “ISO”5165
Cloud Point °C The cloud point must not ex-
ceed the lowest expected
ambient temperature.
D2500 “ISO”3015
Copper Strip Corrosion
-
No. 3 maximum D130 “ISO”2160
Density at 15 °C (59 °F)
(3)
Kg / M
3
801 minimum and 876
maximum
No equivalent test “ISO 3675 ”“ISO 12185”
Distillation °C 10% at 282 °C (539.6 °F)
maximum
90% at 360 °C (680 °F)
maximum
D86 “ISO”3405
Flash Point °C legal limit D93 “ISO”2719
Thermal Stability
-
Minimum of 80% reflec-
tance after aging for 180 mi-
nutes at 150 °C (302 °F)
D6468 No equivalent test
Pour Point °C 6 °C (42.8 °F) minimum be-
low ambient temperature
D97 “ISO”3016
Sulfur
(1) (4)
%mass The level of sulfur that is in
the fuel is controlled by
emissions regulations. Re-
fer to Tables 25 and 26 for
more information.
D5453/D26222 “ISO 20846 ”“ISO 20884”
(continued)
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