Diesel Fuel For Industrial Engines - BB00.40-P-0141-00A

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Diesel fuels should be used for industrial engines that comply with the quality requirements as under Sheets 131.0, 132.1 and 132.3.

In special instances direct-injection engines may be permitted to use diesel fuel with a different grade, if such a fuel fulfills the following minimum requirements:

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS DIESEL FUEL FOR DIRECT-INJECTING ENGINES

Properties				Requests	Test method
					DIN	ASTM	IP

Density	at 15°C	g/ml	max.	0, 92	51757	D 1298	160
Viscosity	at 20°C	mm² /s	max.	17	51550	D 445	71
	at 100°F	mm² /s	max.	9
Final boiling point		°C	max.	390
Calorific value (lower)		MJ/kg	min.	40, 8	51900	D 240	12
Flash Point		°C	min.	65	51755		170
Carbon residue		percent by weight	max.	1.5	51551	D 189	13
Ash content		percent by weight	max.	0.02	51575	D 482	4
Sulfur content		percent by weight	max.	1.8	51768	D 1551	63
Water content		percent by weight	max.	0, 25	51777	D 1744
Sediment		percent by weight	max.	0.05		D 473	53
Ignition Quality		Cetane number	min.	40	51773	D 613	41

The increase in sulfur content which these grades normally exhibit, requires shorter oil change intervals.

Particularly where diesel fuel with a high sulfur content is used, it is very important that only tested and approved engine oils as under Sheets 228.0/.1/.2/.3/.5 are used. The higher the grade of oil the easier it is to compensate for the negative effect exhibited because of the sulfur content.

If the fuel has a high viscosity it may be necessary to conduct a fuel preheating operation.

If the density of the diesel fuel is greater than 0.86 g/ml at 15°C, the injection quantity is to be reduced as follows:

QUANTITY REDUCTION FOR VARIOUS FUEL DENSITIES

Density at 15°C g/ml	Required fuel-quantity reduction %
0, 86	1.5
0, 87	3.0
0, 88	4.5
0, 89	6.0
0, 90	7.5
0, 91	9.0
0, 92	10.5

To this end the injection pump should be removed and readjusted on the injection-pump test bench taking the fuel-quantity reduction into account. This work must be conducted by skilled personnel only.

The fuel precleaner and fuel filter should be checked and cleaned on a more regular basis. In some cases it may be necessary for such diesel-fuel grades to undergo a centrifuging operation beforehand.

It should be pointed out that the use of unfavorable diesel fuel grades will exert a considerable influence on the engine output as well as its service life. If such unfavorable diesel-fuel grades are used it is impossible to achieve the same results as when using excellent diesel-fuel grades. These special cases, i.e. the use of the above fuel grades, must be previously clarified with the Abteilung Betriebsstoffe EP/MOR (EP/MOR Operating Fluids department).