Perkins 1204EA-E44TA Operation And Maintenance Manual page 76

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Maintenance Section
General Fuel Information
Illustration 47
Illustration 47 is a representation of the label that will
be installed next to the fuel filler 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 Perkins diesel
engines.
Table 18
Fuel Specification
EN590
"ASTM D975 GRADE 1D S15"
"ASTM D975 GRADE 2D S15"
"JIS K2204"
"BS 2869: 2010 CLASS A2 or EU equivalent"
"GB 19147-2016"
(1) All the fuels must comply with the specification in the table for the Perkins Specification Distillate Diesel Fuel.
Diesel Fuel Characteristics
Cetane Number
Fuel that has a high cetane number will give a shorter
ignition delay. A high cetane number will produce a
better ignition quality. Cetane numbers are derived
for fuels against proportions of cetane and
heptamethylnonane in the standard CFR engine.
Refer to "ISO 5165" for the test method.
In Europe for nonroad Stage V emissions regulations
require minimum cetane number of 45. In the North
America, minimum cetane number requirement is 40.
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Acceptable Fuel Specification for the diesel engines
Comments
European Automotive Diesel Fuel (DERV)
"North American Light Distillate Diesel fuel with less than 15 PPM sul-
fur level"
"North American Middle Distillate general-purpose Diesel fuel with less
than 15 PPM sulfur level"
"Japanese Diesel Fuel" Must meet the requirements that are stated in
the section "Lubricity".
"EU Off-Road Diesel fuel. Acceptable from 2011 MUST have less than
10 PPM sulfur level"
"Chinese diesel fuel"
(1)
Cetane number affect engine cold start ability,
exhaust emissions, combustion noise, and altitude
performance. Fuel with a higher cetane number is
desirable and recommended. This is particularly
important for operations in cold weather and at high
altitude.
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