Winter Lay-Up; Winter Storage Procedure - Vetus DIESEL VH4.65 Operation Manual

Winter lay-up

VD01087
Fuel system
Drain the water from the water separator/
fuel filter and the fuel tank. Ensure that the
tank is completely filled with fuel.
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VD00136
Running with protective fuel mixture
Connect the fuel supply pipe to a can filled
with a mixture of one (1) part of engine oil*
to nine (9) parts of clean fuel**. Use this
mixture to run the engine at no load for
approx. 10 minutes.
Stop the engine.

Winter storage procedure

* Engine oil with protective properties.
E.g. Shell Super Diesel T 10W40
** Preferably water-free fuel.
Collect some fuel from the return pipe,
while engine is running.
Never run the engine under
load with this mixture of fuel
and oil.