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Maintenance Section
Fluid Recommendations
Engines that are manufactured by Perkins are
certified with the fuel that is prescribed by the United
States Environmental Protection Agency. Engines
that are manufactured by Perkins are certified with
the fuel that is prescribed by the European
Certification. Perkins does not certify diesel engines
on any other fuel.
Note: The owner and the operator of the engine has
the responsibility of using the fuel that is prescribed
by the EPA and other appropriate regulatory
agencies.
NOTICE
Operating with fuels that do not meet the Perkins rec-
ommendations can cause the following effects: Start-
ing difficulty, reduced fuel filter service life, poor
combustion, deposits in the fuel injectors, signifi-
cantly reduce service life of the fuel system, deposits
in the combustion chamber and reduced service life
of the engine.
NOTICE
The Perkins 854 industrial engine must be operated
using Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel. The sulphur content of
this fuel must be lower than 15 PPM. This fuel com-
plies with the emissions regulations that are pre-
scribed by the Environmental Protection Agency of
the United States.
Illustration 31
Illustration 31 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 12
are released as acceptable to use on all 854
industrial engine.
Table 12
Fuel Specification
g02157153
Acceptable Fuel Specification for the 854 industrial Engine
(1)
Comments
SEBU9068-03
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