Fuel Recommendations
NOTICE
Fill the fuel tank at the end of each day of operation to
remove moist air and prevent condensation. Maintain
a constant level in the tank (near the top) to avoid
drawing moisture into the tank as the level decreases.
Do not fill the tank to the top. Fuel expands as it
warms, and may overflow.
Do not fill fuel filters with fuel before installing them.
Contaminated fuel causes accelerated wear to fuel
system parts.
Use only the fuel recommended in this section of this
manual. Fuel grades recommended for use in
Caterpillar diesel engines are: No.2-D diesel fuel with
low sulfur (0.05 percent maximum), or regular sulfur
(0.5 percent maximum). No.1 grades are acceptable.
The table lists worldwide fuel standards which meet
Caterpillar requirements.
Aviation kerosene-type fuels meeting acceptable limits
may also be used as an engine fuel. The table below
lists some of the acceptable kerosene-type fuels.
Fuel Specifications
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Maintenance Section
Fuel Specifications
TM5-2430-200-10
Specifications
American Standards (U.S.)
ASTM D975
ASTM D396
ASTM D2880
Designated Fuels
No. 1-D
No. 2-D fuel oil
No. 1 fuel oil and No. 2 fuel oil
No. 1-GT fuel for the gas turbine
engine and No. 2-GT fuel for the
gas turbine engine
British Standards
BS 2869
Class A1 diesel fuel
Class A2 diesel fuel
Class B1 diesel fuel
Class C2 fuel for heating and
Class D fuel for heating
German Standards
DIN 51601
DIN 51603
Diesel fuel
Australian Standards
AS 3570
Automotive diesel fuel
Japanese Standard
JIS K2204
Type 1 (spl) fuel oil
Type 1 fuel oil
Type 2 fuel oil
Type 3 fuel oil
Type 3 (spl) fuel oil
U.S. Government
W-F-800C
W-F-815C
U.S. DF-1 diesel fuel
U.S. DF-2 diesel fuel
U.S. DF-20 diesel fuel
FS-1 fuel oil for heating and
FS-2 fuel oil for heating
U.S. Military Standards
MIL-L-16884G
Marine oil
WORLDWIDE FUEL SPECIFICATIONS
FOR DIESEL ENGINES
ACCEPTABLE KEROSENE FUELS
ASTM D 1655-80
MIL-T-83133B
W-F-800F1
Aviation Turbine Fuel (JET A-1)
Aviation Turbine Fuel (JP-8)
(NATO Code No. F-34)
Grade DF-A (Arctic)
