TM 5-3895-382-24
Fuel Specifications
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 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.
WORLDWIDE FUEL SPECIFICATIONS
FOR DIESEL ENGINES
Specifications
Designated Fuels
American Standards (US)
ASTM D975
ASTM D396
ASTM D2880
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
Australia Standards
AS 3570
Automotive diesel fuel
Japanese Standards
JIS K2204
Type 1 (spl) fuel oil
Type 1 fuel oil
Type 2 fuel oil
Type 3 fuel oil
Type 3 fuel oil
Type 3 (spl) fuel oil
US Government
A-A-52557
ASTM D 396
US DF-1 diesel fuel
US DF-2 diesel fuel
US DF-20 diesel fuel
FS-1 fuel oil for heating and
FS-2 fuel oil for heating
US Military Standards
MIL-F-16884G
Fuel, Naval Distillate
Aviation kerosene-type fuels meeting acceptable limits
may also be used as an engine fuel. The table lists
some of the acceptable kerosene-type fuels.
ACCEPTABLE KEROSENE FUELS
Standard
Description
ASTM D 1655-97
Aviation Turbine Fuel (JET A-1)
MIL-DTL-5624T
Aviation Turbine Fuel (JP-5)
(NATO Code No. F-44)
MIL-T-83133D(1)
Aviation Turbine Fuel (JP-8)
(NATO Code No. F-34)
A-A-52557
Grade DF-A (Arctic)
Maintenance Section
Fueling Specifications
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