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Section 1-7 - General Information
Fuel
Acceptable and Unacceptable Fuels
1-7-3 1-7-3
9803/3750-05 (1-08-00)
Acceptable and Unacceptable Fuels
Important: No warranty liability whatsoever will be
accepted for failure of fuel injection equipment where the
failure is attributed to the quality and grade of the fuel used.
!M
CAUTION
Consult your fuel supplier or JCB distributor about the
suitability of any fuel you are unsure of.
GEN-9-2
Fuel Specification Applicable Engines Service Requirements
EN590 Diesel fuel types - Auto/C0/C1/C2/
C3/C4 SE, SD, SF Engines. Obey the usual routine
maintenance schedules and
procedures
BS2869 Class A2
ASTM D975-91 Class 2, US DF1, US DF2,
US DFA
JIS K2204 (1992) Grades 1, 2, 3 and Special
Grade 3
ASTM D975-91 Class 1DA SE, SD, SF Engines. Engines
operated with these fuels may have
a reduced service life
Obey the usual routine
maintenance schedules and
procedures.
Fuel additives are
recommended for use with low
sulphur fuels
K
Additives (
T
1-
7-4)
MIL T38219 XF63
NATO F63
French EN590 (RME5) with 5% maximum
AVTURFSII, NATO F34, JP8, MIL T83133,
DERD 2463, DEF STAN 91-87 SE, SD, SF Engines. Engines
operated with these fuels will have
a reduced service life
Obey the usual routine
maintenance schedules and
procedures.
Fuel additives MUST
be used
K
Additives (
T
1-7-4)
AVCAT FSII, NATO F44, JP5, MIL T5624,
DERD 2452, AVTOR
NATO F35, JET A1, DEF STAN 91-91,
DERD 2494, JP7
AVCAT, NATO F43 (obsolete), JP5 without
additives
JET A (ASTM D1655)
ASTM D3699 Kerosene
B20 Biodiesel - RME content blended with
mineral derived diesel (20% maximum) -
ASTM D6751, DIN 51606, ISO 14214 SE, SD, SF Engines. Engines
manufactured from 2007 on ONLY (1)
(1) The year of manufacture is part of the engine serial number. Refer to Typical Engine Identification Number
YOU MUST obey special routine
maintenance schedules and
procedures
.
K
Service
Requirements for use of B20
Biodiesel (
T
1-7-4)
AVTAG (obsolete) These fuels are NOT ACCEPTABLE
with or without additives. Engines
MUST NOT be operated with these
fuels
AVTAG FSII (obsolete), NATO F40, JP4,
DERD 2454
JET B (ASTM D1655)
BS MA100
JIS K2203 No.2
Unmodified vegetable oils
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