
GENERAL SERVICE INFORMATION
TNV IDI Service Manual
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Diesel Fuel
• 4TNE92, 4TNE94L and 4TNE98 for forklift
application
Tier 2 and interim Tier 4
3. Approved Fuel
In case of using biodiesel (only concentrations
up to B20) such fuel should comply with the
below recommended standards. However, raw
pressed vegetable oils are not considered to be
biodiesel and are not acceptable for use as fuel in
any concentration in Yanmar engines.
(a) EN14214 (European standard) and/or ASTM D-
6751 (American standard).
(b) All applicable engines can be operated with
biodiesel fuel up to B20 (20% bio-fuel blend) as
a maximum concentration.
(For your information: In Japan, the legally
allowed maximum concentration for on-road
applications is B 5.)
4. Conditions for the Operation with Biodiesel
(B 6 through B 20)
When operating your applicable Yanmar engine
(No. 2) with biodiesel blends concentrated above
B5, we seriously recommend observing the
following operation, service and maintenance
conditions:
(a) The original service interval of the below stated
services as indicated in the respective Yanmar
engine standard operation manual, the
application manual and the service manual
should be halved (please refer to your own
manuals for the each service interval):
• Replacement interval of engine oil filter, engine
oil and the fuel filter.
• Cleaning interval of the water separator
• Drain interval of the fuel tank.
(b) It is required to inspect, clean and adjust the fuel
injector every 1000 operating hours.
(c) Replacement of the following parts before using
the recommended biodiesel:
• Fuel hose
• Fuel feed pump (Diaphragm type)
• If not already installed, a water separator
needs to be built in
• O-ring of fuel filter
• O-ring of water separator
Please refer to the attached list of exchange
parts for details.
(d) Please use only biodiesel fuel that is appropriate
to the intended operation environment of the
engines. This especially applies if the operating
ambient temperature falls below 0 degree
centigrade.
(e) Operation with biodiesel requires daily
maintenance as follows:
• Please daily check the engine oil level. If the oil
level rises above the oil level of the previous
day, the engine oil needs to be immediately
replaced.
• Please daily check the water level of the water
separator. If the water level rises above the
"max" indicator, an immediate drain of the
water separator is required.
(f) Biodiesel blends up to B 20 can only be used for
a limited time of up to 3 months of the date of
biodiesel manufacture. Therefore biodiesel
needs to be used at latest within 2 months from
the time of filling the tank or within 3 months
from the time of production by the fuel supplier,
whichever comes first.
(g) Before a long-term storage without operating
the engine, the biodiesel needs to be drained
out completely and the engine has to be run for
5 hours with conventional diesel fuel as
indicated in your operation manual.
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