Fuel Quality

[salesrep]

http://www.dieselcraft.com/Diesel%20Fuel%20Quality.pdf
Very educational read.

[Cat420]

Salesrep, I can't seem to find any numbers for the differences between onroad, offroad diesel, and home heating oil. The only answer I have ever seen is that they are the same except for taxes paid, but I haven't been able to find any numbers to back this up. Do you have any links to some data for these fuels and their effects, if any on diesel engines?

[salesrep]

I don't have any links to your question. Sorry.

[xkvator]

on road fuel is supposed to have a lower sulpher content. I asked the guy that brings my fuel to find out the sulpher % because when i bought a new Bobcat excavator, the manual says to cut the oil change intervals if the fuel you use has over a certain %. The terminal where they pickup the fuel couldn't give them the exact %...they said sometimes you get low sulpher fuel with red dye added.