Before Operation; Fuel Oil, Lube Oil And Cooling Water; Fuel Oil - Yanmar 6LPA-DTP Operación Manual

3. BEFORE OPERATION

3.1 Fuel Oil, Lube Oil & Cooling Water
3.1.1 Fuel
[NOTICE]
Use of fuels not recommended in this Operation Manual may cause a decrease in
engine performance and cause components to fail.
(1) Selection of fuel
Use the following diesel fuels for best engine performance:
ISO8217 DMA, BS2869 A1 or A2
Fuels equivalent to Japanese Industrial Standard, JIS. No. K2204-2
Cetane fuel number should be 45 or greater
(2) Fuel Handling
1) Water and dust in the fuel oil can cause
operation failure.
Use containers which are clean inside to store
fuel oil. Store the containers away from rain
water and dust.
2) Before supplying fuel, let the fuel container
rest for several hours so that water and dust
in the fuel are deposited on the bottom. Pump
up only the clean fuel.
3) Use fuel with a Cetane number of over 45.
4) When supplying fuel to a new boat for the
first time, be sure to extract all fuel from the
F. O. tank and check for impurities in the fuel.
(3) Fuel Piping
Install the fuel pipe from the fuel tank to the fuel
pump in accordance with the diagram to the
right. Be sure to attach a drain cock to the fuel
tank to enable dirt and water which have settled
at the bottom of the tank to be drained off.
Pump up only fuel above the down half, leaving
dreg accumulated on the bottom.
CUSTOMER
Fuel tank
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Fuel filter
Fuel return pipe
Fuel injection pump
Suction head : Less than 500mm