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7 Winter storage procedure
3 Protective fuel mixture
• Connect the fuel supply pipe to a can lled
with protective diesel fuel, for example ‘Cal-
ibration Fluid’ (ISO 4113) or with a mixture
of 1 part of engine oil
[1]
to 9 parts of clean
fuel
[2]
.
• Use this mixture to run the engine at no
load for approx. 5 minutes.
• Stop the engine.
[2]
Only use CEN EN 590 Diesel fuel.
Preferably water-free fuel.
Collect some fuel from the return pipe,
while engine is running.
VD00136
tip!
Combine running the engine with the
protective fuel mixture with ushing
the raw water circuit with fresh water,
see ‘Winter storage procedure - Raw
water cooling system’.
Caution
Never run the engine under load with
this mixture of fuel and oil.
VD
[1]
Engine oil with protective properties.
E.g.:
- Vetus Marine Diesel Engine Oil 15W40
- Shell Rimula R4 L 15W40