BUSHING ASSEM. 4F0389 - Caterpillar

These recommendations are subject to change without prior notice. Contact your local Caterpillar dealer for the most up to date fluids recommendations.
Distillate Diesel Fuel
Diesel fuels that meet the specifications in Table 1 will help to provide maximum engine service life and performance. In North America, diesel fuel that is identified as No. 1-D or No. 2-D in "ASTM D975" generally meet the specifications. Table 1 is for diesel fuels that are distilled from crude oil. Diesel fuels from other sources could exhibit detrimental properties that are not defined or controlled by this specification.
Table 1
Caterpillar Specification for Distillate Diesel Fuel    
Specifications    Requirements    ASTM Test    ISO Test    
Aromatics     35% maximum     "D1319"     "ISO 3837"    
Ash     0.02% maximum (weight)     "D482"     "ISO 6245"    
Carbon Residue on 10% Bottoms     0.35% maximum (weight)     "D524"     "ISO 4262"    
Cetane Number (1)     40 minimum (DI engines)     "D613" or "D6890"     "ISO 5165"    
35 minimum (PC engines)
Cloud Point     The cloud point must not exceed the lowest expected ambient temperature.     -     -    
Copper Strip Corrosion     No. 3 maximum     "D130"     "ISO 2160"    
Distillation     10% at
282 °C (540 °F)
maximum     "D86"     "ISO 3405"    
90% at
360 °C (680 °F)
maximum
Flash Point     legal limit     "D93"     "ISO 2719"    
Thermal Stability     Minimum of 70% reflectance after aging for 180 minutes at
150 °C (302 °F)     "D6468"     No equivalent test    
API Gravity     30 minimum     "D287"     No equivalent test    
45 maximum
Pour Point    
6 °C (10 °F) minimum below ambient temperature     "D97"     "ISO 3016"    
Sulfur (2)     3% maximum     "D3605"
or
"D1552"     "ISO 8691"    
Kinematic Viscosity (3)     1.4 cSt minimum and 20.0 cSt maximum as delivered to the fuel injection pumps.     -     -    
Water and Sediment     0.1% maximum     "D1796"     "ISO 3734"    
Water     0.1% maximum     "D1744"     No equivalent test    
Sediment     0.05% maximum (weight)     "D473"     "ISO 3735"    
Gums and Resins (4)     10 mg per 100 mL maximum     "D381"     "ISO 6246"    
Lubricity (5)     3100 g minimum     "D6078"     No equivalent test    
0.45 mm (0.018 inch) maximum at
60 °C (140 °F) "D6079"     "ISO 12156"    
( 1 ) Alternatively, to ensure a minimum cetane number of 35 (PC engines), and 40 (DI engines), distillate diesel fuel should have a minimum cetane index of 37.5 (PC engines), and 42.5 (DI engines) using ASTM D 4737-96a.
( 2 ) Caterpillar fuel systems and engine components can operate on high sulfur fuels. Fuel sulfur levels affect exhaust emissions. High sulfur fuels also increase the potential for corrosion of internal components. Fuel sulfur levels above 1.0 percent may significantly shorten the oil change interval. For additional information, see this publication, "Engine Oil" topic (Maintenance Section).
( 3 ) The values of the fuel viscosity are the values as the