AFTERMARKET DIESEL FUEL ADDITIVES: NECESSARY OR NOT?

This article discusses some of the implications of the Euro 2 diesel specifications, due to come in force in October 1996. They will: (1) reduce the maximum permissible level of sulphur in diesel for road vehicles, from 0.5% to 0.05%; and (2) halve the permitted aromatics level within diesel. By October 1996, all the fuel obtainable throughout the European Union (EU) should have sufficient quality to meet the new regulations, but different manufacturers are achieving this in different ways, causing great diversity in fuel quality. Euro 3, which includes further reductions in sulphur and aromatics, is scheduled for implementation in 1999. Engine manufacturers have been modifying existing mechanical fuel injection systems to handle diesel to the new specification, and most of them are developing high-pressure and electronically controlled units. Fuel providers will provide a specification derv for the passenger car market, and be able to add the correct constituents accurately to each batch of fuel to provide a consistent product. Everyone involved in buying fuel and oil at commercial levels will be aware of the many additives available to enhance performance. The article gives three criteria for choosing a diesel fuel additive, that will enable an engine to meet its expected design performance. For the covering abstract see IRRD 881545.

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  • Authors:
    • SCOTT, G
  • Publication Date: 1996

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  • English

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  • Accession Number: 00725417
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Sep 26 1996 12:00AM