What You Need to Know About Diesel Fuels

Description

This course covers proper diesel fuel testing and diagnostics you can perform. Your instructor will educate on validating fuel conditions before checking all aspects of the fuel delivery system, reviewing concerns on lift pumps, gear pumps, and high-pressure pumps. Step by step diesel system testing, diagnostics, and repairs will be demonstrated and discussed. We will cover and show examples of medium-duty through class 8 trucks. 

Topics Covered:

• Why diesel fuel testing is needed
• Fuel testing techniques
• Problems prevented
• Asphaltenes
• DEF testing
• Required tools and equipment

Course Objectives:

Upon completion participant will be able to:

• Discuss performing a proper specific gravity fuel test
• Practice a water in fuel test
• Summarize specific gravity charts
• Explain Cetane values
• Describe effective DEF testing

Runtime = 53 minutes

Credit Hours = 1.75