Draft SI 10 7 part 1  
March 2014  
ICS Code 75.160.20  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gas-oil: Gas-oil for diesel engines  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This Standard shall come  into force as of  
 
 
 
 
This document is only a proposal  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Draft SI 107 part 1 (2014)  
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This Standard was prepared and approved by Technical Committee 310 on Petroleum and its Derivatives, 
and the Committee consisted of the following participants:  
On behalf of the Israel Chamber of Commerce  - Yehuda Roded  
On behalf of the Chemical Testing Laboratory  - Ariela Kfir (Chairwoman)  
On behalf of the Israel Consumer Council  - Rina Bransburg  
On behalf of the Israeli Institute of Energy & 
Environment  - Oded Levy  
On behalf of the Ministry of Environmental 
Protection  - Amir Salzberg  
On behalf of the Manufacturers Association of Israel  - Moshe Bussani, Naftali Brodetzki, Arik Hendel  
On behalf of the Israel Electric Corporation  - Sarit Kalderon  
On behalf of the Ministry of Transports  - Idan Abudi  
On behalf of the Ministry of National Infrastructures, 
Energy and Water  - Yehuda Gassner  
On behalf of Israel Defence  Forces  - Eitan Gaisman  
 
 
 
The following contributed to the preparation of the Standard: Yosefa Bem Asher, Gili Banin, Amos Barkat, 
Amiram Grobais, Dan Davidian, Moshe Vetenstein, Alberto Rubens.  
 
 
 
Michal Philosoph coordinated the Standard preparation work . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Draft SI 107 part 1 (2014)  
 
 
 
 
Notification on the compatibility of Israeli 
Standard to foreign standards or documents  
This Israeli Standard, but for national alterations and 
additions indicated therein, is identical to the 
Standard of the European Committee for 
Standardi zation (CEN)  Revision Notification  
This Israeli Standard replaces  
Israeli Standard SI 107, Part 1, November 2011  
 EN 590, September 2013  
Descriptors : 
Petroleum products, fuels, automotive  fuel, gas-oil, diesel engines, tests 
 
Standard up -to-dateness  
Israeli S tandards are subject to reviews from time to time, and at least once every five years, so as to make 
sure that they are compatible with recent scien ce and technology developments.  
Standard users shall verify that they have , on the revision sheets , the up -to-date edition of the Standard.  
A document  published on Reshumot  (The gazette of record for the State of Israel) as a revision sheet may 
be a separate revision sheet or a revision integrated with the Standard.  
Standard Officiality  
It’s mandatory to check whether the document is official, or whether parts thereof are official. An official 
Standard or an official revision sheet (either fully or partially) enters into force 60 days as from the 
publication of the notification on Reshumot  (The gazette of record for the State of Israel), unless  a later date 
has been determined as that for it coming into force in the notification  
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said product,  shall mark  it, with t he permission of the Standards Institution of Israel , with the following 
Standard Mark:   
 
 
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Draft SI 107 part 1 (2014)  
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Preface to the Israeli Standard  
This Israeli Standard is the September 2013 EN 590 Standard of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), 
which was approved as an Is raeli Standard in the scope of National Alterations and Additions.  
 
The Standard  includes, as per the below -described order, the following components:  
- Translation of the European Standard Applicability Section (in Hebrew)  
- Detailing of the National Alterations and Additions to the sections of the European Standard (in Hebrew)  
- Translati on of the Hebrew part of the standard (in English)  
- The European Standard (in English)  
 
National Notes with respect to the Israeli Standard are included as footnotes and mentioned in alphabetic characters.  
 
This edition of the Israeli Standard replaces the November 2011 edition of the Israeli Standard 107 part 1, which 
adopted , within the scope of the National Alterations and Additions, the February 2010 EN 590:2009+A1 Standard of 
the European Committee for Standardization (CEN).  
 
For the user’s convenience,  the main changes  between this edition of the Israeli Standard and the previous edition are 
mentioned below:  
- The Table of Requirements and Testing Methods was rearranged;  
- A reference to the MMT Additive was added;  
- The Section referring to Fatty Acid Methyl  Esters (FAME) was updated;  
- For details about additional changes see the Foreword Section of the European Standard.  
 
For a meticulous comparison of all the changes done between the different editions, see their full version.  
 
This Standard is part of a series of Standards dealing with Diesel Fuel.  
The series’ parts are the following ones:  
SI 107 Part 1 – Diesel Fuel: Diesel Fuel for Diesel Engines  
SI 107 Part 2 – Diesel Fuel: Diesel Fuel for Heating and Diesel Fuel for use in Gas Turbines  
 
 
 
Standard Applicability  (Translation of Section 1 of the European Standard)  
Note:  
The National Alterations and Additions included in this section are rendered with a different font.  
This Standard specifies requirements and testing methods for motorized vehicle diese l fuel designated for marketing 
and supply.  
The Standard applies to motorized vehicle diesel fuel intended to be used in vehicles equipped with diesel fuel 
engines designed to function by means of motorized vehicle diesel fuel containing up to (v/v) 7% of Fatty Acid Methyl 
Esters (FAME).  
 
Note:  
For the purposes of this Standard, the terms “%(m/m)” and “%(v/v)” are used for mass percentage and volume 
percentage representation, respectively.  
 
 
 Draft SI 107 part 1 (2014)  
2 General Note : 
Creation  and discharge of static electricity may bring about  problems in diesel fuel transportation .  
For information with regard to  this matter , please  refer to Israeli Standard SI 60079 Part 32, as well as to 
the directives included in the ASTM D4865  American Standard , the directives included in the IP  Part 21 
document of the British Energy Institute and the  directives of the Israeli Fuel and Gas Administration.  
 
Detailing of the National Alterations and Additions made to the sections of the European 
Standard  
 
2. Normative References  
 
- Instead of the European Standard mentioned in the Standard and specified in this section, an Israeli 
Standard applies as specified below:  
 
The European Standard 
referred to  The Israeli Standard which 
applies instead  Notes  
EN 
14214:20123) SI 5731(a) – Motorized Vehicle 
Fuel – Fatty Acid Methyl Esters 
(FAME) for Diesel Engines and 
Heating – Requirements and 
Testing Methods  The Israeli Standard is identical, 
except for National Alterations 
and Changes made to the  
EN 14214:2008+A1: November 
2009 Europe an Standard  
A note regarding the table:  
(a) The Standard is presently under revision. The Standard in force applies to Fatty Acid Methyl Esters 
(FAME) for Diesel Engines only. In its new edition, the applicability of the Standard has been expanded 
and thus it  also applies to Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) for heating purposes.  
 
The following shall be added to the section:  
Israeli Standards  
SI 60079 Part 32 – Explosive Atmospheres: Electrostatic Hazards  
 
National Standards  
 
ASTM D86  – Test method for distillation of petroleum products at atmospheric pressure  
ASTM D93  – Test methods for flash -point by Pensky -Martens closed cup tester  
ASTM D130  – Test methods for corrosiveness to copper from petroleum products by the  
copper strip te st 
ASTM D189  – Test method for Conradson carbon residue of petroleum products  
ASTM D445  – Test method for kinematic viscosity of transparent and opaque liquids (and the 
calculation of dynamic viscosity)  
ASTM D482  – Test method for ash from petroleum products  
ASTM D524  – Test method for Ramsbottom carbon residue of petroleum products  
ASTM D613  – Test method for cetane number of diesel fuel oil  
ASTM D1298  – Test method for density, relative density, or API gravity of crude petroleum and liquid 
petroleum products by hyd rometer method  
ASTM D1744  – Test method for Determination of water in Liquid Petroleum Products by  
Karl Fischer Reagent  
ASTM D2274  – Test method for oxidation stability of distillate fuel oil (accelerated method)  
ASTM D2622  – Test method for sulfur in petroleum products by wavelength dispersive X -ray 
fluorescence spectrometry  
ASTM D3244  – Practice for utilization of test data to determine conformance with specifications  Draft SI 107 part 1 (2014)  
3 ASTM D3831  – Test Method for Manganese in Gasoline by Atomic Absorption Spectrosco py 
ASTM D4046  – Test method for alkyl nitrate in diesel fuels by spectrophotometry  
ASTM D4052  – Test method for density, relative density, and API gravity of liquids by digital  
density meter  
ASTM D4057  – Practice for manual sampling of petroleum and pe troleum products  
ASTM D4177  – Practice for automatic sampling of petroleum and petroleum products  
ASTM D4530  – Test method for determination of carbon residue (micro method)  
ASTM D4737  – Test method for calculated cetane index by four variable equation  
ASTM D4865  – Guide for generation and dissipation of static electricity in petroleum fuel systems  
ASTM D5453  – Test method for determination of total sulfur in light hydrocarbons, spark ignition engine 
fuel, diesel engine fuel, and engine oil by ultravio let fluorescence  
ASTM D6304  – Test method for determination of water in petroleum products, lubricating oils, and 
additives by coulometric Karl Fischer titration  
ASTM D6371  – Test method for cold filter plugging point of diesel and heating fuels  
ASTM D6 591 – Test method for determination of aromatic hydrocarbon types in middle distillates  
– high performance liquid chromatography method with refractive index detection  
ASTM D7371  – Test method for Determination of Biodiesel (Fatty Acids Methyl Esters) content in Diesel 
Fuel Oil using Mid Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR -ATR-PLS Method)  
NF M 07 -075 – Liquid petroleum products -Determination of the foaming tendency of diesel fuels  
 
Foreign Documents  
×CEC F -23-01 – Procedure for diesel engine injector nozzle  coking test (PSA XUD9A/L 1.9 litre 4 cylinder 
indirect injection diesel engine)  
CEC -F-98-08 – Direct injection, common rail diesel engine nozzle coking test  
IP 4 – Petroleum products -Determination of ash (ISO 6245:2001)  
IP 41  – Petroleum products -Determination of ignition quality of diesel fuels – Cetane  
engine method  
IP 71  – Petroleum products -Transparent and opaque liquids - Determination of Kinematic 
viscosity and calculation of dynamic viscosity  
IP 123  – Petroleum products -Determina tion of distillation characteristics at atmospheric pressure  
IP 154  – Petroleum products  - Corrosiveness to copper – copper strip test  
IP 160  – Crude petroleum and liquids petroleum products – Laboratory determination of density – 
Hydrometer method  
IP 309 – Diesel and domestic heating fuels - Determination of cold filter plugging point  
IP 380  – Petroleum products – Calculation of cetane index of middle distillate fuels by the  
four - variable equation  
IP 388  – Petroleum products – Determination of the oxidation stability of middle distillate fuels  
IP 391  – Petroleum products – Determination of aromatic hydrocarbon types in middle distillates – 
High performance liquid chromatography method with refractive index detection  
IP 398  – Petroleum products – Determination of carbon residue – Micro method  
IP 430  – Petroleum products – Determination of alkyl nitrate in diesel fuels –  
Spectrometric method  
IP 438  – Petroleum products – Determination of water – Coulometric Karl Fischer titration method  
IP 439  – Petroleum products – Determination of water – Potentiometric Karl Fischer  
titration method  
IP 440  – Liquid Petroleum products – Determination of contamination in middle distillates  
                                                            
× CEC  – Coordination European Council  Draft SI 107 part 1 (2014)  
4 IP 447  – Petroleum products – Determination of sulfur content – Wavelength – dispersive – X-ray 
fluorescence spectrometry  
IP 450  – Diesel fuel – Assessment of lubricity using the high - frequency reciprocating rig – (HFRR) 
– Test method  
IP 455  – Determination of the manganese content of gasoline - Atomic absorption spe ctrometry 
(AAS) method  
IP 490  – Petroleum products – Determination of sulfur content of automotive fuels –  
Ultraviolet fluorescence method (ISO 20846:2011)  
IP 498  – Determination of ignition delay and derived cetane number (DCN) of middle distillate 
fuels by combustion in a constant volume chamber  
IP 567  – Determination of derived cetane number (DCN) of middle distillate fuels – Fixed range 
injection period, constant volume combustion chamber method  
IP 579  – Liquid petroleum products – Determination of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) content in 
middle distillates - Infrared spectrometry Method  
IP Part 21  – Guidelines for the control of hazards arising from static electricity – Part 21: Model code 
of safe practice in the petroleum industry  
 
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3. Sampling  
 
In the first line of the section, after the words: “EN ISO 3170 or EN ISO 3171”, the following shall  
be added:  
Or as described in American Standards ASTM D4057 or ASTM D4177.  
 
4. Pump marking  
 
At the end of the section, the following shall be added:  
According to the provisions of this section that the marking of the pumps shall comply with the 
requirements of National Standards in every country or with its mandatory Standards, the National 
Standar ds are as specified below:  
- The pumps shall be marked with the Hebrew word for “Diesel Fuel”  
- The marking shall be noticeable and pronounced and the height of its letter fonts shall be as  
specified below:  
 In a Mechanical Pump – at least 50 mm;  
 In an Electro nic Pump – at least 27 mm.  
 
5. Requirements and test methods  
 
5.2. Additives  
 
5.2.1  General  
In the last line, the words “the use of add itives is allowed” is no longer applicable and instead the 
following shall be applicable : 
The following additives shall be present in diesel fuel supplied to consumers  - detergents  and foam 
prevention  subst ances, as specified in Appendix A below . The  presence  of such additives  in diesel 
fuel tested during the time period from its delivery from the refinery or unloading from  the ship until it 
is loaded on the tanker s is not obligatory . 
5.2.2.  Methylcyclopen tadienyl Manganese T ricarbonyl (MMT)  
 
The following shall be added at the end of the section:  
If no MMT was added, then the Manufacturer shall declare this.  
Only in the absence of the above -mentioned Manufacturer’s Declaration, this property shall  
be checked.  
 
5.3. Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME)  
 
- The first paragraph of the section, beginning with the words “Diesel Fuel” and ending with the 
words “do not apply” is no longer applicable  and instead the following shall be applicable : 
The diesel fuel may contain up to 7% (volume percentage) of Fatty Acid Methyl E sters (FAME) 
that comply  with Israeli Standard SI 5731, except for the Cold filter plugging point (CFPP), and 
provided that the diesel fuel which contains Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) complies with this 
Standard (Israeli Standard SI 107 Part 1).  Draft SI 107 part 1 (2014)  
6 - In the end of the section, the following shall be added:  
If no Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) were added, the manufacturer shall declare it.  
Only in the absence of the aforesaid Manufacturer’s Declaration, this property shall be checked.  
 
5.5. Generally applicable requirements and related test methods  
5.5.1.  The first sentence beginning with the words “When tested” and end ing with the words “in Table 1”  is 
no longer applicable , and the following shall be applicable  instead:  
The Diesel Fuel can be tested b y means of one of the methods specified in Table 1 below, in 
accordance with the property being tested.  
In case of disagreements, the testing method specified in the column “The Prevailing Testing 
Method” shall prevail.  
5.5.2.  - In the first line, the words “Table 1” are no longer applicable  and the following shall be applicable 
instead:  
“Table 1”.  
- In the second line, after the words: “EN ISO 13759”, the following shall be added:  
“Or IP 430 or ASTM D4046”. In case of disagreemen ts, the results as per the International 
Standard EN ISO 13750 or the British document IP 430 shall prevail.  
 
5.5.3.  Table 1  
Generally applicable requirements and test methods for automotive diesel fuel  
The table is no longer applicable  and table 1 shall be applicable instead, as specified below:  
 
Table 1 – Requirements and Testing Methods for automotive diesel fuel  
 
The Property being 
Tested  Units  Limits  The Prevailing 
Testing 
Method(a)(b)(c)  Additional 
Testing 
Methods(a) Minimal  Maximal  
Cetane(d) Number  - 51.0 - EN ISO 5165  EN 15195  
ASTM D613  
IP 41  
IP 498  
IP 567  
Cetane Index  - 46.0 - EN ISO 4264  
ASTM D4737  
IP 380  - 
Density at 15oC Kg/m3 820.0  845.0  EN ISO 3675  
ASTM D1298  
IP 160  EN ISO 12185  
ASTM D4052  
Polycyclic Aromatic 
Hydrocarbons(e) Mass %  - 8.0 EN 12916  
ASTM D6591  
IP 391  - 
 
 
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7 The Property being 
Tested  Units  Limits  The Prevailing 
Testing 
Method(a)(b)(c)  Additional 
Testing 
Methods(a) Minimal  Maximal  
Sulfur Content(f) Mg/Kg  - 10.0 EN ISO 20846  
EN ISO 20884  
ASTM D2622  
ASTM D5453  
IP 447  
IP 490  - 
Manganese Content(g) Mg/L  - 2.0 prEN 16576  ASTM D3831  
IP 455  
Flash Point  oC Above 55.0  - EN ISO 2279  
ASTM D93  - 
Carbon Residue(h) 
(In an evaporation 
residue of 10%)  Mass %  - 0.30 EN ISO 10370  
ASTM D4530  
IP 398  (i) ASTM D524  
ASTM D189  
Ash Content  Mass %  - 0.010  EN ISO 6245  
ASTM D482  
IP 4 - 
Water content  Mg/Kg  - 200 EN ISO 12937  
ASTM D6304  
IP 438  ASTM D1744  
IP 439  
Particulate Matter 
Content  Mg/Kg  - 24 EN 12662  
IP 440  - 
Copper Band Corrosion 
(3 hours, at 50 oC) According to 
ranking  Class 1  EN ISO 2160  
ASTM D130  
IP 154  - 
Content of Fatty Acid 
Methyl Esters 
(FAME)(j)(k) Volume %  - 7.0 EN 14078  
IP 579  ASTM D7371  
Oxidation Stability(l) g/m3 
hours  - 
20 25 
- EN ISO 12205  
ASTM D2274  
IP 388  
EN 15751  - 
Lubrication Capacity, 
wear scar corrected 
diameter(m) (WSD 1,4) 
at 60 oC m - 460 EN ISO 12156 -1 
IP 450  - 
Viscosity at 40 oC mm3/sec 2.000  4.500  EN ISO 3104  
ASTM D445  
IP 71  - 
Distillation(n) 
Restoration at 250 oC 
Restoration at 350 oC 
(v/v) 95% restored at   
Volume %  
Volume %  
oC  
- 
85  
<65 
- 
360  
EN ISO 3405  
ASTM D86  
IP 123  - 
Cold Filter Plugging 
Point (CFPP)(o) See Table 2  EN 116  
IP 309  ASTM D6371  
Additives: Detergents 
and Foam Prevention 
Substances  See Appendix A  - 
 
 
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8 The Property being 
Tested  Units  Limits  The Prevailing 
Testing 
Method(a)(b)(c)  Additional 
Testing 
Methods(a) Minimal  Maximal  
Table notes:  
(a) ISO – International Organization for Standardization  
 ASTM International  – American Society for Testing and Materials  
 IP – EI, Energy Institute – Institute of Petroleum, London – Standard methods for analysis 
and testing of petroleum and related products  
 EN – European Standard  
 
(b) The testing methods appearing within the same cell of the “The Prevailing Testing Method” column are identical  
(c) See also section 5.7.1 of the European Standard, and see National Alterations to section 5.7.1 of the present 
Standard.  
(d) See also section 5.7.4 of the European Standard, and see National Alterations to section 5.7.4 of the present 
Standard.  
(e) For the purposes of this Standard, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons are defined as the total content of 
Hydrocarbons minus the content of Monocyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, as stipulated in European Standard  
EN 12916.  
(f) See also section 5.7.3 of the European  Standard, and see National alterations to Section 5.7.3 of this Standard.  
 
(g) See also section 5.2.2 of the European Standard, and see National Alterations to section 5.2.2 of the  
present Standard.  
(h) See also in section 5.5.2 of the European Standard (and see  National Alterations to section 5.5.2 of the present 
Standard) as well as Annex A of the European Standard.  
(i) In addition to the result obtained by applying this method (Rambstum Method), the results of its conversion to the 
Conardson Method by means of the  Graph of the Testing Method shall be reported as well.  
(j) Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) shall meet the requirements of Israeli Standard SI 5371.  
(k) FAME – Fatty Acid Methyl Ester.  
(l) When the quantity of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) contained in the diesel fu el is higher than 2% (volume), the 
oxidation stability stipulated in European Standard EN 15751 shall be the prevailing requirement.  
(m) Corrected Wear Scar Diameter.  
(n) In order to calculate the Cetane Index, the Restoration Points 10%, 50% and 90% (volume) are required as well.  
(o) CFPP – Cold Filter Plugging Point.  
 
 
 
 
 
5.6. Climate dependent requirements and related test methods  
 
 
 
5.6.1.  - In the fourth line, the words “and Table 3 (arctic or severe winter climates)” is no longer applicable . 
 - In the fifth line, the words: “and Table 3” is no longer applicable . 
 
5.6.2.  - According to the provisions of this section, whereby every country shall determine the 
requirements as per their climat ic conditions, Table 2 is no longer applicable , and Table 2, which 
was adapted to the [climat ic] conditions in Israel, shall be applicable  instead, as specified below:  
 
 Draft SI 107 part 1 (2014)  
9 Table 2 – Requirements and Climatic Measuring Methods – Mild Climate  
(Adapted to the [climat ic] conditions in Israel)  
 
The Property being 
Tested  Requirement s Additional 
Testing 
Methods(a) Winter (November 
15th – March 31st) Summer (April 1st 
– November 14th) 
Cold Filter Plugging 
Point CFPP(b) 
(Degrees Celsius), 
Max. -5° +5° (c)  EN 116  
IP 309  
 
Table Notes:  
(a) Both Testing Methods in this column are identical.  
(b) CFPP – Cold Filter Plugging Point.  
(c) In spite of the aforesaid, the following requirements shall apply to the diesel fuel 
only at the exit from the refineries and at the import terminals:  
- In the time period between Nov. 1st and Nov. 14th, the Cold Filter Plugging Point 
shall be max. ( -5) Degrees Celsius;  
- During the other seasons of the year, the requirements shall be as specified in the 
Table.  
 
 
- Table 3  
Climate -related requirements and test methods – Arctic or severe wint er climates  
The table, including its title, is no longer applicable . 
 
5.7. Precision and dispute  
 
 
5.7.1.  In the third line, after the words “EN ISO 4259”, the following shall be added:  
 “or ASTM D3244”  
 
 
5.7.2.  After the words: “EN ISO 3675”, the following shall be added:  
 “or ASTM D1298 or IP 160”  
 
 
5.7.3.  After the words: “EN ISO 20846 or EN ISO 20884”, the following shall be added:  
 “Or ASTM D2622 or ASTM D5453 or IP 447 or IP 490”  
 
 
5.7.4.   – In the second line, the words “and Table 3” is no longer applicable . 
 – In the fourth line, after the words: “EN ISO 4259”, the following shall be added:  
 “or ASTM D3244”.  
 
5.7.5.   After the words: “EN ISO 3405”, the following shall be added : 
 “or ASTM D86, or IP 123”.  
 
 
5.7.6.  After the words: “EN 116”, the following shall be added:  
 “or IP 309”.  
 
 
- After Annex A, “Appendix A” shall be added as specified below:  
 
 
 
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Appendix A – Additives: Detergents and Foam Prevention Substances  
(Normative)  
 
In addition to the requirements of section 5.2 – Additives, the  additives: detergents and foam prevention 
substances shall meet the requirements specified below:  
 
A-1. The additives shall contain only the following elements: Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen 
and Sulfur, and shall not contain metals or/and Halogens. In foam prevention substances, the 
addition of a Silicon concentration as per the manufacturer’s recommendation is permitted.  
 
A-2. The manufacturer of the additives shall present a written declaration stating that the additives 
do not harm vehicle systems.  
 
A-3. Diesel fuel for diesel engines shall contain the manufacturer’s recommended concentration. 
The manufacturer of the additives shall present a testing certificate confirming that the additives 
meet the requirements specified below:  
 
A-3.1. In a cleanliness test performed on  diesel fuel injectors for indirect injection diesel engines  as 
per the specifications of European Standard CEC -F-23-01, the airflow -related loss shall not 
exceed 50%.  
 
A-3.2. In a cleanliness test performed on diesel fuel  injectors for direct injection diesel engines as per 
the specifications of European Standard CEC -F-98-08, the engine power -related loss shall not 
exceed 2%. The test shall be carried out while using the DF79 reference fuel, with the addition 
of a Zinc con centration of 1 ppm.  
 
A-3.3. During a test performed as per the NF M 07 -075 French Standard, the volume of the foam shall 
not exceed 100 ml, and the foam disappearance time shall not exceed 15 seconds.  
A-4. Diesel fuel for diesel engines containing the manufacturer’s recommended concentration of 
additives shall meet all the requirements of this Standard.