You are here: Home FAQs FAQs FAQS Categories FAQs Terms WHAT CAN ANALYZING MY DIESEL FUEL TELL ME? Distillate (diesel) fuels are organic in nature. From the time of manufacture (refining) until they are used, diesel fuels will degrade. Testing and analyzing fuel deliveries can alert the buyer to the quality of diesel fuel... READ MORE HOW MUCH DIESEL FUEL IS NEEDED FOR ANALYSIS? The amount of diesel fuel needed for analysis depends on the testing being done. Some tests require as little as an ounce of diesel fuel while others could require 1 to 5 gallons of diesel fuel. See the Test Package requirements or contact us with any... READ MORE HOW DO I PACKAGE DIESEL FUEL SAMPLES FOR SHIPMENT? If possible diesel fuel samples should be placed in a new or clean plastic or metal container. Glass should not be used to avoid breakage. Containers should be tightly sealed, lids taped and placed in a box with absorbent packing material to avoid... READ MORE HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET RESULTS FROM DIESEL FUEL TESTING ANALYSIS? When a sample arrives at Research Laboratories, Inc it is logged in the same day, assigned a lab control number, then placed in a queue to be tested. All test packages are completed in the order they are received. ... READ MORE HOW DO I GET THE RESULTS FROM MY DIESEL FUEL TESTING ANALYSIS? A copy of the results and recommendations will be sent upon completion of the tests. Results can be emailed, mailed, or faxed to the designated contact person. All test results customers are considered private and... READ MORE WHAT DOES DIESEL FUEL ANALYSIS COST? Cost of diesel fuel analysis depends on the Test Package that is ran. Due to the variety of tests and Test Packages available, we do not publish a price list. Contact us for current pricing information. READ MORE WHAT TESTS ARE INCLUDED IN A #2 DIESEL FUEL SUMMER TESTING PACKAGE? Research Laboratories, Inc offers diesel fuel users a "Summer" test package. Testing requires a minimum of 400 mL (1 pint/16 fluid oz) of diesel fuel to complete all tests. The Summer test package includes: API Gravity... READ MORE WHAT TESTS ARE INCLUDED IN A #2 DIESEL FUEL WINTER TESTING PACKAGE? Research Laboratories, Inc offers diesel fuel users a "Winter" test package. Testing requires a minimum of 400 mL (1 pint/16 fluid oz) of diesel fuel to complete all tests. The Winter test package includes: API... READ MORE ANTI-OXIDANT Anti-Oxidants are fuel additives that retard the formation of fuel gums, sludges, sediment deposits and other oxidation by-products. READ MORE API GRAVITY API Gravity is used to measure fuel weight. Heavy fuel is hard to burn and has a low API. Light fuel has less heat and less performance and has a higher API. READ MORE ASH Ash is a naturally occurring non-combustible material in diesel fuel. READ MORE ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services. READ MORE ATOMIZATION Atomization is the result of the breakdown of fuel into fine particles when it is injected into the combustion chamber. READ MORE BTU BTU is the measure of a diesel fuels energy output. READ MORE CETANE Cetane is a liquid hydrocarbon that is used in diesel fuels to increase ignition. 40 is a minimum cetane number. OEM's want a 50 cetane number. READ MORE CETANE ENGINE A Cetane Engine is a laboratory test that runs fuel on an actual engine to determine a performance number. READ MORE CETANE INDEX The Cetane Index is solely dependent on the quality of the diesel fuel and is not affected by the addition of cetane improver additive. It is a calculated number from the distillation tests on the fuel and its specific gravity. READ MORE CLOUD POINT The Cloud Point (CP) is the temperature of the fuel when wax crystals begin to form and the appearance of the fuel begins to turn cloudy. READ MORE COLD FILTER PLUG POINT (CFPP) Cold Filter Plug Point - A laboratory test that measures the temperature when wax crystal restrict flow. READ MORE CRUDE OIL Crude Oil is an organic fossil petroleum as it come from the ground, before it is refined. READ MORE DIESEL FUEL Diesel Fuel is used for ignition in a diesel engine. READ MORE EMULSIFICATION Emulsification results when water becomes suspended in the diesel fuel. READ MORE ENGINE DEPOSITS Engine Deposits are non-combustible deposits of fuel. READ MORE ENGINE SMOKING Excessive engine exhaust smoking is the result of inefficient combustion and poor fuel burning. READ MORE FLASH POINT The Flash Point of fuel is the temperature at which the vapors ignite. 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