Fuel type specifications for MTU off-highway engines - Diesel or Gas
For official MTU product fluid and lube recommendations these are regularly updated and available from the MTU Business Portal as per below listing:-A001061_EN - All commercial MTU series (except Series 1000 - 1600, 1800), DDC S60 Off- Highway and two-cycle engines.A001063_EN - Series 1600A001064_EN - Diesel engine- generator sets with MTU Series 2000 and 4000 enginesA001067_EN - Gas Engine - generator sets with Series 4000 Gas enginesA001068_EN - Diesel engine- generator sets with MTU Series 1600 enginesA001066_03ENU - Gas Engine - generator sets with MTU Series 400 gas enginesNote these documents are and should be made readily available to customers and end users.
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