Affected Component: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

Date Published
OCT 09, 2015
NHTSA TSB #
10114873
TSB Document
Summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a hard start when the engine is hot. If the fuel found in the vehicle has an American Petroleum Institute specific gravity reading of 39 - 44, and the fuel sample you used for comparison has an American Petroleum Institute specific gravity reading of 30 - 39, drain the fuel system and refill with a known good diesel fuel and retest.