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don l

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raggedy ann
should i use low or high sulfer diesel in my yanmar 3ym30 ? don l
 
I found the Yanmar manual online here: http://www.marathondiesel.com/site/images/PDF/Sailboats/2ym15/km2p-1/Operation Manual.pdf which looks to cover all YM series engines.

Your answer is on page 23. Never use fuel with more than 0.5% sulfur by volume, but less than 0.05% is preferred.
Here's an article on Wikipedia about ultra low sulfur diesel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-low-sulfur_diesel

In a nutshell, it looks like the answer is to run it on the lowest sulfur diesel you can find. ULSD is now the federal standard in the US for on-road vehicles. I suspect that you'll get the same at most marinas now.
 
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