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ANNEXURE III THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 595

ANNEXURE III
REFERENCE FUEL FOR TYPE AND PRODUCTION CONFORMITY TESTS
ANNEXURE III
[Refer Rule 115(3)]
S. No. Characteristic Requirements Method of test (ref.
87 octane 93 octane of P : or
(IS : 1448)*
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1. Colour, visual Orange Red —
2. Copper-strip corrosion for Not worse than No. 1. P : 15 (1968)
3 hours at 50˚C.
3. Density at 15˚C. Not limited but to be reported. P : 16 (1967)
4. Distillation–
(a) Initial boiling point Not limited but to be reported P : 18 (1967)
(b) Recovery up to 20˚C 10 10
per cent by volume, min.
(c) Recovery up to 125˚C 50 50
per cent by volume, min.
(d) Recovery up to 130˚C 90 90
per cent by volume, min
(e) Final boiling point 215˚C 215˚C
max 2 2
(f) Residue per cent by
volume, max.
5. Octane number (research 87 94 P : 27 (1960)
method) max.
6. Oxidation stability, in 360 360 P : 28(1966)
minutes, min
7. Residue on evaporation 4.0 4.0 (Air-jet solvent
mg/100 ml, max. washed)
8. Sulphur, total per cent. by 0.25 0.20 P : 34 (1966)
weight, max
9. Lead content (as Pb)g/l 0.56 0.80 P : 37 (1967) or
max. P : 38 (1969)
10. Reid vapour pressure at 0.70 0.70 P : 39 (1967)
3
38 degree C, kgf/cm
max.

1 Inserted vide GSR 493(E), dt. 28-8-1997.
* Addition of oxygenates prohibited.