LOW FUEL LEVEL Cummins — Low Fuel Level / Fuel Starvation

At a glance

Severity: WARNING THEN STOP
Domain: GENERATOR_SYSTEM
Reference standard: ISO 8528 / EN 590

What it means

Fuel insufficient or not reaching the engine: emergency autonomy shrinks until the genset stops. Includes missed refuelling and failed day tanks.

Probable causes

Main tank below the required autonomy level
Refuelling missed after a test or a run
Day tank or transfer pump failed
Level alarms not monitored or not transmitted

Where to start

Read main tank and day tank levels and verify the level alarms configured on supervision.

Full guided diagnosis in the app

The diagnostic tree for this fault has 3 guided steps with measurements, checks and resolutions. You'll find it in DataCIQ, one of the five IndexOS apps: free, works offline.

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