Fuel Testing Laboratory
Ensure your fuel meets SANS specifications and protect your fleet from contamination. Our state-of-the-art laboratory in Pretoria provides fast, accurate analyses on diesel, petrol, paraffin, and biofuel, ensuring complete quality assurance.
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Our Diesel Testing Packages
Select the package that fits your operational needs, from core compliance checks to exhaustive full laboratory profiling.
Basic Diesel Test
Essential verification checks to monitor basic parameters and check for major adulterations.
Includes 4 SANS Assessments:
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Flashpoint Check: Measures temperature safety to identify fuel thinning or petrol mix-ins (Min 55°C).
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Viscosity: Ensures proper flow resistance to protect engine injector atomization and lubrication.
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Density Test: Evaluates energy content and checks for paraffin thinning (SANS target: 0.800+ kg/l).
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Visual Assessment: Evaluates fuel clarity, checks for free water, rust, and particulate matter.
Full Diesel Test
Ultimate protection. Highly detailed profiling, perfect for fleet logistics auditing and engine warranties.
Includes Basic Test Plus:
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All 4 Basic Test Parameters: Flashpoint, Viscosity, Density, and Visual Assessment.
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Sulphur Content: Precise spectrometry measurement to ensure compliance with environmental and SANS rules (50 ppm / 10 ppm).
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Distillation Test: Gauges fuel volatility levels at various vaporizing points to detect heavy/light oil adulterations.
Fuel Testing Cost Estimator
Calculate your total fuel testing estimate dynamically. Increase quantities to suit multiple tanks or fleet samples.
Basic Diesel Test
R 450 per sample
Full Diesel Test
R 1550 per sample
The Risks of Contaminated Fuel
Purchasing or distributing sub-standard fuel poses major risks to logistics operators, forecourts, and heavy equipment. Adulterating diesel with cheaper illuminating paraffin (IP) is a common practice used by unscrupulous suppliers to cut costs, which can cause severe operational issues:
Engine Damage
Paraffin reduces fuel viscosity and lubricity, leading to friction wear on injectors, fuel pumps, and cylinder walls.
Lower Fuel Economy
Thin, low-density fuel burns less efficiently, resulting in power loss and higher overall fuel consumption.
Safety Hazards
Contaminants can radically lower the flashpoint of diesel, creating a severe fire and storage explosion risk.
Environmental Fines
High sulphur or poorly burning fuels lead to excessive toxic particulate emissions and environmental regulation penalties.
We Also Test: Petrol, Paraffin, Biofuel
Our laboratory is fully equipped with digital viscometers, density meters, and spectrometers to analyze a wide spectrum of liquid fuels. We verify quality and safety indicators for:
- ✓ Unleaded Petrol (93 / 95): Checks density, volatility, and presence of heavy distillates.
- ✓ Illuminating Paraffin (IP): Verifies distillation temperature limits, soot levels, and density.
- ✓ Biofuels & Blends: Audits fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) content, water levels, and stability.
Our Laboratory Testing Process
Get your sample verified and receive your report in five simple, structured steps.
Book Test
Book your test through our website form, selection, or phone line.
Collect Sample
Draw a fuel sample into a clean, dry, and sealable glass or PET bottle.
Deliver to Lab
Courier or drop the sample at our Pretoria laboratory with details.
Rapid Analysis
Our technicians run advanced spectroscopic and viscosity checks.
24H Report
Receive a detailed analysis report via email with expert advice.
Book Laboratory Fuel Test
Fill in details below to book. Our laboratory manager will email instructions on sample sizing, collection, and delivery coordinates.
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