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The present study is to seek the prospect of pine oil to be used as a substitute to that of diesel fuel. Pine oil is certainly available in India and it has found to be the least viscous oil due to which it has potential for utility as an alternative fuel may be explored.Therefore, due to low viscosity, no further transformation is done and the study is carried out by its direct blending with diesel fuel in various proportions. In this study, a comparative evaluation and analysis of physio-chemical properties of pine oil, its various blends with diesel has been done. Experimental analysis of performance and combustion of the blended fuels on CI engine has been conducted aiming to maximum substitution of pine oil to diesel in order to reduce emissions and improve quality of exhaust gas without decreasing the performance of the engine.