Anyone experienced water in diesel?

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Originally Posted by TerryO

The 2006 SsangYong Rexton we also have has two fuel filters, the first for catching water, it has a warning light and chime when it gets to a certain level.

To clear it is as easy as reaching under the first filter and turning the locking nut which then acts as a drain for the water. It only takes five minutes to drain the water.

If a SsangYong that most people laugh at can have a decent water filtration system then LR have a lot to answer for.

I will be looking into having a second water filter added in the not to distant future on our D3.

cheers,
Terry

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... Even my Gen. 1 Pajero has a water alert, and a draining device under the filter.

Why does LR persist in NOT doing this, - and more importantly "forbidding" the owner to ensure his engine is fed a diet of clean, DRY fuel ?

- Planned obsolescence ?

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Originally Posted by superquag

... Even my Gen. 1 Pajero has a water alert, and a draining device under the filter.

Why does LR persist in NOT doing this, - and more importantly "forbidding" the owner to ensure his engine is fed a diet of clean, DRY fuel ?

- Planned obsolescence ?

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How does it feel to be Aulro's ongoing number one Mitsubishi owner and supporter Superquag? ...:lol2:

cheers,
Terry

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Originally Posted by superquag

... Even my Gen. 1 Pajero has a water alert, and a draining device under the filter.

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Well, that is a tractor - and farmers have to be careful about their machinery... :wasntme:

Has anyone looked into whether a different fuel filter with a water trap can be fitted instead of the existing fuel filter..

I havent payed much attention to the filter , but knowing how many different versions of filters there are available for our boats engines it could be worth a look..

ie, will a TD5 filter fit

Just a thought.

Cheers Ean

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Originally Posted by Ean Austral

Has anyone looked into whether a different fuel filter with a water trap can be fitted instead of the existing fuel filter..

I havent payed much attention to the filter , but knowing how many different versions of filters there are available for our boats engines it could be worth a look..

ie, will a TD5 filter fit

Just a thought.

Cheers Ean

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Ean, see Post#3 this thread. I swear by Racor Filter-Separators. They are the best yet for wet and dirty fuel.

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Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Ean, see Post#3 this thread. I swear by Racor Filter-Separators. They are the best yet for wet and dirty fuel.

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I use Racor fuel filters on the boat and this was along the lines I was talking, the Racor system you use, does it replace the main D3 fuel filter or is it added in-line as an additional filter ?

I was just thinking of an easy alternative to save on an expensive fitment of a proper water seperator type set-up. There are plenty of filters available (similar to the TD5 filter) that has an inbuilt water seperating system.


Cheers Ean

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Originally Posted by TerryO

How does it feel to be Aulro's ongoing number one Mitsubishi owner and supporter Superquag? ...:lol2:

cheers,
Terry

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Fantastic ! :D ... One should always keep the enemy very close to one, so that One knows what they're up to, so One can do better....

- Which is what the Wilks brothers did when Maurice decided to build an improved version of his worn-out farm Jeep. Supply problems meant he could'nt economically source spares...and a replacement would be equally stuffed.- If he could get one.

Somewhere between the Range Rover Classic and today, LR management have, IMHO, forgotten Maurice's basic philosophy...

I'm in pretty good company though, its surprising the number of AULRO members who admit to owning one or more of the Dark Side !

Cheers,
Grumpy Old Curmudgeon.

Just a suggestion regarding extra filtration/water removal without upsetting the many ECU's that get stroppy over flow-rates etc...

Back in the Dark Ages when it was sort-of legal to make Backyard Biodiesel, I put two CAV-type filters in PARALLEL on my Other 4WD.

The idea was that the fuel had a choice... flow rate through EACH would be halved, so there was less pressure to push the tiny boulders through and most importantly, more TIME for the glycerin to drop out.

Worked well with water-removal when I changed to fully washed bio-D

Cheers,

James

My main point in trying to see if another filter would fit in-place of the original, was to eliminate trying to fit another filter/housing to the system..

I must admit to not having studied the TDV6 fuel system closely, but would think it may be abit of a mission as to where to fit it, even fitting a simple inline filter from my long range tank to the original was a skin of the knuckle removing expierience..

Something I may look into when I get back to dry land.

Cheers Ean

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Originally Posted by Ean Austral

I use Racor fuel filters on the boat and this was along the lines I was talking, the Racor system you use, does it replace the main D3 fuel filter or is it added in-line as an additional filter ?

I was just thinking of an easy alternative to save on an expensive fitment of a proper water seperator type set-up. There are plenty of filters available (similar to the TD5 filter) that has an inbuilt water seperating system.


Cheers Ean

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I have a County Isuzu. The Racor is fitted in place of the CAV sedimenter. I also have a CAV filter with glass bowl before the Isuzu spin on filter. There is never anything in the CAV glass bowl except bright clean fuel. The Racor takes all the crap first.

Yes, belt and braces, but it works. I had four line haul trucks with Detroit 8V92TA's and got sick of cleaning out dirty fuel problems from rural fuel distributors. Hence the excess of filtration. I really think all that is necessary is the Racor, but, what the hell, I had the others in place on the County, so left them there.