Thread: Water in Diesel

Originally Posted by johnc18

Apparently an estimated two and a half thousand pommies do every year in Gt Britain .
John

In fact, one of the first Technical Service Bulletin's issued for the D3 was to cover this very thing!

Apparently if you realise the problem before you turn the key, you;re sweet! If you don't realise before you turn the key

hi peter

sorry to here about the bad fuel but as I live in the southern highlands I would really like to know the garage that gave you the bad fuel there aren't many some in mittagong and bowral was it on the hwy does it start with an s**** is it next to a mower place need to know mate don't want to risk my d2 if I can help it any criptic info appreciated thanks

mark

Hi Mark,
You've got the right brand but it was in Moss Vale. Land Rover in Wollongong has had one customer from Moss Vale with this same problem twice. I've also heard through the grapevine that that brand does have issues. However it is a bit of a lottery.
Regards

Originally Posted by kingyrules

good point, as well if they bugger up a $30,000+ engine most transport Co's can afford to take the servo to court for the cost, so in there eyes its not worth the risk as a bad batch may kill 20 - 30 trucks then your talking big bucks, although i must add Hi flow diesel pumps are not recommended for cars and 4x4's minimum delivery is 10l it don't take long to pump 90lts

Most line haul owner-drivers can't afford the bus fare to the court.

Originally Posted by peterpam

Hi Jackaroo,
The insurance company I'm with has recently changed it's name to A&G Insurance Services. There number is 1300 858 747 or 07 33778855. They are quite cheap but signing up takes a while on the phone as they go through an extensive process of eliminating risks on things like age etc. I was quite concerned that they didn't cover the diesel issue but I guess they now have a loyal customer. The excess is $700 which will go up. The cost of insurance for our January 08 registered 2007 LR Discovery TDV6 SE was $708/year. No doubt this will go up next time around due to this claim.

G'day again Peter,
Many thanks for the information on your insurance company. I will follow-up with Comminsure and see if they 'meet the standard'. Will post the result after the discussion......could prove interesting?
If not, I have a ready replacement.
Thanks again.

Regards,
Jackaroo

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Most line haul owner-drivers can't afford the bus fare to the court.

LOL thats true I've worked for some of those guys!!!
but its funny how they find the cash to sue when there might be a big out of court payday at the end.
jokes on them they went bust.
so many times my pockets have been bare),

thanks peter for the heads up on the garage that sold you the fuel or is it water??? . I don't go to that garage thank god actually I stay away from that brand as I have found it to be the most expensive and this was confirmed today in the paper something to do with the supermarkets taking over garages and there shopper dockets.

cheers mark

Racor filters. Definitely. Mounting one permanently inline is definitely worth it. You can buy them at most marine stores. Get the kind that has a refillable cartridge - they cost more initially but you'll save money on filters in the long run. They filter the fuel while separating the water out - then periodically you just unscrew the bottom and let the water out, as water sinks to the bottom. You'll be able to see the water through the clear plastic bottom. If you don't want to mount one permanently, you can buy a cheap fuel pump and some extra hose and mount it to a board. Drop the input hose as far to the bottom of the tank as possible, suck it through the filter with the pump (always pull through the filter, not push, so you put the pump AFTER the filter in the direction of the flow). Then put the output hose back into the top of your tank. Run it a couple hours, then drive recklessly to mix it up and then do it again. These filters will also get rid of any other garbage that happens to be stuck in the tank.