Thread: Water in Diesel

Originally Posted by RoadWarrior

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.

Racor stuff is first rate, they are owned by Parker Hannifin you can buy at any Enzed or Parker Hydraulics distributor store. You would need some fittings which the marine shop will not have I would go to these guys direct as you may get a bit of a discount. Push them the mark up on these items is huge.

Cheers

I picked up our LR today with the new injector pump etc. $9K paid for by the insurance. Southern Classic Cars in Wollongong (LR Dealer)did a great job and returned the car running as best as it ever has and cleaned inside and out. They were very friendly and helpful. I'm going to look at additional filters however we need to be careful not to affecy the warrantee.