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Hello members,
A recent trip I encountered problems with contaminated
fuel.
Loss of power not being able to get more than 1800 rpm out of my 2002 Nissan Patrol 4.2 litre turbo diesel engine.
A change of
fuel filter did not fix the problem.
A phone call to
Fremantle Fuel Injection and they gave me a fix to get me over the problem.
Remove the 17mm bolt on the inlet to the
fuel pump, swing the pipe out of the way, taking care not to lose the two washers, top and bottom.
Using a thin piece of wire with a hook on the end remove the spring and then the fine gauze filter below.
Clean out the filter, I used petrol, then refit.
Cleanliness is paramount so ensure you wash any dust and dirt away from around bolt before removal.
Diesel
fuel can be contaminated by a bacteria that passes through your cartridge filter but is halted from entering and destroying your very expensive
fuel pump by this gauze filter in the
fuel pump.
Have now bought some "Liquid Engineering-
FUEL SET-
Fuel System Conditioner" and will add it at a rate of 25ml per 100litres of diesel to clean out the bacteria.
Photo attached to show you the 17mm bolt to remove.
Failing the very welcome advice from
Fremantle Fuel Injection I faced a very slow 350km trip to the nearest major centre (Kalgoorlie)
Hope this advice may help any of our members faced with this problem.
**** Foot note**** With out mention of service station involved with supply of
fuel I encountered the same problem on return journey to
Perth.
Was an easy fix to get me under full power again.
Auriferously
Nightjar