Fuel problems in Deisel Jackaroo
Submitted: Wednesday, Jun 18, 2003 at 16:06
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G,day All,
I have recently had some problems with water in the Deisel of my Jackaroo. I have discussed installing an additional fuel filter in the system with various experts and have come up with some conflicting information.
Holden suggest that there is no problem in fitting an additional filter, although I have reservations re the qualifications of the fellow I spoke to.
Diesel Specialists say that installing an additional filter will affect the pump and fuel pressure overall thus altering the performance of the system.
Has anyone got any suggestions re this?
Cheers
Yarn
Reply By: Eric - Wednesday, Jun 18, 2003 at 21:50
Wednesday, Jun 18, 2003 at 21:50
Yarn.
Keeping the water out is a better plan than using an extra filter, if the water is in the fuel use a fine mesh funel, a common cause of water in fuel is cracks around
the spot welds on the top of the tank, when a tank is made some baffels are welded to the top half and some are welded to the bottom half, when driving on rough roads the baffels are flexing the tank at the welds and this makes them leak water into the fuel,
test with a blower and soapy water. Eric.
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Reply By: Martyn (WA) - Thursday, Jun 19, 2003 at 22:37
Thursday, Jun 19, 2003 at 22:37
Yarn,
For what it's worth I fitted an extra filter to my GQ Nissan, the filter is made by Lucas, the filter has a water trap underneath the filter, works
well for me and was easy to fit, I don't seem to have had any adverse reactions to fitting it and it's been in for about two and a half years, the filters have caught some
debris and a bit of water whilst installed, the water I got came from a station somewhere near Mt Augustus. New filters cost less than $10, the Nissan filter costs around the $50 mark.Keep the shiny side up
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