Dirty Petrol/Diesel Question

Submitted: Monday, May 26, 2008 at 20:39
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How do you stop from getting dirty petrol/diesel in your tank? thinking more of small country outback towns!..............Can you buy a divice to put over the petrol/diesel spout to filter the petrol/diesel before it goes into the your tank.
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Reply By: Eric Experience - Monday, May 26, 2008 at 21:46

Monday, May 26, 2008 at 21:46
Mike
Even small towns sell a lot of fuel, the risk is low except after a flood.
Most reports you hear of people picking up a load of dirty turn out to be driver error. A common thing is to drive for long periods with an empty reserve tank and then fill it on a trip, the condensation and resultant rust and crud from the empty then get into the system a similar thing happens with jerry cans. Eric.
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Reply By: Member - Ian H (NSW) - Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 06:45

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 06:45
If you ever see inside a tank that has done 2-3ook you'll see that it is as clean as new. The filters on the pumps and back up stream remove all the rubbish. Only after a flood may you get a bit of water in fuel.
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Reply By: Kev & Darkie - Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 06:52

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 06:52
If you are that concerned buy one of these

Fuel Funnel

Available from Wadeair- Fuel Systems

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Reply By: Kiwi & "Mahindra" - Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 09:40

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 09:40
n if you think you have dirty fuel add half a lt of metho....that cleans the system out...
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Reply By: Outa Bounds - Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 11:39

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 11:39
My only other advice would be to use the fuel station that the road trains use.
We got a bad batch of fuel from a fuel station in Norseman WA (we used to live there) it caused us real headaches (it was a relatively new rear fuel tank so gunk shouldn't have been an issue). From then on we used the other fuel station in town at which most of the road trains stopped.

Something else my husband did was put an in-line filter just after the rear tank (can't remember if he did it for the front also).

With new cars I have heard that the dirty fuel issue can cause real headaches though and can be hard to prove.
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Reply By: Member - Mick O (VIC) - Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 20:46

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 20:46
Concur with Kev and Darkie in post three. Those funnels are great and will seperate out crud and water from the fuel. Never leave home without one. If you intend using the funnel at bowsers and/or drums at stations and remote roadhouses, get the bigger funnel as it flows a lot quicker.

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