Who has NEVER had water in diesel fuel??
The purpose of this thread is to try and see just how many diesel owners have NEVER had this problem....If this is not you,,,there are plenty of other threads for you to choose from. I just did my ...
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Lagarto_Roca wrote:NewsW wrote:
How many Class 8 trucks have you ever seen stopped on side of the road from bad fuel?
How many have you seen that don't have extensive filtering and water separators for fuel?
The "extensive" filtering is not extensive when corrected against these factors:
A) Service interval --- much longer than light duty vehicles measured in both hours and mileage and fuel used.
B) Volume of fuel used / filtered.
C) The water holding volume is larger --- because Class 8 trucks just can't be pulled off the side of the road and have its water separator drained.
But --- put 10 gallons of water in a Class 8 tank, and unless it is immediately stopped to drain fuel or supply switched to alternate tank, it will get past the filter.
Furthermore, these filtration systems tend to be equipped with a clear bowl, so there is a visible indication of WIF that can be seen each time the operator fills tanks / gets out of cab.
Most light duty vehicles do not have this.
