So what's this in my fuel?

[Frontier]

Had some fun with my fuel filters while on holiday. On passage from Cowes to Portland, dropped off the plane just outside the harbour. Lucky really could have happend half way.

So is this diesel bug?

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Cheers

D

 

[oldsaltoz]

Sure looks like it, put a tiny bit in a jam jar and add water about half full, shake and if you see lots of very bits drifting that are rounded on one side, it's the bug.

 

[Latestarter1]

Technically not all the bug but their faeces, gross!

 

[Frontier]

I think must have picked it up in a fill-up as I have soft pillow tanks which means there is no air gap as the fuel is used up, where condensation could form and things could grow?

I had been running fine untill this fill-up, was about 1/4 full when I filled.

 

[oldsaltoz]

So how will you get the water out of the tank?

 

[syd]

I've just had exactly the same thing, it blocked one of the fuel lines.. Put a strong dose of "Soltron" in the tanks, left it for a week, changed the filters of course and everything has been fine. Fuel flowing freely.

Syd

 

[Frontier]

Yes I put a strong does of Soltron in. On second fill-up now again with Soltron. OK so far. (fingers crossed)

 

[Frontier]

So how will you get the water out of the tank?

There wasn't any water in the glass bowls - hoping there isnt any, will just have to keep looking at the filters I guess.

 

[Powersalt]

from my wxperience ( going through it now) the bug appeared as black pieces in the pre filters. I dosed the tanks but all that did was to increase the amount it blocked the filters. I have now changed filters rwice in 10 hours use and its gettinmg no better and so I have been advised to have the tanks cleaned and fule polished.

Someone told me it smells awfull??? cant vouch for that though

 

[iangrant]

fuel polish

drill pump, lump of pipe back into the filler from the "out" of the filter - keep circulating and changing filter, cost - £12.00 for the drill pump!

Polishing company - hmmm a bit more!

oh and these fella's do filters at silly prices: http://www.inlinefilters.co.uk/inde...facturers_id=&pfrom=&pto=&dfrom=&dto=&x=0&y=0

Ian

 

[syd]

So how will you get the water out of the tank?

Soltron and diesel bug additives like it, remove the water in the fuel, can't find official write up on it, but it breakes down sludge and water turning it into a combustable liquid that burns off with the fuel

 

[ms1]

Concur with Ian.
get some tube and do some filtering yourself.

Not everyone has a good experience with the fuel polishing services.

 

[Powersalt]

Iterested by what you mean.

Do you mean it does not always work or that they can do more harm etc.

 

[hlb]

Main problem is not useing the boat enough. I always got away with Soltron and a couple of filters, with a few hundred mile blast in between. Accept thats a bit expencive now.