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Old 06-17-2012, 11:51 AM
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Exclamation What was in my diesel

Drained from filter this morning.

 
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Old 06-17-2012, 12:19 PM
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Yikes! Is this the first time it's been drained?

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Old 06-17-2012, 12:23 PM
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Looks like lots of water. You need to start buying fuel at a different station.
 
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Old 06-17-2012, 12:28 PM
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I would drive around a little bit come back and drain again and if there is that much water again drain the tank and stay away from that fuel station
 
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Old 06-17-2012, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Bull40
Drained from filter this morning.

Wow...that is ten times the amount of water planted by the crooked dealer in my losing HPFP warranty battle with Ford...I would be nervous publishing that picture...

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Old 06-17-2012, 01:30 PM
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Which is which in the pic. Is the water on top or bottom ?
 
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Drop the tank now...
 
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Old 06-17-2012, 02:13 PM
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Which is which in the pic. Is the water on top or bottom ?

oil floats on water, you know that lol.

either way could be pretty close though lol.
 
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Old 06-17-2012, 02:14 PM
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Drop the tank now...

brown tint = rust?
 
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Old 06-17-2012, 02:18 PM
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brown tint = rust?
I'm thinking so. Probably from the station. Got the last bit out of the ground.
 
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Old 06-17-2012, 02:24 PM
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Do the 2011+'s have steel fuel tanks?
I know my 08 has a plastic one.

Bull40:

try to ecover your fuel filter, cut it apart and make sure it's not filled with any debris.
 
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Old 06-17-2012, 03:10 PM
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I really don't think it's water. Looks more like biodiesel, with maybe a little water in it to make it go to the bottom.

This vid has a good pic of what I think mine looks like without the water, just seperation of the biodiesel and non biodiesel. Most of the stations here have a sticker stating 5% biodiesel may be what you get.

@ :54 is the best pic, mine looks more like what is on top in the sample.

Water In Diesel and Biodiesel - YouTube
 
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Old 06-17-2012, 03:48 PM
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I don't think you can get bio to settle out that clean.
 
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Old 06-17-2012, 04:43 PM
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Lots of the places I fill up state there may be 5% bio too, I've never seen the fuel from my seperator settle like that.
 
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I have never seen like that either I am pretty sure that alot of water but again it's a picture put in a bottle and shake you can tell then for sure
 


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