Why HPFPs fail........

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Jan 21, 2015 | 01:39 AM

#16

kper05

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I thought the left one was water. I don't remember noticing diesel that clear down here. Similar to FL, it has a green tint to it except not cloudy.

Jan 21, 2015 | 01:56 AM

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gwcon

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Thanks for sharing. I had a fuel problem in one of my trucks. It was losing power and acting up. I brought it to the dealer and found out the fuel filter was clogged with a rusty colored sludge. To make it worse the tank had to be drained and cleaned. It never made it to the HPFP but I'm sure that was next and with the sludge in the truck I bet that repair claim would have been denied.

I like to get my fuel from the truck stops next to the highway. I pay a little more but there is a lot of diesel being circulated through their tanks and pumps.

Jan 21, 2015 | 05:10 AM

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senix

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I buy mine from only two stations locally. Both high volume.

Jan 21, 2015 | 05:56 AM

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Big-Foot

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Wow those samples are really telling aren't they!

I'm thinking about carrying a sample jar like that with me going forward and checking a sample before dispensing into my tank when I am on the road.

I live in a small town in a rural area. Our local Cenex station has above ground tanks and most of the farmers fill their trucks there. Good thing about being above ground is that they have to have a high content of #1 fuel in the tanks or they turn to jelly and won't pump..

Jan 21, 2015 | 07:01 AM

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Irelands child

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A friend buys his diesel fuel wherever is cheapest for his Dodge - and has had problems 2X (tho not a HPFP....yet). Mine comes from one of two stations across the road from each other. They both sell lots of diesel being alongside I-87. The only problem I've had was an apparent low cetane number once from one as the mpg suffered. That sludgy bottle reminded me of one I pulled at a gas turbine site that had - you guessed it - HPFP failures (@$85K our warranty cost price each)

Jan 21, 2015 | 07:43 AM

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ruschejj

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I use a 50 gal aux tank and I have a clear fuel filter in the fill line that goes to my truck tank. I keep a very close eye on that filter and have been fortunate in my travels to never see it change color.

Jan 21, 2015 | 11:18 AM

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Chad149

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Here's a better shot showing the color tint of diesel in these parts.

Jan 21, 2015 | 01:04 PM

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donovan

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From: Idaho

Ouch

You would think the station would fix the issues or close down. The cost of repair is too high not to fix issues right. Maybe we should start a list of stations that have sold bad diesel fuel, a list of station to avoid. We could then donate the money back to this web site. Just thinking.