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Originally Posted by benedict
Hi Layback,
I suppose moisture could get sucked in through the breather but is it avoidable?
Possibly bad quality diesel. I usually fill up from either Shell or BP but I stopped using BP a few months ago because I found black stuff floating around in my diesel. It was similar in texture to lemon bits floating around in a fresh squeezed lemon juice, but black. I kept a jerry can of this bad stuff in the hope of having it tested.
It does get humid here on the coast.
Only use high pressure when cleaning the underbody and I've just fitted a nice new blue coloured seal on my filler cap from Pelicanparts.
Just emptied the contents of my main filter into a glass jar but no sign of water.
Turnover is quite high-a tank of diesel lasts me about 6 days.
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You had bugs in there!!
I use Caltex only.
Looks to me like you had a bad tank of fuel. It could have caused the problem. Over the years you probably collect a bit of water on the tank. The fuel pick up is not right at the bottom so there is a space for water to collect.
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