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Originally posted by george d
Mentioning those filters....
Yesterday when I got back into town from a weekend trip, as I was pulling into my driveway, the car died and would not restart.
I ended up changing the fuel filters, and now it runs fine. But would gunked up filters cause the mpg to be lower??
Is that biocide something that kills the algae that I have heard about that grows in diesel fuel?
Thanks !
George
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Yes, and yes. Clogging filters lowers mpg and robs power by fuel starving engine.
PowerService has a good biocide and you can order through internet and there are several others also. If you do this and you have a lot of algae be ready to change fuel filters again and also check the filter screen in bottom of tank, it's accessed under the car and is a simple job but requires draining the tank. Be sure you order a new O'ring seal for it before you remove the screen.