Water in diesel

[ultrarunner]

Just sayun...if you are having to look at your filter that often, your supply is tainted, your jugs are being tainted, or water is getting into your tractor tank. It may be a problem at the station. It may be from rain pooling on the jugs or tractor (washing?), it may be someone playing a joke on you.....? I would clean the tractor out and keep it clean by inspecting every step of the filling process.

At the local marina the diesel had large external filters between the pump and customer tank...

I have seen this at filling stations but the ones with diesel I see no longer have the filters... maybe inside the pump sheet metal housing?

A quick check and Diesel Water Separators from about $30 to several hundred dollars came up.

Goldenrod 496 Water-Block Fuel Filter 5662

Racor Turbine Series 6 GPH Fuel Filter/Water Separator - 2 Micron - John M. Ellsworth Co. Inc.

Here's a fuel polisher that seems too cheap...

Racor P51MAM Multipass Fuel Polisher - Fuel Filter Water Separator - John M. Ellsworth Co. Inc.

 

[user.69169]

Can't help but think $8- tube of grease & dipstick tells 99% of de answer, specially exactly where in supply chain water gettin in juice.

Lot easier in my head to solve problem where it is den throw $$$ at problem.

 

[Buggs67]

My Kioti steel fuel tank is only 6 gal and I use a 5 gal plastic can to get fuel (off road) from the local Shell. It seems every home around here has a small to large tractor so I'd hope he's going through a good amount of off-road.

Only issue I had was when my BIL borrowed my tractor for a couple months. Shortly after getting it back I had to change the filter and there was more sediment than last time.

My tractor has a clear bowl on the fuel filter. Would that catch any water and would it be visible?

 

[Buggs67]

Field Test: Mr. Funnel Fuel Filter - YouTube

I'm ordering a Mr Funnel immediately.

I just finished doing a full clean on my ATV fuel system because of water in the fuel. Only $13.69 at Amazon.

 

[jaxs]

My Kioti steel fuel tank is only 6 gal and I use a 5 gal plastic can to get fuel (off road) from the local Shell. It seems every home around here has a small to large tractor so I'd hope he's going through a good amount of off-road.

Only issue I had was when my BIL borrowed my tractor for a couple months. Shortly after getting it back I had to change the filter and there was more sediment than last time.

My tractor has a clear bowl on the fuel filter. Would that catch any water and would it be visible?

Yes and yes to catch and visiable. Hopefully,the bowl has a drain cock on bottom. If no drain cock, remove bowl and dump contents if and when water is visiable lying in bottom of bowl. Keep a new bowl gasket on hand in case bowl leaks after r&r. For those with drain cock on filter but can't see water, once every 2-3 tanks,drain 1/2 pint into clean glass jar with lid. Sit jar aside several minutes and even a drop of water will be very visiable.

 

[fried1765]

WHY ? -40f I'd move Way too cold for me..........

It is only -40F occasionally.
More commonly only -30F.:laughing:

 

[Peter 315]

It is only -40F occasionally.
More commonly only -30F.:laughing:

You in FLA yet.......

 

[Buggs67]

Yes and yes to catch and visiable. Hopefully,the bowl has a drain cock on bottom. If no drain cock, remove bowl and dump contents if and when water is visiable lying in bottom of bowl. Keep a new bowl gasket on hand in case bowl leaks after r&r. For those with drain cock on filter but can't see water, once every 2-3 tanks, drain 1/2 pint into clean glass jar with lid. Sit jar aside several minutes and even a drop of water will be very visiable.

Thanks. Mine does not have a drain cock. I usually have a spare filter on hand but I'll also get a spare O-ring. It's easy to access and drain the bowl.

 

[Rebeldad1]

you can add a water filter to what you store your fuel in. before you fill your tractor.

 

[Peter 315]

you can add a water filter to what you store your fuel in. before you fill your tractor.

That's how my setup is the fuel gets filtered 2 x before it gets to the tractor........