Filtering diesel, at the source?

HuckBB62 · Apr 26, 2005

Just food for thought, I'd pay a little extra if I could buy from a station that would filter their fuel. It just makes sense to me that it'd make a lot more sense to filter the fuel BEFORE it's put in the tank! I often fill at our local Beacon truck stop and it looks to me that a filter could easily be clamped on the nozzle especially because of the beefy keeper ring near the end. Things that make you go "hmmm..."

OCDLubeman · Apr 26, 2005

Most, if not all, fuel pumps have a spin on filter just before the fuel delivery hose. Often times it is hidden inside the cabinet.

PineRidge · Apr 27, 2005

Doitmyself is correct. You can see the spin-on filter indicated by the red arrow that will catch any impurities as they come from the bulk oil tank.

MadReferee · Apr 28, 2005

When I owned my station back in the mid-late 90's my diesel pump had an internal spin on filter similar to an auto oil filter. However, in the two years I owned the station it was never changed and I pumped 10,000 to 15,000 gallons per month.

LBrown59 · Apr 28, 2005

Just food for thought, I'd pay a little extra if I could buy from a station that would filter their fuel. It just makes sense to me that it'd make a lot more sense to filter the fuel BEFORE it's put in the tank! I often fill at our local Beacon truck stop and it looks to me that a filter could easily be clamped on the nozzle especially because of the beefy keeper ring near the end. Things that make you go "hmmm..."

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JeffRey30747 · Apr 28, 2005

That amount of usage makes me wonder if that type of filter has an internal bypass like an automotive oil filter.

Jeff

MadReferee · Apr 28, 2005

( That amount of usage makes me wonder if that type of filter has an internal bypass like an automotive oil filter.)

I have no idea. My equipment was leased from a distrubutor and they were responsible for all maintenance. Since I never had problems with that particular pump they never did anything. Keeps their cost down I guess. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

KennedyDiesel · May 12, 2005

Some filters are gutted to speed up flow. Most will be very coarse anyhow. I still hope to add my own storage tank so I can filter mine before it hits the tank. May even do a recirc thing with a small pump...