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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6331   
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and found what looks like crude oil at the bottom....I guess its normal (?) but what is it?
 Click image to enlarge and after a few days.... Click image to enlarge oh.... I thought I knew how to do the photo thing but now I'm not so sure? |
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11th Sep 2013 8:11am |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471  
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Drained from where - the fuel filter? Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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11th Sep 2013 9:32am |
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| robharvey Member Since: 14 Dec 2009 Location: Durban Posts: 86  
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Looks very similar to what I get when I drain of a bit of diesel from my fuel filter. I have been told it's algae, but hopefully someone else can confirm / refute that.
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11th Sep 2013 9:39am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6331
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MOG - yes from the bottom of the filter (which I guess its shows its doing what it should?)
bearing in mind I don't 'off road' it and the fact its always been like that makes me think its simply the quality of the fuel? I'm confident its not algae or similar but some kind of oil based liquid. that said I guess if its simply dirty water that would sink too?? as said not too concerned / its normal but a little surprsing all the same? |
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11th Sep 2013 9:45am |
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| robharvey Member Since: 14 Dec 2009 Location: Durban Posts: 86
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Double post, apologies.
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11th Sep 2013 9:47am |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2669 
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This is why every 5000km or so I chuck in a bottle of Wynns Diesel Cleaner
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11th Sep 2013 10:06am |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471
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Indeed the filter is doing what it should and that is helping to prevent crud from bulk tanks etc making it through to the noisy end of the vehicle
Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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11th Sep 2013 10:20am |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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I may be totally wrong here but this is my understanding.
The Bio that the put into fuel is still a live thing (not dead) and it will continue to grow even in fuel and has been known to completely block filters and fuel lines. I have not had the problem myself but know a of two people that had the problem. I own a caravan and for sometime now I have had to regularly clean out the flush system as they have started to put a bio additive in the chemical flush and that grows unless killed off with a product known to kill all known germs. Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
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11th Sep 2013 10:23am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6331
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thanks Steve.
might be bio stuff..... I think I'm gonna try and collect more of it to try and understand what the crud is.... perhaps it is bio? does anyone else drain the filter on a regular basis and do you find the same? Last edited by Caterham on 12th Sep 2013 7:09am. Edited 1 time in total |
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11th Sep 2013 9:16pm |
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| appaloosadude Member Since: 17 Oct 2012 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 630 
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It looks like sludgy water, perhaps with a bit of "diesel bug"
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11th Sep 2013 9:23pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: London Posts: 2777
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Errm. No, sorry. Dad makes biodiesel (proper stuff not the 6-10% mix in standard road fuel) and there is nothing 'living in it'. BIOdiesel simply means that the oil from which the diesel is produced (ie waste chip pan, rape seed oil etc) is of a 'renewable' (don't go there) source. Besides petrol station / supermarket fuel is only 5-10% bio at the most. Answering the original question, I drained mine the other week and just got a little bit of fine sediment and some brownish fuel, followed by clean fuel. What you have just looks like a bit of gunk, nothing to worry about IMO - filter doing it's job. Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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11th Sep 2013 11:19pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6331
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someone else that make bio......
same here looks like a bit of 'brown fuel' and then all clear. as mentioned not concerned its always been like it but more wondering if its in fuel to start with or getting in from somewhere else.? might try running the car on a low tank and just topping up a little at a time to see if makes any difference? |
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12th Sep 2013 7:13am |
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| appaloosadude Member Since: 17 Oct 2012 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 630
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I'm not familiar with the fuel drain on a Puma, but if it is like a TD5, road dirt and muck can end up sat in the drain and will be ejected when one opens the drain, thus giving you what appears to be really mucky fuel.
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12th Sep 2013 7:15am |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: London Posts: 2777
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I wouldn't worry about it... That must have been filtered out of a number of tanks of fuel and built up since you last drained / changed filter.
Mine was much worse after I picked up some cr*p fuel the other week , and my 110 up! (Not necessarily directly the fault of the fuel) Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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12th Sep 2013 7:19am |
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