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Old 12-26-2010, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by 1stE53 View Post
I don't mean to be under-educated about this, if he is using Diesel from the same gas station consistantly; could the fuel be dirty? I filled up a car a few year back at the same time the station was filling their tanks and I guess I got a lot of dirt in my tank. That same day, car would not start. It felt as though it was ging to tear itself appart. Long story short - dirty fuel rails. Mechanic said NEVER fill up when you see a fuel truck filling gas station's tanks.
Its still a valid point!Bad gas at a petrol station is a realistic thing,but as a member here already pointed out,any dirt would be caught by the cars fuel filter(s),so wouldnt get to the engine.But would still block your filters and you would get decreased performance.
However,water content in the diesel is unfortunately also more common than it should be at the filling stations,and this the filters cant stop it from going straight to the engine and doing damage to injectors ,not all at once.....

Last edited by powers1; 12-26-2010 at 12:47 PM. Reason: additional information
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