fuel pump help !

[treequip]

right guys ive got a 98 entec but with a deisel lombardini engine on it , i only have a small inline fuel filter on it and it keeps blocking up with rubbish that must be in the tank ,(not usually a problem as i just change filters every so often ) my problem is that the filter recently never seems to fully fill up with fuel ,even using the manual pump i cant get it to fill ?? is there likely to be air in the system somewhere ?or is the pump knackerd ?

 

Is the engine giving trouble?

Those little inline filters often have a bubble in them and work fine.

[defenderjack]

Is the engine giving trouble?

Those little inline filters often have a bubble in them and work fine.

 

yeh engines all good ,drops revs ocassionally but thats due to lack of fuel getting through i think ,what do you mean by (a little bubble in them )

[twistedhicap]

the fuel runs through buit there can be an air bubble showing still will run perfectly just you see the bubble !

[defenderjack]

Is it a fine brown sludge that is in the filter?

If so, then you arent suffering friom crap in the tank, but bugs in the diesel.DIESEL FUEL BUG

You can buy additives such as Fuel Set Fuel Set Concentrated Fuel Conditioner - Only £18.50 - Force 4 Chandlery which you add. As more bio is put in diesel this is becoming more of a problem. It has been a problem for years in marine diesel due to the condensation from tanks around water, and the cheap grade of red and loads of other things. The bug lives between the water and the diesel, and the sludge is basically dead bugs or their crap I think.

Draining and steam cleaning will help, but without additives the problem will eventually return.

If you are getting grittier fine particles then you probably have dirt in your tank.

interesting stuff there tommer ! so bugs have been doing there no 2s in my fuel ! how lovely lol:lol: i think its more grit and stuff rather than sludge but il be investigating further , i really want to get the tank off but i think its going to be a headache ! any other suggestions for cleaning the tank cos im at this moment im looking at the dyson and just wondering !!.....hmmmmm:biggrin:

[defenderjack]

the fuel runs through buit there can be an air bubble showing still will run perfectly just you see the bubble !

 

right i get you , well the filter has been full in the past now its less than a 3rd full ? so not so much in the way of a bubble but more of a massive space !lol

[twistedhicap]

hmmm the best and most thourough way is to tak it out ! i know its an aching nuts situation but least you will do it once and then its done rather than ahalf done attempt if you get me !

[defenderjack]

hmmm the best and most thourough way is to tak it out ! i know its an aching nuts situation but least you will do it once and then its done rather than ahalf done attempt if you get me !

 

yep your right ! so where in sussex do you live and how much do you charge to clean fuel tanks !(you think im joking)

[twistedhicap]

not to far from you ~Lewes !

[defenderjack]

not to far from you ~Lewes !

 

oooh thats handy !

[twistedhicap]

oooh thats handy !

 

hmmmm .............