you will soon know if you have a problem when you take the old pump out, there will be black slime. If no black slime, I wouldn't bother to treat it.
Prat, if you can't afford to fill the tank you shouldn't have a Range Rover. You only need to do it once then keep it topped up:fighting2:
you will soon know if you have a problem when you take the old pump out, there will be black slime. If no black slime, I wouldn't bother to treat it.
It really only happens when tanks are left quarter full in cold weather and don't move for a while., hence the problem on yachts that are not used over winter.Good point might not even have any, must admit never experience it myself. I've had diesels for years only ever heard of it when I got the p38 but I've always never been one to run on fumes and drag the crap up cheers d
Must be a V8 gas guzzler
But if it's a diesel then what you are doing will pretty much guarantee you will not have a problem with bacteria in the tank.
Must be a V8 gas guzzler
I'm glad I'm not a bio diesel scrimperI deal with diesel bug a lot in narrow boats. In twenty years as a car mechanic I never came across it! Cars normally get thru the fuel so quickly it never gets chance to grow. It's a problem in boats, plant and farm equipment mainly which sits around a lot. It'll only grow if you have water in the tank, it lives in the water and feeds off stuff in the diesel. It thrives on biodiesel so the new mixed stuff is worse for it. The biocides work well for mild cases it just kills it and it gets trapped in the filter. For severe cases the tank will need cleaning cos it'll keep clogging filters. It forms a black jelly like substance that is slightly acidic and can attack engine components! But like I said its rare in cars. Best thing is make sure you have no water in the fuel then it can't grow. You can get fuel additives that make the fuel hold the water in suspension and burn it. if it sits around a lot just treat the fuel with bug killer if you think you may have it in the tank. But don't let it get bad cos that's when it gets expensive. I've had to pressure wash fuel tanks before then Hoover em out to get rid of the bloody stuff
I'm glad I'm not a bio diesel scrimper
I deal with diesel bug a lot in narrow boats. In twenty years as a car mechanic I never came across it! Cars normally get thru the fuel so quickly it never gets chance to grow. It's a problem in boats, plant and farm equipment mainly which sits around a lot. It'll only grow if you have water in the tank, it lives in the water and feeds off stuff in the diesel. It thrives on biodiesel so the new mixed stuff is worse for it. The biocides work well for mild cases it just kills it and it gets trapped in the filter. For severe cases the tank will need cleaning cos it'll keep clogging filters. It forms a black jelly like substance that is slightly acidic and can attack engine components! But like I said its rare in cars. Best thing is make sure you have no water in the fuel then it can't grow. You can get fuel additives that make the fuel hold the water in suspension and burn it. if it sits around a lot just treat the fuel with bug killer if you think you may have it in the tank. But don't let it get bad cos that's when it gets expensive. I've had to pressure wash fuel tanks before then Hoover em out to get rid of the bloody stuff
Edited for accuracy to reflect the speed at which bacteria contamination develops
