The Diesel Boys Maintenance Thread *4x4/4x2*

[Val]

Yup it was blue. We got it from NP, same ppl that the gas stations get it from. Probably they cleaned our tank so it stayed clean. The company I work (see my website for details) for has a large diesel tank (in our dockyard) to fill our excavator, tractor, overloader, welding plants, sandblaster, small boats etc.

The tank done already as demand is high. Hopefully NP will continue delivering this good diesel. My advice, go to new gas stations for diesel, their tanks will be relatively new and not suffer from water seepage and possible rust as much as old tanks.

I actually went to get diesel for the excavator, and when I notice the colour I say na boy hadda put some in the van.

Fuel there is for company use only, can't organise for anyone, sorry folks.

Mind you, they actually do use red dye in diesel in the states, to distinguish quality (red is high sulfur off-road diesel).

http://www.wellworthproducts.com/tech-articles/20.html

^See for details, the one I put in recently was the last one, oily blue diesel.

[mighty]

Actually the diesel at the stations is "bluish" depending on the angle you are looking at it from. Large quantities in containers also appear blue when looked at from above. But the diesel in the older stations with underground storage should be avoided when possible. I only fill at the new stations because I know of real horror stories of water and get this beetles in the diesel..

[sweeks]

Don't these filling stations have filters to control all these contaminants?

I know we been through this already but between Central and St. Augustine, what filling stations is recommended then? Isn't most of the tanks underground?

[roadhog]

^^ the new unipet station at curepe junction and the think the one on the main road by lukshmi have new tanks.


central i guess medford

[equipped2ripp]

and i think the station by st. mary's junction should have new tanks as well...

[sweeks]

Thanks guys.

[Val]

[roadhog]

bleeding the water from the fuel pump how is this done? and how often to do it? and where to locate this part

[equipped2ripp]

so i went to get diesel tonight by the quikshoppe on the cross... decided to get diesel from elsewhere for a change.

so the tank was empty, already getting 616kms to that tank.

so the diesel pump click off at around $100 so... so i start to rock the van and tell the man to pump it easy let it fill in all the air.

hear de yute "doh rock the van, yuh causing all the diesel to fall out"

i tell him "how you expect all the air and froth to go down?"

hear him "ah say don't rock the van, all the diesel coming out"

me: "yuh squeezing the nozzle to hard, dais why all comin out"

youth man, who pumping fuel with a backpack on his back (same guy): "ent yuh tell meh cut it off at $104, why yuh want $105 now?"

me: "look, just put $105, it could take it"

man start to twiss up he face as if he know how to pump diesel and knows it all... one dutty ass stinkin youth

i know i coulda get about $107 so, but i woulda slap him down by time i got there, with all that attitude he giving me... telling me how to pump the diesel in my own van and not to rock/shake it etc...

them pump attendants eh know anything yes... i nearly cuss up he mc

[Val]

allyuh fighting and cussing for 3 dollars?

Roadhog, if you have a Mazda B2500 Turbo, it should be similar to my engine layout. You know where the fuel filter is right? Ok well under the fuel filter there is a butterfly valve, it's really hard to open, but put some strength into it and it will. Open it out almost all the way. Put a empty bottle or some kind of container under it to collect the water. Press the primer on the top of the pump (a big rubber push button) and the water will come out through the valve into the container. Do this until you see clean diesel coming out with no water. Then remove the container, dispose of the water, tighten up the valve (hand-tight but as tight as you can) and you're set.

You should do this as often as you change your fuel filter, or you can do it according to manufacturer's spec. The van is supposed to have a sedimentor light on the dashboard, when it lights up (looks like a fuel filter with water in it), the fuel filter is filled of water and you must do the process I explained above.

Your owner's manual should have this covered by the way

[wagon r]

.....but val...youself, yuh how far yuh could get on $3.....

[mighty]

i want to know y the f##%in attendants always have to let the diesel spill and nasty up my van....

[wagon r]

^ which is why i pump my own diesel......yuh need to get out from yuh location and yuh worries will be less.....

[Val]

My van doh be clean to begin with

[wagon r]

........i wouldn't begin to describe my van's condition.

[equipped2ripp]

Val, $3 is 2 litres diesel, yuh know how handy that might come in if yuh tank real low and there's no where to fill up!

[bleedingfreak]

Allyuh real full of it yes...

Yuh have to go when the station quiet to get fill up nicely...

Anyways - aside story - a woman in the gas station last night tell me to turn off my fog lights cause you not supposed to have lights in the station, it could cause a fire. I didn't bother to try to explain to the ignorant...

And she proudly tell me "Oh ho! Yuh learn something there ent!"

I just drive off and went another station. I been lugging it this week - 550 km to $78

I am so proud of me

[Val]

[roadhog]

^^ what van u have? i find 2.9 is a odd engine size

[roadhog]

bout a scratch remover to take off the fine scratches and mothers synwax to put on hopefully i'll get that done tommorow might take me all day