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Cloudy fuel in tanks?

Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by 6cuda6, Oct 21, 2020.

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  1. Oct 22, 2020 #11
    6cuda6

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    2008 Volvo D16
     
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  3. Oct 22, 2020 #12
    6cuda6

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    New to me truck....only put about 100 litres of fuel in at Shell [public pump...no choice] in left tank to get it home....both tanks are cloudy so i suspect it was there before.
     
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  4. Oct 22, 2020 #13
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    That is what im suspecting but was unsure....guess i can test the fuel if thats the case.
     
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  5. Oct 22, 2020 #14
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    just drain some from the drain valve on bottom of filter
     
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  7. Oct 22, 2020 #15
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    Why would you need to be looking inside your tanks?
     
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  8. Oct 22, 2020 #16
    6cuda6

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    One should always check once and a while for algea etc.....this is also the time of year that the fuel gets changed from summer diesel to winter diesel in the colder areas and its not uncommon for fuel stations to run the holding tanks down which means you can get more contamination in the fuel.

    Personally this is a new to me truck so i was looking for possible issues like air bubbling etc.....
     
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