Diesel Question.

Rev Jules · 17th January 2021, 11:04

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As our cars are left standing during this Covid crisis, how does the fuel in the tank stand up too not being used.

Rev.

75driver · 17th January 2021, 11:38

IMO it’s not a problem. I’ve had cars sat up for 6 months or more on the same tankful, with only a brief 20 min drive every 2 or 3 weeks.

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AndyN01 · 17th January 2021, 13:06

Hi Rev.

I picked up my BRG diesel tourer in October. It had been stood since about the start of lockdown so 7 months or so.

Very soon afterwards the in tank pump went and when I got in there to change it there was a black, slimy gunge floating around.

https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=308804

The guru's on here diagnosed "diesel bug" which is apparently well known to the boating fraternity. Being parked up a micro organism gets going using the condensation which forms as the fuel warms up during the day and cools down during the night and the fuel for its food.

A swift dosing with this stuff cured it. And great service from them too.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Marine-16...72.m2749.l2649

A fuel filter change and a fresh tankful of diesel were done too.

Maybe I was just unlucky but that's what happened to me.

Hopefully nothing of the sort shall happen to you.

bl52krz · 17th January 2021, 22:07

Hi Jules. As you know, my diesel has been in the garage since the middle of last year, while I am using the Connie KV6. I filled the tank right up when I put it away, and have only started it around 3/4 times since. I actually started it up yesterday after around 3/4 weeks since the last time. It started straight away no problems. My garage must be well ventilated because the brake disc’s are still shiny from the middle of last year. I did put some Redex injector cleaner in when I filled up. So hoping everything will be ok when I put it back on the road in the middle of this year.

AndyN01 · 18th January 2021, 07:38

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

Hi Jules. As you know, my diesel has been in the garage since the middle of last year, while I am using the Connie KV6. I filled the tank right up when I put it away, and have only started it around 3/4 times since. I actually started it up yesterday after around 3/4 weeks since the last time. It started straight away no problems. My garage must be well ventilated because the brake disc’s are still shiny from the middle of last year. I did put some Redex injector cleaner in when I filled up. So hoping everything will be ok when I put it back on the road in the middle of this year.

You can use the stuff I put in the link as a preventative measure. It's at a much weaker dose. Might be worth spending a few ££'s for some peace of mind. As far as I can find out the bugs will happily clog up a fuel filter and I'm thinking that it's quite possible that they finished off my ITP. It just seems very coincidental the the ITP died very soon after I'd brought her home. Or it may be that it was on its way out anyway. Who knows

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Take care.

Arctic · 18th January 2021, 09:58

This will do the same job and you get 250ml

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FUEL-BRIG....c100005.m1851

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AndyN01 This is my second home Toyota RAV4 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Tamworth Posts: 3,070 Thanks: 2,478 Thanked 1,579 Times in 968 Posts	Hi Rev. I picked up my BRG diesel tourer in October. It had been stood since about the start of lockdown so 7 months or so. Very soon afterwards the in tank pump went and when I got in there to change it there was a black, slimy gunge floating around. https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=308804 The guru's on here diagnosed "diesel bug" which is apparently well known to the boating fraternity. Being parked up a micro organism gets going using the condensation which forms as the fuel warms up during the day and cools down during the night and the fuel for its food. A swift dosing with this stuff cured it. And great service from them too. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Marine-16...72.m2749.l2649 A fuel filter change and a fresh tankful of diesel were done too. Maybe I was just unlucky but that's what happened to me. Hopefully nothing of the sort shall happen to you. __________________ Andy. http://www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk/ Last edited by AndyN01; 17th January 2021 at 13:08..

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bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,387 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Hi Jules. As you know, my diesel has been in the garage since the middle of last year, while I am using the Connie KV6. I filled the tank right up when I put it away, and have only started it around 3/4 times since. I actually started it up yesterday after around 3/4 weeks since the last time. It started straight away no problems. My garage must be well ventilated because the brake disc’s are still shiny from the middle of last year. I did put some Redex injector cleaner in when I filled up. So hoping everything will be ok when I put it back on the road in the middle of this year. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

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