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    Water in fuel

    Hi all

    This has probably been discussed before, but I am getting a bit paranoid about water in the fuel of my 150.
    We do a fair amount of travelling and a lot of this is remote.
    Been looking at a product called "Waterwatch" which seems to be pretty good. Not cheap, but then no insurance is.
    Talking to people and I have heard that there is more chance of getting bad diesel in the cities because the tanks are stirred up more due to more refills. Makes sense I suppose, but have heard some horror stories on this subject.

    Any thoughts/comments would be appreciated.
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    Rova I have a Waterwatch on my 150 as I'm also a bit worried about water in the fuel . The supplied bracket for the 150 doesn't fit but I managed to modify mine ok . I made a boo boo in the Simpson when I put the wrong jerry can into the fuel tank by mistake....yes I was REALLY PISSED OFF with myself . What did surprise me was the amount of sand that was in the tanks when they were pulled out at Birdsville after an expensive tilt tray ride .
    The Waterwatch is only an indicator of the presence of water , it has no filtering function so I think if I was to start again I would go with something that included a filter function .
    Cheers Ross

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    • #3
      Originally posted by vk2ss55 View Post
      Rova I have a Waterwatch on my 150 as I'm also a bit worried about water in the fuel . The supplied bracket for the 150 doesn't fit but I managed to modify mine ok . I made a boo boo in the Simpson when I put the wrong jerry can into the fuel tank by mistake....yes I was REALLY PISSED OFF with myself . What did surprise me was the amount of sand that was in the tanks when they were pulled out at Birdsville after an expensive tilt tray ride .
      The Waterwatch is only an indicator of the presence of water , it has no filtering function so I think if I was to start again I would go with something that included a filter function .
      Cheers Ross
      A good 2nd FUEL Filter under the bonnet will help prevent any water getting through. If u go with the RACOR 220 (I think), it filtering paper prevents any water getting through. It's not cheap to initially buy and the replacement elements are not that cheap ($60>$80) depending on where u buy from.
      [I]cheers..... Rob (macca)[/I]
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      • #4
        Have a look at the 120 section, plenty posted there about supplementary filters.
        My 150 build - http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread.php?27423-A-Random-approach-to-a-Bluestorm-150-GXL-D4D-automatic

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        • #5
          I just ordered a racor 230R10 from western filters as well as my catch provent hp200 catch can.. i'll let you know when it arrives how it goes if you like.
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          • #6
            I just installed, by myself, a Terrain Tamer diesel pre-filter for my 2013 LC150. Very simple job took 30mins. The mounting bracket and hose were perfectly matched. Very easy to see if there is water in the bowl and then drain it. As a member of the Toyota Land Cruiser Club, they gave a very generous discount but it still isn't all that expensive...compared to an engine rebuild!!! I also got 5lts of FlashLube diesel conditioner for a great price and lasts for 5,000 litres of diesel!! Also: whilst I ensured that the primer was well pumped and then pumped again after the fuel ran out of the initial priming until the filter was full...I'd recommend pouring diesel into the filter after first installation and before starting the engine...just to remove more air. Having said that, I haven't had ANY problems with the way I did it.

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