Derv problem

[fergies]

has any one in northeast took delivery of road derv , back end of last weekend had any trouble took a delivery on Thursday , filled two cars wife took one shopping 5 miles on return car lost power would not rev over 3000.then kept cutting out left to cool for while then drive for mile then repeat .rang rep. Who said no one else having problem with same delivery.but picked up sample which is yellow in colour and does not smell right.they so car. At fault .got results back today to say fuel up to spec so not fuel at fault .so drive other car to market only go 6 miles and it looses power so rig rep who says will not do any thing or take fuel back . What would you do next ?

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Who tested the fuel? What tests did they do? Post up the results of the tests if you can.

 

[devonbrion1998]

Sounds to me the derv is contaminated with something else,kerosine or bio oil...either will clean any residue in your
tank/fuel lines and it all ends up in the filter,sounds to me the filters are blocked,maybe change them fill up at a gararge
see how they run,then get on the reps case..

 

[fergies]

Sorry not God on computer will try get someone else to put results on

 

[fergies]

Sounds to me the derv is contaminated with something else,kerosine or bio oil...either will clean any residue in your
tank/fuel lines and it all ends up in the filter,sounds to me the filters are blocked,maybe change them fill up at a gararge
see how they run,then get on the reps case..

That. Was my thought kerosine will it have done any damage to pump or injectors

 

[devonbrion1998]

Not if you have not driven too far, its thinner than derv and will not lubricate the pump properly
but sounds like you didnt get far...

 

[fergies]

Uuu​

 

[JWL]

I put some diesel in my Defender from a different garage than the one I had been using all the time for the past 7 months, 5 or 6 miles down the road it started running like an old dog. When I pulled the pump out of the tank (Td5) it looked like I'd taken it out from the engine sump. The tank's contents had all gone black, it was a reaction from the different bio diesels. Cost me a new pump and filters.

 

[milkloss]

I put some diesel in my Defender from a different garage than the one I had been using all the time for the past 7 months, 5 or 6 miles down the road it started running like an old dog. When I pulled the pump out of the tank (Td5) it looked like I'd taken it out from the engine sump. The tank's contents had all gone black, it was a reaction from the different bio diesels. Cost me a new pump and filters.

The pumps do go black but it's usually due to the copper injector seals allowing gases to blow back into the spill gallery.

 

[JWL]

The pumps do go black but it's usually due to the copper injector seals allowing gases to blow back into the spill gallery.

I know what you mean but this time it wasn't the age old seals and washers, they were only changed a month or so beforehand. A couple of tanks later and we were back to normal, or as normal as you can be with a Land Rover

 

[S00TY]

If it was to be found that there was a high content of Kero in your fuel it may be that the tanker has done a line change before your delivery (i.e going from kero at his last delivery to diesel at yours). If he has done his job properly there would be very little contamination with only a few lts going from one product to another, or the lazy way is to flush his line as he is delivering into your tank adding about 100lts of Kero to your diesel as it works it's way through all the tankers pipes and hose reel. But depending on how much diesel you had delivered, it shouldn't make that much difference unless he has fluffed up and forgot to change product's and given you much more Kero than was originally planned

 

[devonbrion1998]

Good point....Also to remember is if you get "dipped you will get fined if your diesel is contaminated with heating oil
they dont simply check for red, they run tests on the fuel to see if theres any small quantitys of non road use fuels
and kero is one of them,the other thing im thinking is some diesel is blended with bio between 5/10% in France
wonder if they have started that here...that again would flush out your pipes and clog filters.

 

[Dman2]

Who did you get it from
Local firm in the Northeast had problems few years back with dodgy diesel
Buggered a load of pumps on tractors and combines

 

[bobk]

@czechmate

 

[kill]

has any one in northeast took delivery of road derv , back end of last weekend had any trouble took a delivery on Thursday , filled two cars wife took one shopping 5 miles on return car lost power would not rev over 3000.then kept cutting out left to cool for while then drive for mile then repeat .rang rep. Who said no one else having problem with same delivery.but picked up sample which is yellow in colour and does not smell right.they so car. At fault .got results back today to say fuel up to spec so not fuel at fault .so drive other car to market only go 6 miles and it looses power so rig rep who says will not do any thing or take fuel back . What would you do next ?

How long did you leave the tank to settle before filling your cars?
Is your fuel tank pumped and filtered?
Have you ever added a fuel additive or would you use your derv within 4-6 weeks? Newer fuels need using fairly quickly

 

[fergies]

How long did you leave the tank to settle before filling your cars?
Is your fuel tank pumped and filtered?
Have you ever added a fuel additive or would you use your derv within 4-6 weeks? Newer fuels need using fairly quickly

Always leave for a day to settle .no additive added land rover on road pulling trailer every day so load not last long

 

[Still Farming]

Fuel station here the other had big headache when tanker driver put wrong fuel in tanks ?
Vehicles everywhere koncked out !

 

[wr.]

Have you contacted TS?

 

[fergies]

Have you contacted TS?

Yes contacted them ,coming to see us sometime

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Who did you get it from
Local firm in the Northeast had problems few years back with dodgy diesel
Buggered a load of pumps on tractors and combines

Mine included