Water in fuel?

[Cattletrkr]

What does it look like. As far as I know I've never seen any. I've drained the filter canister into a bottle and looked at it before. Always looks like fuel. Can you se it w/o putting it in a clear container?

 

[nickleinonen]

it looks like water... in a clear container [long and skinny like a test tube] you will see if you have water in the fuel if you let it separate out. . at work when i check for water in the fuel tanks on the loco's, it is rare to find it [i just crack the drain plugs and look/feel/smell at what is coming out and 99% of the time it is #2]

if you have some old drain pan you are draining the filter housing into, you won't see water in the fuel unless you have lots of water in the system... the fuel sits on top of the water, so you need to see it from the side. .

if you really want to see how it looks like, get a test tube [or something similar] and pour in some of fuel. . then start adding water with an eye dropper and let it settle out. you will see that it collects at the bottom [unless you have some fuel additive that will let the water bond with the fuel oil - alcohol, solvent... ]

 

[Cattletrkr]

My main reason for asking is I'm wondering if I'll ever be able to see it when I change the fuel filter. I've probably changed 30-40 fuel filters on these trucks and I always look to see what's in there. A very small amount of sediment that I can never seem to get out is all I ever see. I imagine somewhere along the line I've had water in there, but I've never found any.

 

[MMeier]

I have a old cocktail glass I use to drain fuel out of the filter. I let it sit overnight then look to see whats there. Had an issue over a year ago with the '03 , still have some strange things getting caught in the filter off the aux. tank to this date!

 

[steved]

Water will look like beads in the bottom of the filter housing or in a container... look at the pictures of the 5-gallon bucket in my injector thread that lmills took... those big blobs are water.

Post #90 in this thread...

https://www.turbodieselregister.com...193836-need-injectors-soon-like-friday-3.html

If the water gets emulsified with the diesel, it turns into a big foamy mess. Sorta yellowish, foamy, looks like barf!

If I remember, I'll drain my filter tonight, and take a picture.

steved