Why would you do this to your truck?

[DBraunig]

2004 Cummins with 29900 miles. Said truck was low on power... . he just had it serviced and all filters changed . Rail pressure set point and pressure sensor about 5700 @ idle. On the road WOT... rail pressure set point about 24500, but pressure sensor showing 3200 and falling :--) . Changed the fuel filter and then she came back to life.

 

[Mundgyver]

Fuel filter That looks like an oil filter :--) holy cow is that sludge

 

[BTighe]

jsut had it seviced? looks like jiffy lube forgot a filter.

 

[MMeier]

WTF is that goop ??????? :--)

 

[biggieou]

What is that, please explain for us dumb people!!!

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

WTF is that goop ??????? :--)

Do you really want to know? :-laf

 

[JApol]

Do you really want to know? :-laf

Actually yes I do

 

[jmeehan]

Looks like someone got a bad load of fuel (water) and has a tank full of bugs.

 

[DHayden]

That looks like moly lube!

 

[Grizzly]

Is this some kind of joke?

 

[klenger]

Call Haz-mat.

 

[05mxdiesel]

Thats for the people who are too lazy and cheap to change a $8 filter routinely.

 

[WDixon27]

jeez how do you get that crap in a fuel system in only a couple years, somebody run a wood chipper into his fuel tank or is he like cheech and chong and steals fuel in a old trash can

 

[DBraunig]

This is a true story... ... that is the actual Fuel filter removed from this truck. Guy said he was going trade it for a FORD :{ , i wanted to SLAP him and take his keys back... he shouldn't be able to drive a CUMMINS :-laf



Dave

 

[05mxdiesel]

This is a true story... ... that is the actual Fuel filter removed from this truck. Guy said he was going trade it for a FORD :{ , i wanted to SLAP him and take his keys back... he shouldn't be able to drive a CUMMINS :-laf

Dave

Yeah he needs to go to the darkside where no maitenance is required.

 

[FOXY005]

Is this the first time he changed the fuel filter, he has almost 30,000 on the truck.



Even so without a bunch of bad batches of fuel I dont think it would look that bad.



This guy isnt pumping out old discarded heating oil tanks for fuel is he?

 

[Grey Wolf]

He definitely has some microbes growing in there, he needs to treat his tank with a biocide like Biobor JF Changing vehicles won't help, he needs to change were he fuels up... ... .

 

[dslmacdown]

I am guilty doing something similar in mine. One time someone gave me a couple of gallons of waste oil, so I decided to pour about 2 gallons into the tank for a little test. I drove the truck for a couple days with no problems and then suddenly on my way to work the truck just sputtered and died. At first I was afriad it was the lift or injector pump going out. Pulled the filter and it did not look as bad as the picture, drained the housing, replaced the filter, primed the system and she fired up and ran perfectly. At was over a year ago and I haven't had any trouble since.



PS: I ended up dumping the rest of the waste oil off at the recycler.



Chris