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Diesel Contamination

Published Aug 02, 2023

Water is a serious problem for combustion engine vehicles particularly diesels which can suffer near irreparable engine damage from contaminated fuel. Unfortunately, it’s a common problem often ignored.

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Common Issues That Diesel Engines Are Prone To

Published Jul 26, 2023

Fuel Contamination This is another common issue that diesel engines are prone to. Fuel contamination can affect mileage, cause engine damage, and make it difficult to start the engine in colder weather. Additionally, you might experience stalling issues when driving at low speeds or when idling.

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Reps To Probe Max Air Contaminated Fuel Incident

Published Jul 22, 2023

The House of Representatives is set to investigate the incident of contaminated fuel observed in a Max Air plane.

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Possible bunker fuel contamination in Houston and US Gulf area 12 Jul 2023

Published Jul 14, 2023

In the last month, FOBAS has dealt with a number of problematic VLSFO RM fuels from the US Gulf region, specifically from Houston and New Orleans. During the use of these fuels vessels have reported varying degrees of problems with the fuel injection equipment, which in a couple of cases has resulted in total loss of power.

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Clogged diesel filter: How to avoid running out of fuel on your boat?

Published Jun 21, 2023

Clogged fuel filters are a widespread problem. The cause is a tank that contains bacteria or has accumulated various deposits.

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Mahindra XUV700 Petrol filled with Diesel on delivery day – Owner wants replacement

Published May 27, 2023

Filling diesel cars with petrol does relatively less damage on that engine when compared to filling petrol cars with diesel

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Fuel Contamination Issue Examined

Published May 17, 2023

Solomon Airlines is working with regional fuel suppliers to continue examining the cause of fuel contamination which grounded the airline’s single Airbus A320 international aircraft last month.

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Customers 'stunned' and angry after petrol pump contaminated for more than a day

Published May 13, 2023

“Stunned” customers are left with hundreds of dollars of car repairs to fix after a Canterbury service station mixed up 95 petroleum with diesel for more than a day.

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Fuel Contamination Caused Washington State Ferry Grounding

Published May 06, 2023

Initially, the incident was being blamed on a generator failure on the 50-year-old ferry but they have now determined that contaminated fuel caused the power failure on April 15.

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Water found in fuel tanks at Oklahoma gas station, officials say

Published Apr 23, 2023

Several drivers say they are facing thousands of dollars in repairs after filling up at the Elgin station where the issues occurred. Pumps remain locked.

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