diesel fuel

[gbs]

what's the deal with low sulfur diesel causing corrosion problems inside a fuel tank,been noticing a couple of our fuel caps are starting to get excessively rusty,but what was the clincher was the grandson called and said the 383 mf had shut off with him,i went to him and carried along a fuel filter,he told me it had plenty of fuel so I decided to have a look at the filter first even though it was less than a year old when I removed it I could hardly believe the rust,the filter itself had rusted the stem that holds the filter to the housing was even rusted all these parts stay submerged in fuel,what can be added to the fuel to prevent rust

 

[uncle henry]

i use lucas, marvel mystery oil, 2 cycle oil, heet in the red bottle i"ll put in which one i have on hand when i fill up the heet will take all the oil out so i don"t use it as much as the rest

 

[notjustair]

I noticed today that the tractor (trailer - semi) had blueish green rust or corrosion on the underside of the fuel cap. It had sat all winter and just got it out for harvest. It looked just like the stuff that collects on the bottom of the faucet if you have hard water.

 

[tomNE]

I'm having same issues. haven't been able to buy soy diesel for 3yrs; so they can't blame it on soy diesel. 2 out of 3 tractors, so far have quit flat this spring with less then 20 hours on fuel filter!

 

[showcrop]

Depends a lot on where you live. All of my tanks go through the winter filled. If the fuel level is down too low you are generating significant water from condensation.

 

[john in la]

When I tell you a possible cause your first thought is gona be
How is that possible???
John has really gone over the edge now!!!

So go ahead and get it out of your system now....

And consider "ETHANOL"

I told you that you would say "WHAT"!!!!!!

It gets into diesel because of transport tankers switch loading.
The ethanol combines with any condensation or water you may have in your tank. This combination becomes food for bacteria. The bacteria converts to acid that eats the steel in your system and the water causes rust.
Read More

 

[Blackhole49]

I though diesel fuel was oil.

 

[Mike M]

May be part of the EPA "master plan"
Make them sell junk fuel so all the engines quit running all together. Thus less pollution.
You won't even be able to go back to horses for power as that is cruel to make them pull something. Think NY city.

 

[JMS/.MN]

I read the whole story. Author says it is a THEORY, and bashing eth is not the answer.

 

[john in la]

And I said "possible cause"

Yes the jury is still out but it is sure a odd coincidence.

Think what you want. The OP asked for a cause and I gave him a "possible cause"
It is now up to him to prove it right or wrong but at least I gave him a place to look for a solution.
The article even says....
"If you see or suspect corrosion, consult with a fuel quality expert and get your fuel tanks tested. If they do test positive, you will have to do some remediation, possibly adding biocides to your fuel storage, removing the bottom water from the tank and maybe washing down the insides of your storage tanks."

 

[Catmandu]

ULSD is a way to market diesel on the global market. Europe won"t allow non-ULSD into the euro system, which buy the way is sold at a higher margin. To reach a greater profit margin the large refiners had legislation passed to require ULSD fuels in the US. All ULSD processes refine the distillate to extract sulfur which has a lubrication factor not a moisture factor. The gentleman who was mentioning the bacteria as an issue is accurate, sorry but the truth is still the truth. Unless you add an additive to combat Ethanol you will continue to experience this problem. I live in the PNW and most tankers are specific to the task and the corrosion is not an issue. No offense crop farmers but "organic" fuels mixed with Carbon based molecular structures doesn"t work well. Again my suggestion is to use an additive that will kill the bacteria and combat the ethanol effects not only in your diesel but also in you petrol vehicles.

CMD

 

[RodinNS]

This boils down to a simple problem. You have water in the tank. Get the water out, change the filters more often and it should clear. It's got nothing to do with ULSD. Just plain old water...

Rod

 

[ss55]

How old is your storage tank? It might be time to clean it or replace it.

 

[gbs]

we don't store much fuel on the farm not cost effective enough were only a couple of miles from a distributor so we only purchase a couple days supply in a portable tank,i understand how condensation works but all but one of our tractors have glass sediment bowls as well as the bulk tank filter if you get water in the fuel it will show up in the bowls the one I was talking about had only a few drops in it and the rusted parts were submerged in fuel all the time,i've also dealt with fuel algae through the years it can be from a slim to black coffee grinds consistency ,but I've never seen metal rust submerged in diesel fuel as far as ethanol contamination from switching fuels what kind of ascitic fluid does it make

 

[T in NE]

The HEET is drunk, and drunk fuel is bad for injector pumps. You want the ISO-HEET for a diesel. You want to keep your diesel fuel sober.
MMO is also bad for the pump.