Sugar water and diesel that is put in a fuel tank will ruin a cars engine. The sugar will sit for a few days before recognition, and the diesel could potentially be caught in the fuel filter.
The water sinks and pools at the bottom of the tank
If you are talking about a diesel tank on a vehicle, you can buy an additive that will mix with the water and let it burn ff. to remove water from a diesel tank, you can buy an alcohol fuel additive that will dissipate the water other remedy is to dump all fuel and water from the tank if the tank has a drain plug,or syphon all out till tank is empty bear in mind tho, that all diesel has water, and usually the water will go to water trap at fuel filter in normal running of the engine,and there should be a valve on this trap to dump the water, usually this has to be done manually
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The most effective way is to drain the fuel tank completely and then refill it with diesel fuel, add a bottle of methelated spirits to the fuel tank to ensure the water is no longer there, the metho breaks down the water particles and allows them to be burnt with the diesel, also change your fuel filter, as it can hold water, also the tank can become rusted /corroded due to the water being inside,
Sugar sits on the bottom of the tank like sand unless you have some water in the tank also.
You have to replace your fuel filter, water separator drain your tank and add fresh fuel. Sugar placed in the fuel tank will not harm your engine. Most fuel filters will have an absolute rating of 5 microns (give or take) and granulated sugar has a various micron size of between 20 and 150 microns. either way, it's to large to pass through your filter.
There are various ways to empty diesel out of a tank that has water in it in a golf car. You can use the access panel which is located under the rear passenger seat to remove the fuel from the tank.Ê
Sounds like your injector cups are on their way out.
Sulfer & water content....and if it's off road diesel fuel - the color. It won't cause problems to use diesel in a heating oil tank, but it will cause a whole lot of trouble if you use heating oil in a diesel tank
The main thing that happens when there is water in diesel fuel is that it will burn poorly or maybe not even at all. It will also sink to the bottom of the fuel tank.
Diesel fuel is hygroscopic and absorbs water. It's not unusual for diesel vehicles to have water in the fuel. Use a fuel conditioner and water remover, and use the water separator drain if it has one.
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