Here's the problem: Today's fleets with high-pressure common rail diesel engines operate at 30,000 PSI with clearances measured in microns. That leaves almost no tolerance for contaminants, whether ...

What do water, rust, dirt, dust, bacteria and algae have in common? You don’t want them in your bulk fuel storage tank. Draining and cleaning tanks regularly is the only way to keep water, which ...

The presence of water or other fluid mixed with diesel fuel is clearly apparent from the stratification shown here. Diesel fuel is generally very clean when it leaves the refinery. But it can pick up ...

Water contamination is one of the chief enemies of any diesel-fueled equipment. All fuels contain some water in suspension, but unlike gasoline, diesel fuel is less refined and will hold a much larger ...