Commercial Motor - September 2003  Bookmark and Share

There could be something nasty lurking in your diesel that could not only damage your engines but also hamper performance.

Every one knows water and diesel don't mix - literally. The trick, in fact is keeping them apart. Water contamination in diesel fuel is a common problem throughout the transport industry and one which, if left untreated, can do irreversible damage to an engine's fuelling system and injectors, as well as severely affecting its performance.

Most hauliers probably cast an eye over the water separator during a service, and drain off the offending liquid. But there could be something far nastier than just water lurking in your fuel tank or diesel bunker.  Two tiny micro-organisms known as Cladisporium Resinae and Hormoconis Resinae...... READ MORE