[Vwdiesel] Nasty dirty fuel tank

[jon]

I use one of those cheapy screen filters: yesterday it clogged in about 8
blocks of driving. Good thing I am good at the roadside filter cleaning
drill. ;-) I've cleaned that filter about 10 times, and am getting tired
of it. I can't go on any trips longer than 2 miles before I have to
clean it. That's why I am thinking about pulling the tank (plus, I need to
fix the sending unit).

Jon


On 27 May 2003, gary wrote:

> The gunk in the tank should come out in clumps.
>
> A cheap, plastic screen type in-line filter will do 99% of the filtering
> here. Install it before the main filter. These cost about a $1. You will
> need to change it every couple of days for sure. As the clumps work out,
> the filter changing should get less frequent.
>
> Mercedes uses this set up from the factory.
>
> Once this pre-filter stays relatively clean, then change out the main
> filter and be done with it.
>
> -Gary
>
>
> On Tue, 2003-05-27 at 12:04, LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
> > >   Don't remove it, just mix up a batch of biodiesel and run that, it's a
> > >  terrific solvent, will clean that tank beautifully.
> > >
> >   But how many fuel filters would that take?  Dad went through 3 to 6 and
> > it was only getting worse.
> >      Loren
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