In message , ARW
writes
On 08/12/2019 14:32, Pancho wrote:
On 08/12/2019 10:00, ARW wrote:
FIAT Scudo
Filled itself up with petrol?

Now it did break down half a mile after filling up and that was my
first thought:-)

But the receipt says diesel, the fuel card is only accepted for diesel
(and the M6 Toll) and the 5 litre can I also filled up to put into my
car smells like diesel.

It will fire up and tick over but as soon as you try to put any revs on
it plays up. Drove it home in first without touching the accelerator
pedal for the 1st 300m and then freewheeled it the last quarter a mile.

Best guess EGV again. Last replaced 75000 miles ago.

Derv is supposed to be ok but there is something strange going on with
agricultural gas oil (red diesel). To appease the green lobby, 5%
organic source oil has been added for some time. Recently this has been
upped to 7% and other sources including palm oil used.

The issue stems from these oils not being water repellent and excellent
hosts for fungal growth. Most agricultural fuel storage is above ground
and risks tank condensation through thermal cycling.

The problem arises because modern tractors have 2 micron fuel filters
which block after a few hours use.

I am sure Google can tell you mo-)


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Tim Lamb