someones tried stealing my fuel ..

[julianf]

Yeah, just drain the filter - i dont think any rain will have got in there anyhow, but ive not seen your issue with my own eyes.

How come you are getting another one?

 

[norlander]

@norlander
Reason is:
Compression ignition on a diesel rather than spark ignition on a petrol
water doesn't compress unlike diesel vapour. Which then gives you a "Hydrolock" (car won't turn over on the starter or violently stops dead when running)
Easiest way to remove it...take out the glowplugs...crank it over , water then flies out of the glowplug holes.
If the water ingress happens between starting, it should run fine after that.
If it happens whilst running (especially with the foot down) your at risk of having bent conrods...

Thanks, I guessed it was the high compression ignition factor-but that was a pure guess as I thought the water would not ignite and the pressure would want to find a way out, so ta for the explanation.

What a bunch of Doom Sayers!
Poor bloke has his fuel filler cap missing and you lot are telling him that someone's micturated in his tank and that his engine is going to seize.
Remind me not to mention on here any aches that I have or you lot will be telling me I have The Black Death!

you are down in zummerzet, bound to be zummat loike that about down there, got any rashes on ya ?
I don't think its doom saying, gents are just pointing out possible causes and possible consequences tbh, anyway,best get yourself down the doctors...................................

 

[Bill Edwards]

What a bunch of Doom Sayers!
Remind me not to mention on here any aches that I have or you lot will be telling me I have The Black Death!

Well I suspect that, as you mentioned the Black Death, you probably do have something wrong and already have a reason to suspect it's the Black Death but don't want to ask openly.

Saying that, My fuel pump stop solenoid wire came off at 40 mph the other week, loosing all power in a disco isnt fun

In a disco, you were probably at the top of the available power already if you were doing 40 mph.
Based on the performance of the last ones I drove, how many miles did you cover with your foot still flat to the floor before noticing the engine was no longer firing?


Water in fuel pumps causing engines to lock - never known of it.
Hydraulic locking is normally through a failed head gasket, cracked head/liner or water getting in through the exhaust.
The amount of water that would be injected in place of fuel would be nowhere enough to lock the engine, the quantity per firing is minute. And bear in mind the engine will immediately stop because it doesn't run on water.
The risk of damage is from leaving it after it conks out, water left to rust the injector pump could easily be final for the fuel system, but normally when water finds a way through the engine dies, you crack off the lines and get diesel through again, and continue as you were.