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    Idling at angle

    Long story short guys, was out on the weekend doing a bit of 4wding. Got stuck facing up hill on a pretty steep angle. Car was idling for around 5-10 mins. I’m not big on turning it off incase for whatever reason it doesn’t start again. When I took off again car was a little sluggish like it wanted to stall but then came good.
    How bad is it leaving the car at idle on these angles? Does it run it low on oil or anything?
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    Depending on angle my concern would be the pickup in the sump not picking up oil, chances of this happening is probably zero but I’m unsure, so I just turn it off.


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    The sluggishness could have been the pickup in the fuel tank trying to pickup some debris in the bottom of the tank maybe????


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    Quote Originally Posted by mudski View Post
    The sluggishness could have been the pickup in the fuel tank trying to pickup some debris in the bottom of the tank maybe????


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    That’s what I was thinking but just wasn’t too sure


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    Quote Originally Posted by mudski View Post
    The sluggishness could have been the pickup in the fuel tank trying to pickup some debris in the bottom of the tank maybe????


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    Totally agree on the oil pick up issue however I have always been curious about the idea of low fuel level picking up crap...

    Given the fuel pick up is permanently as close to the bottom of the tank as the manuf can reasonably get it and the fuel gets sloshed around like an epileptic making a cocktail I don't get how debris care what the fuel level or angle would be I just can't see how anything heavier than the fuel like water and/or debris small enough to fit in the pick up doesn't get drawn thru almost immediately.

    I base my thinking on the couple of things, one, the long range tanks I've fitted I noted when I pulled the sender/pick up out of the old tanks they were virtually spotless inside and the pick up point is that flattened plastic bit what sits hard on the bottom of the old and new tanks.
    Second, the amount of water I've found in the tanks has been virtually zero esp when compared to the amount in the filters from time to time which leads me to think that what water does get in there gets drawn up pretty much next start after it settles or, if still in emulsion, as part of the fuel draw.

    Not sayin' a whole bunch of crap won't get in a tank, just thinking that when it does then any vehicle usually stops pretty quick thereafter no matter what.
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