Fuel contamination is an absolute PIA to resolve. Everything that see's fuel running through it need to be cleaned. All you need is half a teaspoon of crap fuel in the lines and it will give you issues.
Fuel contamination is an absolute PIA to resolve. Everything that see's fuel running through it need to be cleaned. All you need is half a teaspoon of crap fuel in the lines and it will give you issues.
PeeBee (6th May 2025)
I have 3 containers of diesel system cleaner arriving tomorrow/thursday, so will wait and se if that improves the outcome. Yet to check the sightglasses, have granddaughters here, mayhem abounds!
BrazilianY60 (6th May 2025), mudski (7th May 2025)
Ran the car for 2 hrs today, totally washing out any goop in the fuel system, changing out another fuel filter tomorrow then the test drive. Finished off some heat shielding on wiring loom closest to exhaust, resolved the final nightmare bolt on the DPF , all double jutted and lock title, so with luck that's sorted, dicked around with some more wiring, built a hinged tray to give me some more room around the coffee machine, made a table slide retainer for the new camping table, the table is circa 1m high which is taller than bench top height, hope this reduces back ache, big couple of days.
Tomorow the filter, might Eire up the dashcam/rear view camera camera, have a look at the new sound system with Bluetooth connectivity, see how I go it being Mother's Day!!!
BrazilianY60 (13th May 2025), Cremulator (11th May 2025), mudnut (10th May 2025), Touses (11th May 2025)
Took my time yesterday and sorted out the exhaust mounting bolts, then insulation wrapped the pipe and installed high temp insulation to the wiring loom, installed the support brackets as the last task.
Swapped over the fuel filter again, fuel was a mild yellow from an original blue, probably a result of the ultra dosing with the algae killer, still had remnants of suspended solids in the fuel that released from the filter, no doubt a lot more still stuck in the filter element. Primed it up, takes around 20mins with the lift pump, fired up with minimal fuss, so continue to run it in the garage today, before venturing out any distance, just to be sure.
Contaminated fuel - dont want to go thru this again.
Installed the new car stereo, all straight forward, just the usual fiddle, installed a crappy rubber dicky antenna instead of the expensive ZCD unit - it never delivered its 'optimised' reception for the price, so I suspect the $10 unit will perform better!!
Last edited by PeeBee; 12th May 2025 at 11:44 AM.
BrazilianY60 (13th May 2025), Cremulator (12th May 2025), mudnut (12th May 2025), mudski (12th May 2025)
1997 Blue Nissan Patrol Y60 blacktop TD42 - Honey Badger (build thread)
2006 White Nissan Patrol Y61 TB45 - G-Unicorn (build thread)
1997 Red Suzuki Samurai Canvas Top SJ413 - Tatui
2005 White Toyota Landcruiser FZJ105 - Stormtrooper
It was a win-win situation, I worked on the truck in total peace, and my wife got to do what she always loves doing, washing the sheets, vacuuming the floor, ironing my clothes, washing my car, cooking my dinner - SIMPLES!
I have the last 'known' item to install, the dash cam with rear camera on the POD. I stashed it in a safe place and gave up searching for it after 2 hrs - then magically it appeared from its hiding place at 11pm on Monday night. The biggest headache is going to be running the AV cable from the main unit above the windscreen to the camera on the rear of the POD. What is pleasing however is that the system designers have elected to put the system power feed from the rear camera - for once this is an easier option than from the windscreen on previous set-ups.