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BMW X5 Diesel Water Separator?
I am really worried. Is there a diesel water separator built in our SUVs? Please instruct me what my next step should be. Thank you. |
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I doubt much water was sprayed inside the tank as I assume you topped it of to begin with. The worst case scenario, you probably have one pint of water which is mixed with 20 gallons of fuel. That's something like 2% water 98% fuel. I would fill it up every day for a few days to cut down the overal percentage of water in the tank.
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OPie, consult your favorite service adviser on the use of a drying agent. I used PS White in my VW TDI without issue for more than a decade. I have a couple of gallons of PS Red Diesel 911 primarily for my tractor.
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I remember back in the days, in the eastern part of Europe, gas owners would add 10-15% water in the main gas stations' tanks to rip off people. At that time I had a 318Diesel that was used with water in the tank and never ran into a problem. And I'm talking years of running on diesel fuel mixed with water. Seriously, how much water can he get in the tank, at a power wash considering that he already top it off? Better yet OP, ask your dealer but I guess you'll get the same answer.
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Didn't your check engine light turn on?
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Am not familiar with the fuel filler orifice on a diesel, but on my E53 it has a round moveable flap/portal that needs to be pushed back/down in by the gas pump handle filler tube...the flap on mine isn't liquid tight, but it isn't like a gaping hole down into the tank, either.
OP may have got away with one. I would drive it and see how it runs, and no CEL is a good thing. The topping up idea is pretty good to, logically. GL, mD
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Sorry, I did not know that American English is not your preferred language.
Immiscible means UN-MIXABLE https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/immiscible
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Diesels do not pressurize the fuel tank as gasoline tanks for evaporative emissions control. I do not recall an error/alarm for an open filler door.
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Ok, that is what I was not sure of. I have little experience with diesel motors and systems
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