How to clean the diesel fuel tank deposit
You may have ever heard of someone, that your fuel tank is infected by a bacteria and has damaged the diesel in your diesel tank, leaving deposits and sludge in the tank., clogging the filter and reducing engine or heating performance.
Can you believe that can never happen to you?, but you are very wrong. I myself have suffered this problem with a portable stationary heater.. From one winter to another, leave diesel in the tank, and I noticed that it had turned a little yellowish on the bottom, it looked like dirt.
Don't give it any more importance, so fill up the tank, and start the heating! What was my surprise that the pump got stuck?. I bought another one thinking it would be a manufacturing fault in the pump., but it happened to me again.. and I started investigating.
It had the well-known bacteria, naive of me, that diesel hit several pumps, tubes, hoses.. 2 heating.. and end up with everything clogged and clogged! since anything that touches, that diesel contaminates it and it reproduces. They told me about Zotal, 1L for €13 so I bought it, I cleaned everything I could, and although the tank was brown and I have not been able to clean it well, It seems I have solved the problem at least for now..
Comment that the filter that is usually placed in the heaters does absolutely nothing with this type of distemper that is created in the diesel., passes it, and ends up clogging the diesel pump, with a vacuum pump, wd-40 and a lot of patience can be recovered.
Recently, An acquaintance told me about a bactericide for treating diesel., It seems to dissolve that mucus, which ends up in the filter and kills the bacteria, It is much easier to apply (3ml every 10L of diesel) and that's it, wait 24 hours for it to take effect.
With Zotal, Believe me, how I touch your hands, your hands will be stinking 3 days! and the deposit, clothes or anything you touch 1 month no matter how much you rinse it.
It's very cheap, and for the amount that has to be put, can last a long time, It can be used as maintenance to prevent using a smaller amount, and as, since we have it, It can be put in the diesel heating tank at home., to the truck, van, coach.. maybe you don't know, and you have that bacteria in your vehicle, could be affecting performance, without you knowing.
If you have come here because of a diesel problem, I hope my experience is useful to you and you can resolve your problem as soon as possible.!
