Dealing with poor quality diesel

Hi all

I've read about the possiblity of getting poor quality diesel in developing countries and/or remote locations. I'm not sure if this means impurities ie dirt/water in the fuel, or what. 'Diesel Bug' does seem to exist, but is it really an issue?

I'm off to Morocco soon and was wondering what's the best way of dealing with this?

Obviously I'll try to buy fuel from decent supplies, but if there's an extra/different filter to install then I might as well do it in advance of problems.

I've seen a twin filter unit mentioned, and talk of different size filter holes (different makes/costs).

De-Bug and Powerplus gadgets look like a waste of money - I cant believe their claims.

What do the experts think? Anyone have expereince of this?

Cheers
Clive

i never had any issues out there-except realising the UK is a rip off for fuel!
Im still on the same fuel filter as well.
We used "recognised" stations such as Afrique & a few smaller ones out it the sticks...if you're worried, make sure you keep a jerry can full from a decent station...well have a spare one anyway for that matter

why not just run yer landy on supermarket fuels for a couple of weeks. It's all sub standard **** that gives reduced performance an mpg. It'll give you a taste of whats to come.

you will be fine in morocco.

Just keep a couple of spare filters with you, and know how to change them, and bleed out the system (search forums will help with this)

May also help to put a bit of biocide in from time to time.

I ran into trouble with dirty fuel, full of bacteria and alge, but that was mainly because i made it myself, and did not filter it enough as i was in a rush to get going

Thanks for the reassurance guys

Whats Biocide?

Clive

Its used a lot in marine diesel engines (due to the much increased risk of water getting into the tank), and kills off bugs that grow in diesel/water (even a very small amount) mixture, especialy if its going to be in the tank some time

As it sounds it is a biocide (something that kills off life!) - have a quick google of diesel biocide.