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Farmers urged to use biodiesel when planting

Published Mar 27, 2015

Before planting time approaches, farmers spend a lot of time deciding which crops to plant, what brand of seed, and what variety of seed. “What goes in the planter” is an important question that farmers answer each year, but what about “what goes in the tank?”

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Water in your fuel tank? Wendy investigates

Published Mar 27, 2015

Water contamination in fuel is a big problem, and it’s not uncommon for it to land up in motorist’s fuel tanks, causing the car to splutter to a stop shortly afterwards, that is.

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Authorities warn of possibly contaminated fuel after man burned

Published Mar 27, 2015

Authorities are warning people who have purchased off-road diesel fuel in the past week that it may be contaminated with another flammable substance, Amherst County Public Safety Director Gary Roakes said Thursday

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ASTM releases B20 heating oil specifications

Published Mar 25, 2015

ASTM International released new performance specifications March 24 for Bioheat, or heating oil blended with up to 20 percent biodiesel.

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BP owns up - belatedly

Published Mar 25, 2015

Having water pumped into your car's fuel tank along with petrol or diesel isn't going to do your car's engine any good.

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Tier 4 diesel engines require cleaner fuel

Published Mar 25, 2015

Whether yacht engines are Tier 3 or Tier 4, at the heart of addressing MARPOL Annex VI is fuel quality. As manufacturers increase the pressure of the fuel injected through the common rail system, fuel cleanliness becomes paramount. These newer engines have particulate filters to catch contaminants as small as two or three microns, since larger particles can clog the injection system. Remembering that the average diameter of a human hair is 80 microns, it doesn’t take a large-size particle to create an expensive injector failure. And injector failure due to poor quality fuel is not covered under warranty repair.

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Car care: Adding the wrong fuel

Published Mar 15, 2015

Engines have become a lot less forgiving these days due to improvements in design and have low tolerance to contaminated or the wrong type of fuel.

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Preliminary report confirms wrong fuel in Spokane plane crash

Published Mar 13, 2015

A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board confirms the plane that crashed in downtown Spokane last month was filled with jet fuel before taking off.

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Dodgy diesel

Published Mar 13, 2015

MYSTERY surrounds how Scouthead Filling Station’s diesel supply became contaminated — causing at least £16,000 worth of damage to the cars of furious customers.

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Contaminated fuel blamed for loco’s problems

Published Mar 13, 2015

The heritage railway’s controversial new diesel loco is having problems again – and this time contaminated fuel is suspected.

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