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Heads up on the diesel quality at the River Road station
It's been causing rapid filter failure in my area.
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finley_owens1mo ago
Yikes, my cousin's rig had the same filter issue after a fill-up last month.
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wadesullivan1mo ago
Actually, that's interesting because my experience has been different. I've used diesel from that River Road spot a few times without any problems. Sometimes filter issues can come from other things, like old fuel in the tank or not changing the filter on time. My buddy runs a fleet and says he's never had trouble with their fuel. It might be worth checking if there was water in the tank from before the fill-up. I just don't think it's fair to blame the station right away.
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rayking1mo ago
Dealt with the same junk diesel from that River Road spot back in the spring. It completely gunked up the filter on my old work truck within a week. Cost me a tow and a full afternoon of cleaning out the system. I won't let that watered down fuel near any of my vehicles again.
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That's rough about the tow, but wadesullivan might be onto something. Bad fuel can happen anywhere, but so can old tanks or dirty filters. My uncle's farm truck had a similar scare and it turned out to be algae in his own storage tank, not the station. Just seems like there could be a few things going on here.
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