- Chrismcnaz
- Member Since: 03 Oct 2017
- Location: Over Yonder.
- Posts: 193
How did/are you sorting the problem? Was it a dealer trip?
- hatjoepeg
- Member Since: 12 Dec 2016
- Location: kent
- Posts: 18
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Sure was, replacement fuel filter....................they thought that they might charge me but the service advisor warned them not to try.
Very annoying nevertheless!
- Russell
- Member Since: 26 Jun 2016
- Location: Lydd
- Posts: 1094
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Strange that, I also live in Kent and had no such issues, despite mine being out in a very cold wind chill. Did they say why the fuel filter had frozen, was it a dealer in Ashford/ Canterbury?
Namib Orange 1st Edition with black roof and wheels.
Privacy, tow bar, drive pack, surround camera, heated front & rear seats, auto dim door mirrors, side steps, remote Pro, RSE, arm rest fridge dash cam front and rear.
- hatjoepeg
- Member Since: 12 Dec 2016
- Location: kent
- Posts: 18
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I am near Tonbridge and it is looked after (!) at Lancaster.
They said that they had had three cars in that day with the same thing?
- Chalkys HSE
- Member Since: 04 Jun 2017
- Location: Yorkshire
- Posts: 339
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This is the 3.0 Litre i take it ?
2017 MY D5 HSE 3.0 Td6 Corris Grey, Side steps, roof rails,
- Blackfly
- Member Since: 15 Jun 2017
- Location: Up North
- Posts: 466
Odd they had a cluster, mine has sat out at minus 25c for extended periods lower if you factor wind chill and so far no problems. Pretty sure there is no separate NA spec?
F50, Fourtack, LR3 and now..............D5 HSE TDV6
- DieselRanger
- Member Since: 12 Oct 2017
- Location: God's Country, Colorado
- Posts: 752
Sounds like water got into the fuel, and the water separator in the fuel filter filled up, so when it froze, it restricted fuel flow?
You should probably buy your diesel from a different place - especially since it sounds like a local problem based on the three other copies in at the same time. They may have a bad tank that's allowing water to get in.
Water is heavier than diesel fuel, but it can get temporarily emulsified in the fuel from additives or if they have just filled the in-ground tank (it gets all stirred up). Diesel tanks in cars have a low point that's below the intake for the fuel where the water will (is supposed to...) settle, and that may periodically need to be flushed, or additives added to emulsify it in the fuel so it gets burned off.
Every time you change your oil, you're supposed to drain the fuel filter water trap also.
That's one benefit of where I live - in winter, the relative humidity is usually well below 20%.
- Chalkys HSE
- Member Since: 04 Jun 2017
- Location: Yorkshire
- Posts: 339
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Your fuel is probably prepped for the conditions.
2017 MY D5 HSE 3.0 Td6 Corris Grey, Side steps, roof rails,
- DieselRanger
- Member Since: 12 Oct 2017
- Location: God's Country, Colorado
- Posts: 752
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No, we don't get winter blend here - but our humidity is so low we don't have to worry about water in the fuel system anyway. We do get gelling problems during really cold blasts, however.
