Fuel-water separators have greater water-removal capabilities to better protect unit injectors, Caterpillar says, and deliver longer secondary fuel filter life. The separator removes 98 percent of ...

Diesel engines are finicky eaters. At the slightest hint of fuel-borne water, air or contaminants, their spirits droop, leaving drivers with less performance and lower fuel mileage. Obviously, the ...

Water contamination is one of the chief enemies of any diesel-fueled equipment. All fuels contain some water in suspension, but unlike gasoline, diesel fuel is less refined and will hold a much larger ...

Where’s the value in putting a $40,000 engine at risk just to save a few bucks on a fuel filter? It’s not always clear when a fuel filter is doing its job. You put it on, you change it for another one ...

Never fill new filters with fuel before installation (you'll pour in dirt). Fuel-tank breathers stuffed with porous filtering media, or vented tank caps with no breathers, pull in lots of contaminants ...