Filtering Our Diesel Storage Tanks For on Road Use

[SweetLou]

Hello,
I am putting a 50 Gallon diesel storage tank back into service for my 2013 Ram truck. It has been completely cleaned out and ready to go however I want to filter the fuel really, really well before pumping into the truck. Any recommendations on what the set up should be? It has the standard spin on filter set up now. I found down to 10 micron spin on filters. Should I double filter with that or some other set up?

[Grit_dog]

So y’all that filter from slip tank to OE tank effectively don’t use the capacity of the OE tank?
Of it’s ok to fill the OE tank without filter but only sometimes?
Or you fill the slip and transfer to the OE while fueling up so you get both full to take advantage (and a long frickin time) of the extra fuel capacity?
I’m confused.
Mainly because of the millions and millions of light and heavy duty diesels running high pressure injection pumps and many with lift pumps as well. None of these I’m aware of are set up with pre-filtering fuel prior to it entering the primary fuel tank(s).

For anyone reading this thread and thinking they might lose a little sleep over not pre filtering their diesel after it’s filtered at the pump and then filtered another 1 or 2 times (or 3 if you’re one of the add more filters “after” the OE truck filters, or the add a 2 micron Cat filter before the water separator guys), you can rest easy here and know that unless you happen to have one of a few particular older diesels that are common rail with inadequate factory filtration.

Neither of which are the models of trucks in question here.

[Bionic_Man]

To get back on topic, unlike many here, I would absolutely recommend some sort of filtration to go from your storage tank to your OEM tank.

I have a aux tank dumping into my OEM tank. Twice I have had in-tank fuel pump replaced due to failure. While the dealer won't give a definitive cause they say it is possible that debris caused the issue.

I now have a diesel safe small inline fuel filter between my tanks. It is clear, and when I changed it after 5000 miles I could see debris.

A fuel filter is inexpensive insurance against a $1000 repair.

[larry_barnhart]

FishOnOne wrote:
Good vacation spots don't necessarily mean it's an ideal place to live.

Maybe maybe not. Beautiful on a sunny day for sure. chevman

[FishOnOne]

Good vacation spots don't necessarily mean it's an ideal place to live.

[Cummins12V98]

San Juan Islands, WA State Ferry and Mt baker.

[S_Davis]

A lot of nice places to see, here is Mount Baker from the south.

[blt2ski]

Ron,

View from top of Baker is pretty amazing too.
Come to think of it, Adams, Rainer, Olympus, Prussik Peak, and many others have good views too!
Lots of reasons to be in this part of the world.

Marty

[Cummins12V98]

Two biggest reasons I live within 30 minutes of the San Juan Islands and Cascade Mountains in WA State.

SW tip of Lummi Island and end of road on Mt Baker pictured.

[blt2ski]

Grit,

My point above. There will always be something we don't like, or dislike about things, take the good with hopefully less or fewer bad things, call it a day
If the bad is worst, then move, divorce spouse, or ...

Marty

[Grit_dog]

^I do not disagree!
For everything there is that is actually totally awesome about Western WA and OR, the politics does a pretty good job of ruining it. Oh well. I ain’t gonna gonna change the world….
But my own backyard is pretty nice!

[ksss]

Grit dog wrote:

blt2ski wrote:
Grit,
Hopefully you filled ALL your rigs today!

Lines were getting longer as day went on here in A Snohomish county!

Marty

Why? People don’t understand the carbon credit fee and think gas prices were going up $.46 today?
(Not that I agree with any of the Climate Considerations Act or whatever it was that just passed.)
Funny part is, a lot of it will be the state just effectively taxing themselves which of course trickles down to us.
Take the paving industry. The State will be taxing/selling credits to a large CO producer who is actually the only available technology and also specified by the same entities that are charging extra to get what they are asking for.
It’s inexplicable how messed up this state is.

There is a reason that large geographical parts of Wa. and Or. want to join Idaho. Our house isn't perfect for sure, but we look like rock stars compared to you guys.

[Grit_dog]

blt2ski wrote:
Grit,
Hopefully you filled ALL your rigs today!

Lines were getting longer as day went on here in A Snohomish county!

Marty

Why? People don’t understand the carbon credit fee and think gas prices were going up $.46 today?
(Not that I agree with any of the Climate Considerations Act or whatever it was that just passed.)
Funny part is, a lot of it will be the state just effectively taxing themselves which of course trickles down to us.
Take the paving industry. The State will be taxing/selling credits to a large CO producer who is actually the only available technology and also specified by the same entities that are charging extra to get what they are asking for.
It’s inexplicable how messed up this state is.

[spoon059]

Cummins12V98 wrote:
And people think oil companies are evil for the few cents a gallon they make.

For a product that they actually produce!

The gov't is taxing it and making much more money off if it and they don't produce any of it!

[Cummins12V98]

And people think oil companies are evil for the few cents a gallon they make.