Water in Diesel indicator in palio D

sfilinto · 23rd December 2007, 11:37

I have this indicator coming up randomlly especially when conering hard. This issue has been there for many months & the last couple of times it was taken to the Auth Service centre they could not figure it out.

last week i showed it to a mechanic who used to work for fiat in the past & he says its probablly water in the diesel tank. and that i should have the tank cleaned out.

I always thought the sensor was somewhere near or in the fuel pump and am not sure whether this is a good angle to investigate.

and ideas or suggestions from the Palio D gurus ?

DieselFan · 23rd December 2007, 18:06

Water needs to be drained out of Fuel filter. Please take it to the A.S.S and
they would do it for you in 5 min.

wolfinstein · 23rd December 2007, 18:37

Clean Your Tank, Fuel Lines and Drain the Filter.

BTW how old is the car and where do you fill up.

sfilinto · 26th December 2007, 10:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolfinstein

Clean Your Tank, Fuel Lines and Drain the Filter.

BTW how old is the car and where do you fill up.

the car is 4 years old & in goa.

sfilinto · 2nd January 2008, 22:29

so does anyone know where this sensor actually sits ?

nitrous · 2nd January 2008, 23:23

^^The one person who can answer this question is 'turbosam'.
PM him.

TURBOSAM · 7th January 2008, 11:04

the quick way

,switch off the ignition switch ,
disconnect the water sensor coupler of the water sensor which is located on the botom of the cartridge fuel filter ,
just unscrew the bottom drain bolt cum fuel sensor .drain the diesel+water out , refit in reverse order, crank for a while check for the light function.
the technically correct way,,, <and the costly one too>
first remove the water+diesel from the tank,clean the tank with a lint free cloth ,
then disconnect the fuel lines from the fuel injection pump. disconnect the pipe lines to and from the diesel filter.
blow clean, water separated air<all good workshops have water separators in the penumatic lines>from tank side making is sure that all the diesel+water is out.
remove the diesel filter drain plug which also acts as a water sensor too .
drain the fuel in a container .
if there is more than 20 ml of water, too much dirt, 30+k kms on it .REPLACE THE FILTER TOO
then fit everything properly .
pour good quality fuel ,
crank the engine.. it will prime the fuel filter,
after the engine starts, check for any leakages if any ,
check of u have not damaged, forgot anything else!!
check the diesel water contamination indicator for proper functioning.
enjoy the drive!

23rd December 2007, 11:37	#1
sfilinto BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: mostlly bangalore Posts: 102 Thanked: Once	Water in Diesel indicator in palio D I have this indicator coming up randomlly especially when conering hard. This issue has been there for many months & the last couple of times it was taken to the Auth Service centre they could not figure it out. last week i showed it to a mechanic who used to work for fiat in the past & he says its probablly water in the diesel tank. and that i should have the tank cleaned out. I always thought the sensor was somewhere near or in the fuel pump and am not sure whether this is a good angle to investigate. and ideas or suggestions from the Palio D gurus ?
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23rd December 2007, 18:06	#2
DieselFan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,584 Thanked: 259 Times	Water needs to be drained out of Fuel filter. Please take it to the A.S.S and they would do it for you in 5 min.
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23rd December 2007, 18:37	#3
wolfinstein BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 994 Thanked: 20 Times	Clean Your Tank, Fuel Lines and Drain the Filter. BTW how old is the car and where do you fill up.
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2nd January 2008, 22:29	#5
sfilinto BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: mostlly bangalore Posts: 102 Thanked: Once	so does anyone know where this sensor actually sits ?
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2nd January 2008, 23:23	#6
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	^^The one person who can answer this question is 'turbosam'. PM him.
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7th January 2008, 11:04	#7
TURBOSAM BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: pune Posts: 241 Thanked: 2 Times	Hi! the quick way ,switch off the ignition switch , disconnect the water sensor coupler of the water sensor which is located on the botom of the cartridge fuel filter , just unscrew the bottom drain bolt cum fuel sensor .drain the diesel+water out , refit in reverse order, crank for a while check for the light function. the technically correct way,,, <and the costly one too> first remove the water+diesel from the tank,clean the tank with a lint free cloth , then disconnect the fuel lines from the fuel injection pump. disconnect the pipe lines to and from the diesel filter. blow clean, water separated air<all good workshops have water separators in the penumatic lines>from tank side making is sure that all the diesel+water is out. remove the diesel filter drain plug which also acts as a water sensor too . drain the fuel in a container . if there is more than 20 ml of water, too much dirt, 30+k kms on it .REPLACE THE FILTER TOO then fit everything properly . pour good quality fuel , crank the engine.. it will prime the fuel filter, after the engine starts, check for any leakages if any , check of u have not damaged, forgot anything else!! check the diesel water contamination indicator for proper functioning. enjoy the drive!
	() Thanks