31/10/2026
Hot Tip: Minimise the contamination of your fuel
Whilst sitting at the Purple Pub in Normanton, QLD waiting for some parts to arrive, I got to ogle some nicely kitted out 4WDs.
And on not one but two of the rigs I saw parked in town, they still had their pouring spouts secured to the jerry cans, all the while covered in dust from what I could only imagine was an adventurous part of the cape. It got me wondering, how many people are doing this?
So this little pair of tips goes out to those travelling with your additional fuel supplies. There's no other option for storage other than on your bumper or roof for your jerries, but we can assume for the most part the fuel itself inside is protected from the dust, water and mud. What we CAN change to help ourselves preventing putting foreign debris in our fuel is store the pouring spouts for your Jerry Cans in a dust free, clean area of the 4wd, this will help prolong the life of your filter and preserve your fuel efficiency.
The last hot tip - your fuel filter in its little box doesnt necessarily have a sealed cover around it, or for example the cartridge filter style found on the Colorado fuel filters are just floating around in the their little ryco box. Wrap these in a zip lock bag and put them back in the box before your next trip đź‘Ś This will prevent them getting wet and dusty when you're out exploring.
So from me to you, there's some small tips to prevent big problems.
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Until next time,
Happy adventuring 🤙
Marcus
