The main fuel filter has a sedimenter designed to collect water from the fuel. Drain the sedimenter at service times and more frequently if plenty of water comes out. Just one bead of water left overnight in an injector will cause microscopic corrosion will concentrate and accelerate. From TD5 onward, excess water in the filter will illuminate a warning lamp on the dash, but never rely on it keep draining.
Check and adjust control cables to injector pumps on early engines. Lubricate with thin oil, and replace any that have become frayed. Change the fuel filter at prescribed intervals. Coat the rubber seal both sides with diesel fuel before screwing it in hand tight. Water should be drained from sedimenter under fuel filter. Sediment in this TD5 unit was cleaned out while fitting mew filter. The drawn from a fuel tank and left standing, shows the amount of contaminants dark at bottom that need to be filtered out.
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