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      Bugger. There are fuel to water separaters but I don't know it would have helped much with 5L of water! Are you sure it wasn't sabotaged?

      This is what some of the Tacoma guys run
      FST RPM300 for filtration and fuel/water separater but you still would have been SOL with that much water.
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      Nah just bad fuel after some storms.
      water separators with sight glasses are common in diesel and marine applications.
      you can easily see if there's water contamination and take appropriate action. In this case it would have been to drain the tank into another container until the water stops...
      Also - a length of fuel hose to allow draining...
      Interesting fact - there is no fuel pressure in the FJ until you crank the engine...

       
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      2010 FJ Cruiser. Last November I was driving along the highway when the FJ engine just quit. I popped it into neutral while moving and cranked the key and it started right backup so I continued on. I drove it home and parked it in the garage. Next morning it didn't want to start. It sounded like it wanted to start but was not getting enough fuel. I assumed either water in the fuel or bad fuel pump. Drained the fuel and read through some forums on here that suggested bad fuel pump so in December I also replaced the OEM pump with the URD aftermarket kit. Engine fired right up and ran just fine and I thought I sorted the problem till this past mid-February went, coming back from a trip to Fairbanks it did the same thing - engine suddenly quit while I was driving. Cranking the engine over it would want to fire but would not run. $400 tow later I pulled the pump (again) and pump would run when direct voltage applied. I have power all the way to the plug on top of the fuel pump ring. Figured it might be something electrical so I replaced the engine bay fuel related modules (3) and it fired right up. Also tested the pump pressure and getting +60psi. Engine ran fine till last week, when after parking and shutting it down it would not start back up in the Walgreens parking lot near my house. Had it towed to the local garage where they did all the diagnostics I did plus checked if the aftermarket auto-start/alarm was interfereing with the fuel electronics (not) and tested the fuel pump modulator thingy - which checks out ok according to them. They couldn't diagnose or fix the problem either and suggested a new OEM fuel pump. Although I could be wrong, I do not think it is the fuel pump since it is near brand new and was installed exactly according to the instructions. I spoke to Gadget at URD and he does not think it is the pump either. What else could it be? I could use some help with other ideas on what to look at. I am having it towed back to my house tomorrow. Thanks!
      Not much help - Only time mine broke down was because water in the fuel...
      Are you sure you don't have some contamination?
      Is it worth installing a water trap like is often installed in diesel vehicles or boats?
      What fuel are you running? Dino? E10 E85 etc?

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