Our Jetta has two water separators. The main is a translucent 8" x 6" x 9" box under the body just in front of the fuel tank. It has a large drain valve, and small (1 cm) tube leading out. I recall the rec. svc. interval to be monthly. In the spare tire well, a clear plastic bladder is provided by VW for this task. If the separator gets too full of water, the glow plug light will flash while you are motoring down he road. The second (separator of last resort) is the fuel filter. It has a small petcock at the base, and a vacuum-relief screw at the top. In 8 years of ownership, I have only had water in these once; a time when somehow A station had a REALLY bad water problem, and I got almost a gallon in the tank. It stopped my car, and took a few hours of work with a hand-held pump to pass the fuel through the separators and remove the water. Other than that, these gizmos have been superfluous, for me.
G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett Corporate Communications Counselors www.bulley-hewlett.com Cary, NC USA 888.468.4880 tollfree |
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