Hello Dieseldude,

Newbie here. I have purchased Isuzu Crosswind XL 2008 April last year and 30k pa lang ang mileage. Recent na nangyari is ayaw mag-start and have it towed to service center. Ang findings nila is that I have a damaged injection pump and was caused by contaminated diesel fuel. Solid contaminants will be arrested by the fuel filter. But even an original fuel filter cannot prevent water from getting into the injection system.

I follow regularly their maintenance check (hoping that they use original oil, air and fuel filters and lubricants kasi sa casa ko pinagagawa yun.)
My questions are as follows:
1. Possible ba na ma-damage agad yung injection pump? This is quite remote. But, water in fuel will definitely damage an injection pump fast.
2. Tama ba na hindi covered ng warranty yung replacement and labor ng injection pump for the warranty is 100k or 3 years whichever comes first? Tama ito, because the injection pump is designed to operate with clean diesel fuel. It is not the casa's fault that water has entered the injection pump.

Also, noticed dun sa sasakyan is that unusual yung vibration. After PM smooth sya then after a few days bumabalik yung vibration. Don't know about this..... vague.

Hope you can provide me answers on this. You can try these:

  1. Go to Isuzu casa and request them to prove and show you the contamination as they have seen it.
  2. The Crosswind's fuel filter functions as a water separator as well. It has a sensor which should indicate on your dashboard if water is detected in the filter. This is your system's first line of defense against water, as it gives you the chance to drain water from the filter before it gets to the injection pump. Isuzu casa should prove to you that the "WIF" (Water in fuel) sensor and indicator system is fuctioning.
  3. If casa is not able to prove water contamination, or if the "WIF" system is not working, you may have a fighting chance. They should repair fuel injection system free of charge.


Thank you very much and more power to you dieseldude and to the tsikot community. You're welcome....... good luck!!!