I have a freind at work that bought a 2012 F250 CC SB 4x4 with the 6.7 about a month after I did. He was on his way back to SW Oregon from Washington State over New Years and stopped for fuel in NE Oregon. Oregon doesn't allow self serve fuel, so the attendant was told to fill with Diesel. He came out from the store and was handed his receipt for 14 gallons of fuel. He got in his rig and got back on the interstate. He said that the truck bucked several times on the way home and was hard to start at one stop. He thought he might have gotten some water in his fuel, or bad fuel at the last fill up. When he got home he called the local Ford Dealership and had his truck towed in. They verified the hard start and dropped the tank. Once they dropped the tank they found about 14 gallons of regular gas floating over the remaining diesel..... They cleaned the tank, changed the filters and cleaned the fuel system and the truck is back on the road. They checked fuel pressure and pressure at the injectors and it is all at factory spec. No issues with the HPFP to date.... Total bill for towing and work was about $800. He called the fuel station as the receipt says 14 gallons of regular gas. They are paying all costs on this without question. I think he is a VERY lucky man to have made it all the way home and with no apparant damage to the system....
He said, even with the bad fuel he got over 20 mpg on the interstate....
I NEVER let anyone fuel my truck un supervised. I have a locking diesel fuel cap and get out to unlock it and make sure they use the right fuel supply. I let them start it and I always top off my tank myself. Oregon allows that exemption for Diesels.

 

One lucky guy to make it home.

 

....and he had the 26 gal fuel tank. He is lucky.

 

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I find it a small miracle

 

Would the saving grace be because the gas rides on top of the Diesel and the pump works from the bottom of the tank.

 

I do think that is the only thing that saved his truck from major damage....

 

While I agree he's been lucky up to this point, the gas and diesel had to be mixing while the truck was being driven. The resulting lack of lubrication in the HP Fuel Pump may not have done and damage that is currently showing but I'd bet he's taken some significant life out of it.

 

This is my biggest fear when fueling in Jersey. I watch them like a hawk, too, as you are not allowed to fuel up yourself over there.

 

I'm in Washington and drive into Oregon frequently. I watch carefully as well, but hadn't heard there's some kind of exemption. What is it, specifically?

 

He's lucky it's still running. I believe I'd either trade it in or have the fuel station sign a document saying they are responsible for repair if the fuel system goes boom....just my .02

 

Stories like this are why I'm emailing www.stant.com and asking them to make a locking DEF cap (all DEF diesel owners should).

 

Sounds to me like he is in a tough position. The stumbling and hard to start condition means that his HPFP did see gasoline, and the only authorized repair for this is a complete high pressure fuel system replacement.

That didn't happen, and the "repair" was covered. What happens if his HPFP grenades in a year? Ford won't cover it, and at that point the service station will fight it as well.

 

Yessir. 20 would be one thing 200 would make me feel pretty unsure about the life expectancy of that thing.

 

Very lucky to make it home but I'm afraid the damage is done.
I would be shocked if there is even a warranty on anything that touches fuel at this point.

If that station knows they screwed up, I would attempt to get something in writing that they'll cover it if it fails in x number of miles.
A long shot I know and probably more of a dream but I would try.

We've seen these pumps fail with a tiny amount of water so I'm afraid it's only a matter of time.
I would be working to add $9,000 (+/-) into a contingency fund just for this.
No other way to say it.

Random and pointless thought for the day, if this pump goes on and lives a long life by some sort of miracle, well then the pumps that have failed may have simply been faulty like a small amount of valves.

 

It would be a good idea to just change the HPFP now just to be on the safe side