I am an idiot and put gas in my husbaends 2013 f-250 pickup this morning. It was running while u was filling up because our kids where in it. I got in realized what I had done and killed it without driving anywhere. The truck came and towed it to the ford garage. They can't look at it until tomorrow. I have spent the day crying and beating myself up. Anyone have any info on this they can share. It was so stupid I know

 

How much gas in how much diesel?

 

It was like 85 miles to E of diesel and I filled it full 😞

 

it should be fine once they drain the tank and fuel lines, and fill it with diesel.

 

Ummmm....... NO. With that little amount of diesel left in the tank, and filling it up with gas, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, chances are very high that gas made its way through the fuel system. Sorry, but it's in the plain black and white, that a fuel system replacement is mandated for this repair. Better call your insurance company. If you were to do an oil change on your engine, and forget to refill the crankcase with new oil before starting and running your engine, would you just put oil in it after you realized your mistake and call it good?

 

I doubt the fuel system can be saved.


Insurance co on this one.

 

It needs a new fuel system. 😭

The insurance said it is covered and our deductible is $500 so that helps I still feel terrible

 

yup...as predicted.


It happens more than you know.

 

Balk at me if you wish but this is a common sense kinda thing.

I know what the rules are and what flushing and repair procedure is outlined in the 6.7L Diesel Fuel System Service Tips Job Aid. I know sometimes it is best to err on the side of caution and I am on the fence when it comes to a scenario like this. IT WOULD NOT BE WRONG to flush both systems and then replace the entire high pressure fuel system, BUT, if the engine was run for a VERY short period of time or even if the key had only been cycled to run, I question whether replacement of the entire high pressure fuel system is really necessary or if a total system flush as outlined with new fuel and filters would be all that is truthfully needed here. If this was a situation with DEF contamination- there would absolutely be no doubt.

And to answer the question - what if this was my truck? I would flush and fill, replace the filters -IF all the truck did was to idle for a couple of minutes. If I had driven it until it became obvious that I had made this mistake due to performance issues, it would be a different story. I know of two 6.7L trucks that had been exposed to gasoline. They were drained, flushed and serviced and to this day are fine.

 

Keith, I agree with your thoughts.


In this case the insurance company made the decision a whole lot easier.

 

Yes they did. And I have yet to see a claim denied for any fuel system contamination repair as of yet. At least not at my dealer. This repair can be expensive. One DEF contamination repair I had involved a long block as well. I think the final bill was 23K

 

yea, i missed that part of the engine running.

 

The insurance is covering everything but $500 deductible and truck is being worked on should be done as soon as tomorrow evening

 

That is good news. I am glad the insurance is covering the repair. $500.00 is nothing compared to the cost of a new engine.

 

A bit of an expensive wasn't it? And I can't believe I'm actually in the process of getting into one myself.