Do you honestly believe that Ford is ever going to warranty any fuel system components on that truck ever again even if they do the work?

 

I couldn't agree more... Have a Ford dealership do the work when the truck is still under warranty.

 

Yep, plenty of documentation here on what happens when you pull your truck from the dealership that began the process.

 

Yeah but that bus has already left the station. Warranty has been denied on this issue. I would definitely need written guarantee of future warranty coverage from somebody pretty high up at Ford and even then I would be very hesitant to pay them nearly twice as much as other Ford dealers have charged for complete fuel system replacement. I still want somebody to provide documentation that Ford will warranty anything on the OP's fuel system after the authorized dealer performs the Steve Austin repair. If his DFCM fails 6 months down the road, will they replace it on their dime?

It cracks me up how much people worry about their warranty when the reality is that unless you are an attorney or have one on retainer and you have indisputable documentation of all service work, you have a better chance of winning the $330 million lottery than getting some items covered by your warranty. Personally I wish they would offer a lower purchase price for a vehicle with no warranty at all, but they can't do that because auto warranties were Obamacare long before anybody ever heard of old Barry. The only time I haven't been hassled by a dealer over warranty work on any brand vehicle is when I had a connection with the service tech.

 

Here's your written guarantee:

http://www.fordparts.com/FileUploads...nt_10.1.13.pdf

Two year, unlimited mileage warranty on all Ford authorized service. Not that this is likely to come into play though, because the OP's warranty is still active. But the claim was denied due to contaminated fuel.
I know of more than one person here on FTE that have had HPFP replacements covered under warranty. I've never heard of a single case of warranty covering a repair when contamination was found.

 

A couple thoughts:

First, if I ever had my water in fuel light come on I would like to drain my tank immediately and completely. I would like these tanks to come with a drain valve of some sort to expedite this process.

Second, I would like to see the big three offer an insurance policy just for the fuel system. I know I would pay an extra 50 bucks a year to have absolute coverage on the fuel system alone.

 

Of course it's your truck and all....but a WIF light is simply a normal indicator that the system is working as designed. Water that separates out in the DFCM isn't what's destroying fuel systems. You have far more to worry about if you get a tank of wet fuel that doesn't set the WIF light.

 

A couple of things, 1. I run Stanadyne Performance in EVERY tankful. Do you guys think that would help the WIF if there was some bad fuel from a pump? I'm not talking about vandalism or a tank seal, but just from a bad fillup?

2. I would LOVE to find a locking fuel tank cap and DEF cap. Or a good door lock. But that would require drilling out of the stock fuel door and maybe the body panel as well. Does anyone know of some locking replacement caps?

Thanks.

 

I've been using a Stant 10510D Diesel Locking Fuel Cap for about a year with no issues. Got it from Amazon for about $14. Nobody puts anything it that fuel tank but me, period!!

 

Epic, I am an old guy who doesn't work on my truck. I buy all my fuel from one station and have all my receipts for the last 3 years. I also use a double dose of PM22 hoping extra lube will protect the pump and if not, that's what insurance is for............Is there any thing above the tank?

Long ago a guy I knew was body off restoring a 70 SS 454 Chevelle. The gas tank has 1/8 inch thick tar paper strips on it, a depression, O ring and round retainer on the fuel pick up. Since the strips were decayed they were removed and forgotten about. The tank has straps that hold it to the bottom of the trunk. Are you familiar with the set up? A spot on the underside of the car needed spot blasting. No big deal. Here is what happened. A few hundred miles into the car it starved for fuel and died. We found the filter (we had installed an inline 10 micron filter) was clogged with sand. When the tank was installed the fuel sender contacted the trunk and without the strips, tightening the straps compressed the O ring gasket allowing the sand to find its way from the top of the tank into the depression and thru the O ring into the tank. The good filter saved the engine.

I just wonder if there is a possibility something like that could happen here.

 

There is a difference between the OEM and the Titan tanks. Go to the 5 minute mark in this video and you'll see. The OEM tank seal is on a flat surface while the Titan seal is in a depression. Any water that gets up there would literally have to evaporate to get out. Thus the need to pay special attention to installing the O-ring and compression ring correctly.

 

This should get the job done!
Is this the separator in the link above?

 

Probably, but for simplicity sake here it is again:

http://www.dieselsite.com/dieselsite...separator.aspx

 

Funny you mention that, the only time I haven't been hassled by a dealer over warranty work is when I owned a Toyota. Heck, they even did warranty work for me when it was blatantly my fault.

 

Some companies put value on customer loyalty and pay out some money to have it. Smart in my opinion.