DEF Fuel Contamination
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Tuned
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From: Conroe, TX
Update on my DEF fuel contamination issue, my insurance is paying for the full fuel system replacement.
This seems to be a common occurrence according my dealer. This has happened twice to one truck in two months that is in the shop also.
This seems to be a common occurrence according my dealer. This has happened twice to one truck in two months that is in the shop also.
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Chalk one up for the good guy! It will be great to have the truck back and your hands on the steering wheel again. Sometimes a little bit of the new truck luster can be lost because of a repair but I hope you can overlook that and get all giddy again about that engineering marvel.
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Yikes, this is a horrible story. So sorry!
On my last Duramax; having the DEF under the hood and way upward towards the passenger side windshield, I felt this as a big inconvenience fill-wise. Then, seeing where the Ford DEF fill was I believed this to be a big advantage. Maybe not so much anymore and maybe GM had the more inconvenient loca done for this purpose. hmmm
Good luck, hope your're back up and running soon!
On my last Duramax; having the DEF under the hood and way upward towards the passenger side windshield, I felt this as a big inconvenience fill-wise. Then, seeing where the Ford DEF fill was I believed this to be a big advantage. Maybe not so much anymore and maybe GM had the more inconvenient loca done for this purpose. hmmm
Good luck, hope your're back up and running soon!
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I'm glad it worked out for the OP, but I find Ford's demand a little ridiculous. Replacing the entire fuel system when there is no evidence DEF even made it out of the fuel tank? That's a nice income maker for the dealership and leads to higher insurance premiums for everyone.
While GM's DEF tank is in an extremely poor location, I like the fact that you'd have to be really tired/out of it to put DEF in the Diesel tank so long you knew it only was added with the hood up. Maybe they need a magnetic switch on the DEF nozzle that will only flow DEF if it's put in corresponding magnetic receptacle.
Here in Belgium, we use fuel cards to buy fuel from the local fuel stations. I have one gas and one diesel vehicle. The fuel card is specific to the fuel type so the card always stays with the vehicle. I can only pump diesel if I insert the diesel card. The prevents my better half from accidentally putting gas in my diesel car. Not a bad system, but you do have to buy fuel cards before you can go and pump fuel.
Adam
While GM's DEF tank is in an extremely poor location, I like the fact that you'd have to be really tired/out of it to put DEF in the Diesel tank so long you knew it only was added with the hood up. Maybe they need a magnetic switch on the DEF nozzle that will only flow DEF if it's put in corresponding magnetic receptacle.
Here in Belgium, we use fuel cards to buy fuel from the local fuel stations. I have one gas and one diesel vehicle. The fuel card is specific to the fuel type so the card always stays with the vehicle. I can only pump diesel if I insert the diesel card. The prevents my better half from accidentally putting gas in my diesel car. Not a bad system, but you do have to buy fuel cards before you can go and pump fuel.
Adam
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From: Parker, CO
I'm glad it worked out for the OP, but I find Ford's demand a little ridiculous. Replacing the entire fuel system when there is no evidence DEF even made it out of the fuel tank? That's a nice income maker for the dealership and leads to higher insurance premiums for everyone.
The OP started another thread about this: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...d-nominee.html
In that thread, he started the truck up with DEF in the fuel tank and moved it out of the way.
If there is DEF in the fuel tank and the key was never turned on, the proper method of draining the tank would apply.
However, in the instance of the OP, he started the truck. This means that any DEF in the tank circulated throughout the entire fuel system. At that point the only correct repair is to replace the entire fuel system.
If any DEF is left in the fuel system, it will cause failure at a later point. This is why Ford, GM, and Chrysler mandate that a contaminated fuel system be completely replaced.
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So, all that read this thread it is safe to say either push your truck away from the pumps or just wait for the rollback and don't worry about what others there think. It could be costly and time consuming.
Glad it worked out for the OP.
Glad it worked out for the OP.