Ok, I did it this time. I filled up with gas and ran it about a mile before realizing what I did. I first thought that I had purchased bad fuel and it had water in it. But after looking at the receipt, I knew I screwed up.
The question is now what do I do. I've already drained the tank as much as I could siphon out and I've got the new fuel filter in hand.
Will I be alright with possibly a gallon of gas still in the tank, and do I have to worry about the injectors, etc.
I'm new to the diesel world, so I could use some advice, before going any further.

 

you need to get all the gas out you can. i would also drain all the fuel out of the fuel filter bowl and fill it up with diesel

 

Yeah, get all out that you can and then fill it all the way back up with diesel. Add some Stanadyne or Diesel Clean or Redline Diesel Fuel Catalyst to help with the lubricity.

 

This happened to a buddy of mine with his Duramax. Someone switched the nozzles just to be funny and he filled his truck up with gas. Long story short, it had to be towed to the dealer twice to be properly drained. Fortunately, he was still under warranty. If you're still under warranty, I suggest taking it in. I still have a bit of my warranty left, but even if I didn't, I'd still take it to my dealer to have it done properly. Something this serious isn't worth risking your engine over.

 

Get as much gas out as you can. It is common down south for folks to put a gallon of super unlead in the diesel fuel during extreme cold spells. We don't have winterized fuel ( read #1 fuel) down here like they have up north. The gas keeps the pariffins from gelling. You don't need a dealer repair. Just get as much out as you can and refill with the proper fuel.

 

Thanks guys for the advice. I got it all out, with some work. Changed the filter,cleaned the bowl and refilled with "the right stuff". I'm on my way to the store to see about the Stanadyne.
Thanks to all!!

 

Flash:
Have you ever heard of Power Service Diesel Fuel Supplement? What you do is add 1 gallon every 200 miles at around zero temepatures to prevent gelling, or 1 gallon ever 100 miles if the fuel has already gelled. A nice trucker saved our Canada Vacation many years ago because we are from the bay area, and had a tank full of D#2 and it gelled up while we were going in out 1989 7.3. He gave us a cantainor of it, and now we never go on vacation without it.... Great stuff.

 

How would this be warranty if he put the wrong fuel in. I would say it was his own falt.

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Yes it is his own fault, that is why Chevy warrantied it caus ethey know only idiots buy Duracraps

 

Thanks fire I just wanted to make sure that I read that right Ha Ha.

refuse2

 

It was, but naturally when someone goes to fill up, they assume that the correct nozzle is there to begin with. To be honest, I think it's an understandable mistake; thats why Chevy honored it as a warranty repair.

 

I just wish ford would do something like that but they figure maybe they can make some money off of parts and labor so I think that is why they don't warranty it.

refuse2

 

I've posted this before at how we deal with this when a driver puts gas in to the diesel tank.

Here's how many we have done that I can remember:
2, 1999 E450 - psd
2 1993 E350 - 7.3
1 2000 international 3800 - t444e


Ok driver goes to fill up and puts in 40+ gallons of fuel into a 55 gallon tank. starts driving and discovers they goofed and drives it back to the shop a half mile away.

We pull it in when possible. Sometimes the driver will park it outside and shut it off. (the injector pump won't pump the gas through if there is too much gas in it, it's too thin for it) We get the bus inside the garage. Now we are a little lucky cause we have drain plugs on the bottom of our tanks. So I remove drain plug and drain gas in to 5 gallon pails and transfer it in to a empty 55 gallon oil drum. After gas is drained. We put in a few gallons of diesel fuel and then remove the filter and refill it with diesel fuel. Then one of us will start to turn over the engine while the other will spray JB-80 in to the air intake until the engine fires up and starts. We then go and fill the tank up the rest of the way and refill our 5 gallon can with disel fuel. (wd40 can also be used instead of JB-80 it's to lubricate the cylinders and helps starting faster)

Now we have a full 55 gallon drum of 60gas 40diesel or what ever the mix is. The good news is it does not get wasted. We will dump 5 gallons of it with our gasser each time they get filled until it's all gone.

Now we did lose a few injectors one one of them which we got replaced under warranty.

 

Duramax = riceburning Diesel