Sometimes they need a complete engine, if the high pressure fuel pump locks up the timing gear on the crank will spin, it's pressed on and there is no way to fix it except a new crank. So at that point they get a new engine and Ford has just started shipping complete engines so there's a long line of customers waiting for engines. They were on BO for over 6 months.
Don't use aftermarket parts on this engine or you'll get practice doing the job again and paying for the parts 2x.
Also these injectors have codes on them that have to be programed into the PCM. It's easy to do with a good scanner, my Snap On and Autel can both do it.
Look up IQ codes.
I've heard up north in the dead of winter when it's something like -20 outside it's common to mix unleaded with diesel in big rigs on a 5% basis. Heavy emphasis on heard. Never tried.
I work in the trucking industry and although I don’t doubt I that people did this at one time I will say that with modern diesels it is def not normal practice now.
It's modern fuels and tighter tolerances that are the big problem. The low Sulphur fuel has no where near the lubricating properties that the older fuels did. So accidents like this are usually disasters, in the old days, not so much.
The job got forced on us today on top of a very busy schedule, so we're just getting to round two.
So far, ran a hose from the filter nipple into fuel jugs, commanded pump on, emptied tank, put another 5 gallons of clean diesel in with one bottle of Motorcraft PM-22-A (supposedly approved for this engine) and ran that through low pressure pump and filter housings.
I've heard up north in the dead of winter when it's something like -20 outside it's common to mix unleaded with diesel in big rigs on a 5% basis. Heavy emphasis on heard. Never tried.
I’ve done it my self plenty of times when trucks would gel up in -20 or below and quit running. The fuel looked like a slushy in the Davco. I’d mixed it 40:1 and would have them running with in an hour.
It's called a contamination kit. Ford sells them complete. We do them regularly at work for the same reason. EVERYTHING in the fuel system gets replaced. 25 hours of labor plus parts. Or you can take a chance that something lived through it. Out of 8 trucks this last year, not one ran more than a week with just a fuel system flush...so you can pony up and do it right or pay the price later, your choice
I've heard up north in the dead of winter when it's something like -20 outside it's common to mix unleaded with diesel in big rigs on a 5% basis. Heavy emphasis on heard. Never tried.
I had and my son now has an '06 Dodge Megacab diesel. I bought it when it was still in warranty, so it's been in the family a while. We get 3 weeks in a row of highs of -30 and lows in the -40's, and we have never had a problem with it in the winter, and we don't use any additives. I never even plugged it in unless it was -25 or worse and it had plenty of cold starts in the -30s not plugged in. It's a pre-def truck though, not sure if that makes a difference.
My buddy's 6.0 Ford diesel that he used to own on the other hand, which WAS a plow truck and he bought only a few years old, was only good for spring, summer and fall and refused to run in the winter. I used to laugh and wave when I drove by him in the winter when his wouldn't start.
Years ago I owned an 84 F350 with the old 6.9L diesel. That thing would run on all kinds of crap you put in it! Of course it was all mechanical injection. I'd put old used motor oil, trans fluid, even brake fluid in the tank. LOL, it did'nt even phase it one bit. I never put gasoline in it though, I'm sure that would damage it.
I used to pour in the 1 gallon jugs of Marvel Mystery Oil and mix it with the diesel fuel.
I had and my son now has an '06 Dodge Megacab diesel. I bought it when it was still in warranty, so it's been in the family a while. We get 3 weeks in a row of highs of -30 and lows in the -40's, and we have never had a problem with it in the winter, and we don't use any additives. I never even plugged it in unless it was -25 or worse and it had plenty of cold starts in the -30s not plugged in. It's a pre-def truck though, not sure if that makes a difference.
My buddy's 6.0 Ford diesel that he used to own on the other hand, which WAS a plow truck and he bought only a few years old, was only good for spring, summer and fall and refused to run in the winter. I used to laugh and wave when I drove by him in the winter when his wouldn't start.
It's called a contamination kit. Ford sells them complete. We do them regularly at work for the same reason. EVERYTHING in the fuel system gets replaced. 25 hours of labor plus parts. Or you can take a chance that something lived through it. Out of 8 trucks this last year, not one ran more than a week with just a fuel system flush...so you can pony up and do it right or pay the price later, your choice
20ish years ago a lady pulled up to the pumps at my dad's store in a new Powerstroke. When I saw what she was doing, I ran out and told her the she needed diesel and we only had gas. She argued with me and said it used gas even though it said "diesel only" in several places. I didn't argue with her and she topped it off with gas.
Not sure how far she made it but this truck still had the stickers on the window.
One of our haulers did this once to his late-model Cummins. His full-coverage insurance picked up the tab - which wasn't much; he shut the truck off within about 3 blocks. A complete fuel system flush and new filters took care of it and there was no damage to the pump or the injectors. Done at the local Dodge store who fortunately was honest about it. Hopefully you'll get that lucky.
I think that claim would bring about a Investigation for fraud, if not there have been a similar claim and its being investigated for fraud. Full coverage does not cover mechanical issues, even though a claims adjuster ok'ed it will ultimately get the policy canceled and make future coverage harder and more expensive to get.
Right? Or maybe a sticker in the fuel door that says diesel fuel only.
I mean some people are so fucking stupid that they put DEF in the fuel tank. Those idiots are the ones keeping mechanics busy!!
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