attendant misfuelled my diesel truck

[Hudson10]

[font=Verdana, geneva, lucida,]my 2004 f250 super duty got 3/4 of a tank of gas and I drove for an hour on it. It was running pretty alright honestly. The next morning though it was very clear this idiot kid at the gas station put gas in my diesel. Anyone drive that long with a misfuel and recover? is there any hope for my truck? I work so hard just to keep this truck and it's my first reliable car.[/font]

 

[RoamerRV428]

ahhhh crap
no clue on this issue but feel for ya on this PIA in your life right now.

attendant?
where in the hell is there an attendant anymore? LOL

Sorry for your issues tho!

 

[john*thomas]

The only times I've seen diesels misfueled they did not go very far. Headgaskets go pretty quick with regular fuel.

 

[gizmotron]

And if your truck is the 7.3 International Harvester turbo-diesel then you can pretty much consider that the turbo might be toasted too.

 

[PlethoraOfGuns]

Uh oh. Gasoline is no good. As a solvent, the gasoline will strip components of oil that are designed to be lubricated by the diesel fuel. Drain the tank, change the fuel filter, do an oil change, run some additives at the very least and cross your fingers. Never trust anyone to fill your tank, always be sure...

 

[Weight]

"drove for an hour on it. It was running pretty alright"
How did you determine it was fueled with gasoline? But if it was, you need get most of the gasoline out and refill with fresh diesel.

 

[PlethoraOfGuns]

Yea, good question. How do you know they put gasoline in the tank?

 

[tx2sturgis]

Something sounds fishy here.

:dodgy:

 

[gizmotron]

Maybe some guy put gasoline in the gas station's diesel tank? Going a full hour before burning up the engine sounds sort of strange.

 

[user 423]

1/4 of what was in the tank was diesel. Maybe that was enough to not cause quick destruction?

 

[MrNoodly]

where in the hell is there an attendant anymore?

New Jersey and most of Oregon.

 

[Calaverasgrande]

I know some diesel engines can burn darn near anything. Older Mercedes are famous for that.
Can't speak on the Cummins though.
As far as places with attendants. I believe all of Oregon still requires attendants to pump for you.
I remember years ago I was driving up to Seattle and stopped in the first place over the border coming from CA.
(Far northern California is a wasteland for gas).
I hop out and walk around to the pump.
An old guy in a service station uni says "son, we don't pump our own gas in Oregon. You get back in that truck and let take care of it."
Also here in NYC there are still plenty of places with self and full service pumps.

 

[MrNoodly]

Here are some videos about gasoline in a diesel engine:

 

[gizmotron]

The Native American Indian reservation casino gas stations in Oregon let you pump your own. In fact you have to.

 

[PeterPiper]

Does the state also give those stations immunity from liability if they do this?

Seems if this is what happened then the station would be liable?

May be hard to prove?

 

[MrNoodly]

The Native American Indian reservation casino gas stations in Oregon let you pump your own. In fact you have to.

Yeah, Oregon finally allowed self-serve fuel stations in rural counties because there weren't enough people to be pump jockeys. And reservations aren't subject to some state regulations, which is why they can have casinos.

 

[Matlock]

Does the state also give those stations immunity from liability if they do this?

Seems if this is what happened then the station would be liable?

May be hard to prove?

If you saved the receipt then your proof is in hand.

 

[maki2]

Good idea to always supervise the fill up activity if you have a diesel vehicle.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Good idea to always supervise the fill up activity if you have a diesel vehicle.

for any vehicle, especially if they have a single nozzle for multiple grades (and prices).

 

[MrNoodly]

Good idea to always supervise the fill up activity if you have a diesel vehicle.

In the olden days, before self-serve, we used to specify the fuel. "Fill it with ___________ please."