http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Cry.gif my truck kept dying on me on the water in fuel light would come on so i dumped some stuff for diesel into the tank to get rid. ran a few days then same, dumped more stuff. few more days then same. i took to the chevy dealership they said i have a heavy load of water and truck must be drained at a cost of over 1,000. (full tank) this is costly for me so i left it there and ordered some stuff called 911 that i am waiting for. made by power service. will this work? or should i just pay the cost of drainage? if i pay how do i know this wont happen again as i am not really sure where the bad fuel came from. how would i prevent this in the future? my truck is a 2500 chevy 3/4 ton 4 wheel drive.

I used 911 (under duress) when my fuel gelled last winter (distributor didn't put additive in - got to pay to tow about 50 school busses to thaw out). Don't know how it does with water in fuel.

Depending on slug of water size....


Too much water will be overpowering to the treatment. Best bet is to get it drained, but 1000.00 just to drain the tank is way crazy. I would check your last fill up reciept and get hold of the station, if you can prove fill up from station, pump # etc, you may be able to get some restitution from the station. I have heard of some who neglect the filters etc and there insurance has paid for similer situations.

Duramax or 6.5 ??


Just wondering as I can't believe anyone has ever had a WIF illumination in a Duramax ...


I had that problem with my 6.5 once ... Thankfully it was the same week I traded it in and bought my Duramax ...What a bear to keep it running moping out that filter housing ...


Unfortunately draining as the dealer mentioned is the best resolve ... By the time you add enough drying agent you may be effecting the rest of the fuel system ...





I would shop around the dealer isn't the only one that will be able to help you out ...Any decent Diesel repair facility or Repair shop should be able to perform this service ...


Good luck ....


Mac Edited by: Mackin

i would drain it as well. have you drained the water from the filter at least?

If this is a Duramax, we might have a first - WIF on!

My wif came on last week. I drained into a quart jar,about 2 inches of water and misc crap.


Once I drained the bottom of the filter and put it all back together, the WIF went out and hasnt been back since.


I would first drain the water and replace the filter, then see if the light comes back on....that is just me though. I don't always trust the first dealer. If you did contact the station, you could try to find out if anyone else had complained about their fuel quality.

mine is 6.5 not a duramax whatever that is. and i have no sniffer to drain water but i did replace the fuel filter to no avail; the water is all through the system at this point. also, i did contact the owner of the station who had many laughs and giggles at my situation :( and he said he would have his insurance company contact me but i am sure he has beat this before or he wouldnt have been laughing at me. the high cost is for drainage is because i have a full tank of diesel, 30 gallons and most of the cost is for the shop to dispose of it.

the high cost is for drainage is because i have a full tank of diesel, 30 gallons and most of the cost is for the shop to dispose of it.

$30 a gallon! Give me a break. They are out to fleece you. Probably will haul it back to the station you bought from and dump it back into their tank. This certainly give new meaning to the term "stealer". Go find yourself an honest shop.

Jim

This reminds me of something that happened about a year and a half ago. I good close friend of mine borrowed my 6.5 dump truck. This friend has been a friend for years and has always helped me work on the truck and other diesel equipment. He has also been with me several times to fuel it up.


On this occasion that he borrowed it, he stopped at the same station we always fuel from and grabbed the green nozzle and filled it up. 20 miles later, I get a phone call from him saying, it sputered lost power and died. I thought, that is odd. This is a brand new engine, with only about 1,000 miles on it. Maybe it was the injection pump that went bad, since i didnt replace that. I had it make sure it was getting fuel, and it was.


I had the truck towed back to my house and opened the hood and checked the filter, it had this funny smell of gas and diesel.


Turned out, he had went to to the inside lane and pumped in about 25 gallons of Premium Unleaded.


We siphoned the gas out into gas cans, put some diesel in, replaced the fuel filter, and it started right up.


I used the premium fuel in the lawn mowers and yes, one of the gas trucks. I was happy there was no damage to my new engine, he was happy too..he has had to live with me teasing and taunting him all the time about it now though.


It took me about 2 hours to siphone out the old fuel and replace the filter.

Diesel girl,


If you're sure nobody spiked your tank and feel like the fuel came from the station you mentioned. You won't be alone, other folks should have gotten bad fuel as well. If that's the case and the station owner/manager/adjuster gives you the blow-off, call your state's revenue department and explain the problem.


The retailers/wholesalers are responsible for insuring reliable fuel delivery and that includes any damages caused by bad fuel delivery.


Always save your fuel receipts!


Doug Edited by: mpdlt

mine is 6.5 not a duramax whatever that is. and i have no sniffer to drain water but i did replace the fuel filter to no avail; the water is all through the system at this point. also, i did contact the owner of the station who had many laughs and giggles at my situation :( and he said he would have his insurance company contact me but i am sure he has beat this before or he wouldnt have been laughing at me. the high cost is for drainage is because i have a full tank of diesel, 30 gallons and most of the cost is for the shop to dispose of it.



Does the truck still run ok?


If so, there is a little valve mounted near the thermostat(s). The hose on one side doesn't go anywhere. Put it in a jug and open the valve with the engine running. You should get about 5 gallons every 10 minutes or so.

Hey diesel girl, I just went through this. The cost to have your tank and lines purged is about 6 hours of labor wherever you get it done. The cost for disposal is about 40-50 bucks. Grand total it should cost you no more than $500-$600 to get this done. I did it in my drive and it took me about 4 hours. The fuel is relatively easy to get out, I wouldn't pump any more through the system though. If you have the tank purged, make sure they wipe down the entire tank. Call corporate for the station you filled up at and you should have better luck. I'm going to have to sue mine for about $1200.00. My injector pump was shot, luckily I have a friend at GM and it was replaced as a warranty repair. The IP is warranted to 120,000 miles. Any questions about this, ask, I've just gone through the whole thing.