Annual Update re Mexican Diesel Fuel
Now that the annual Snowbird migration is underway, I'm already getting emails from owners of 2007.5 through 2013 diesel pickups who are looking for updates on the effects of the higher sulfur Mexican...
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The example posted by The Texan is hearsay of course, as it references someone who "had a friend" who is purported to have experienced a certain situation.
That having been said, it is absolutely certain that anyone having their vehicle towed out of Mexico, to a dealership, with emissions related codes, is likely going to have to pay for repairs, which, incidentally, are extremely easy to do and should be CHEAP. All that is required is for the dealership to initiate a "Service Regeneration" or a "DEF Quality Test" right in their parking lot. In about 35 minutes the problem is 100% gone, codes cleared, no damage to emissions components. There is NO NEED WHATSOEVER to change any components, and the total amount of technician time required to initiate the procedure is less than 10 minutes.
Despite the hearsay nature of The Texan's example, I can confirm a similar "hearsay" example that did occur for an owner on the Mexican Mainland. In that case, I did end up speaking with the owner AFTER the incident. Unfortunately, he was unaware that he could have contacted me to deal with the issue, so he contacted a Mexican GM dealership. Sadly, because there are no Duramax powered pickups sold in Mexico, the technicians have no training, and no diagnostic procedures or tools. Worse still, they can not access parts using the vehicle VIN. It is very bad news.
Eventually, the Mexican techies did find out how to initiate a regeneration and returned the truck, working again, to the owner. I do not know how much he paid for the service, but labor rates are not high in Mexico.
The main reason I do these postings every year is to help those folks who inadvertently, or deliberately, enter Mexico with their diesel pickups post 2007.5, and subsequently need help with emissions related issues. I am not going to pass judgement on their decision to enter Mexico. I will help them to clear those error codes and deal with the use of Mexican fuel. I do this because I know that NO DAMAGE is done to any emissions system component by using Mexican diesel for less than 40,000 continuous miles. It is therefore unfair to cancel a warranty for the use of Mexican diesel, although an owner should pay for the Service Regeneration to fix a problem.
That having been said, it is absolutely certain that anyone having their vehicle towed out of Mexico, to a dealership, with emissions related codes, is likely going to have to pay for repairs, which, incidentally, are extremely easy to do and should be CHEAP. All that is required is for the dealership to initiate a "Service Regeneration" or a "DEF Quality Test" right in their parking lot. In about 35 minutes the problem is 100% gone, codes cleared, no damage to emissions components. There is NO NEED WHATSOEVER to change any components, and the total amount of technician time required to initiate the procedure is less than 10 minutes.
Despite the hearsay nature of The Texan's example, I can confirm a similar "hearsay" example that did occur for an owner on the Mexican Mainland. In that case, I did end up speaking with the owner AFTER the incident. Unfortunately, he was unaware that he could have contacted me to deal with the issue, so he contacted a Mexican GM dealership. Sadly, because there are no Duramax powered pickups sold in Mexico, the technicians have no training, and no diagnostic procedures or tools. Worse still, they can not access parts using the vehicle VIN. It is very bad news.
Eventually, the Mexican techies did find out how to initiate a regeneration and returned the truck, working again, to the owner. I do not know how much he paid for the service, but labor rates are not high in Mexico.
The main reason I do these postings every year is to help those folks who inadvertently, or deliberately, enter Mexico with their diesel pickups post 2007.5, and subsequently need help with emissions related issues. I am not going to pass judgement on their decision to enter Mexico. I will help them to clear those error codes and deal with the use of Mexican fuel. I do this because I know that NO DAMAGE is done to any emissions system component by using Mexican diesel for less than 40,000 continuous miles. It is therefore unfair to cancel a warranty for the use of Mexican diesel, although an owner should pay for the Service Regeneration to fix a problem.
