Fiat and Cummins in court
Saw this on another forum. Fiat Cummins lawsuit
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Troy for me the concern was dirt and possible water getting into the fuel tank. If the fuel door had a latch on it like all of our other vehicles have I would not worry about it at all. Our 2015 300 has a cap built onto the fuel door along with a latch. Why couldn't FCA/Ram do the same on the trucks?
I do agree with you though as to DEF getting introduced into the fuel system from a spill. Without a cap if someone was careless or even say the plastic hose had a split in it or poped out of the filler neck DEF could get into the fuel tank.
Even a small amount of DEF can and WILL damage the fuel system and engine. The first thing all of the manufactures do when confronted with a blown diesel engine running DEF is to ask for the fuel filter, fuel samples and sometimes the ECM.
I buy 100% of my DEF from the same truck stop here in town. I have never had any spillage nor have I found any white crystals like some have reported.
Don
I do agree with you though as to DEF getting introduced into the fuel system from a spill. Without a cap if someone was careless or even say the plastic hose had a split in it or poped out of the filler neck DEF could get into the fuel tank.
Even a small amount of DEF can and WILL damage the fuel system and engine. The first thing all of the manufactures do when confronted with a blown diesel engine running DEF is to ask for the fuel filter, fuel samples and sometimes the ECM.
I buy 100% of my DEF from the same truck stop here in town. I have never had any spillage nor have I found any white crystals like some have reported.
Don
