May have just destroyed my TV engine :-(
I made a stupid and likely very costly error this afternoon. I have a 2013 Ford 6.7 Diesel. About a week ago, I needed to top of the Diesel Exhaust fluid before a long trip. I bought a 2.5 Gallon c...
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Fordlover wrote:tsetsaf wrote:
I was not aware that the result could be so bad. If it is can anyone tell me why the filler necks are adjacent to one another. Hopefully you can fix it without the big price tag.
The idea is that both Diesel fuel and DEF are both required 'fuels' to move the truck down the road.
And don't think for even a second that you can't put the wrong fluid in the wrong place just because it's underhood. I've seen brake fluid in crank cases, antifreeze in washer fluid, etc. Anyone can make a mistake, some just are more costly than others.
I know that mistakes happen, I have had a guy put diesel in the hyd. tank of an excavator. I am not sure that DEF and Diesel are the same as other fluid mistakes that can happen under the hood of a vehicle. Considering how often you add DEF and Diesel to a vehicle, the opportunities to make a mistake are considerably higher when the filler caps are right next to each other. I have yet to add brake fluid or antifreeze on my 2012 2500HD after 43K miles. If it were a DEF diesel truck I would have filled with diesel countless times and DEF at least 5 times.
