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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TucsonJim wrote:
when I got the truck to the dealer last night, the diesel guy was waiting on me. He already had all the parts on order and will have it torn down for insurance inspection this morning.
While talking to him, I specifically asked him what would happen if I were to have followed my original course of action such as replacing the filters, draining and rinsing the tank, etc. His response was that "once the crystals start forming, you can not get them out by using cetane booster or any other known chemicals". They will continue to grow and typically, they will form on the injectors. If they cause an injector to lock open, the engine will likely hydrolock and result in catastrophic engine damage."
Ouch!! At least it sounds like your guy knows what he's doing. That's extremely important at this juncture to make sure that everything is repaired properly and you don't have any future issues because of it.
Ultimately it looks like things will pan out for you and this will turn into an expensive but overcomable lesson.
Sorry again that you had to go through it!
