May have just destroyed my TV engine :-(

TucsonJim wrote:

4x4ord wrote:
I am a little late getting to the party but I guess I'll retell my story. I have been driving diesels for years and never believed it would happen to me but I've done both the gasoline and DEF thing to my Ford. I only drove about 5 miles after filling with gasoline before I noticed the engine pinging and realized what had happened. I got a hose and fitted it to the supply line at the fuel filter. I pumped the contents of the tank into my wife's Accura and a friends pickup by turning the key to the on postion and letting the truck's transfer pump do the work. Poured in a jerry can of diesel and was on my way. That was 3 years ago. Last year I pumped Def into the fuel tank. I realized what I had done immediately though so I never started the truck. I did the same thing...pumped the fuel tank into a barrel. This time I removed the tank and washed it and changed the fuel filter. (There was no sign of Def in the tank after pumping it dry though so the removal was likely not necessary although it is a very easy task to perform) I reinstalled the tank filled it with fuel and have never had a problem. There better not be a next time.

Thanks for not making me feel like the Lone Ranger here! You did just what the Ford procedure says to do if you put DEF in the tank and don't turn the key on. Once you turn the key on, both the high pressure and low pressure side are contaminated.

The older diesels could tolerate a little gas.
I had a 86 6.2 Diesel and accidently put in 4 gal of gas before I realized my mistake,I called a friend of mine that had a 453 diesel in his pickup.
with a 25 gal tank he said that 4 gal of gas with 21 gal of diesel
would be ok.I ran it and when tank was 1/2 empty,filled it full with diesel and everything was ok.
My point is everyone makes a mistake.
I was surprised to learn the insurance paid for it.