Mar-01-2012 05:53 AM
Mar-02-2012 12:30 AM
Mar-01-2012 07:33 PM
rick83864 wrote:
I really thought I clicked onto a hot thread with a high hit count till I realized one poster had 68% of the posts :H
Enough typing already, maybe take a break and eat something :B
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Mar-01-2012 06:59 PM
NewsW wrote:gmcsmoke wrote:
You my friend need to wake up from the dream world you're living in. Because there's no way in BP or Exxon is going to pay a $12k repair bill because you claim "bad fuel".
My experience with major brands is, upon presentation of solid evidence, paid promptly.
FYI, I have also been paid promptly by major suppliers (e.g. Allied-Signal) when solid evidence of failure of their component was presented to them.
They were all more than fair.
Example of a solid "bad fuel" claim.
Tank nearly empty, XYZ pulls up to ABC Major Brand Diesel Station.
Engine, everything running fine.
Fills up with full tank of ABC Major Brand Diesel.
Engine starts, coughs, then dies, WIF light comes on.
Immediately towed to dealer, who discover 10+ gallons of water in fuel tank.
Contacted ABC Major Brand Corporate immediately.
(In background, ABC halts sale of suspect fuel from that pump, then sends out tech to check, and alas, find tank half full of water).
ABC Major Brands gulps...
And Pay.
What also helps:
No previous claims history (or similar claims).
No lawyer involved.
No claims for damages, etc.
Limited out of pocket claim (just the frigging bill, not padded).
No nonsense.
Mar-01-2012 06:50 PM
Mar-01-2012 06:26 PM
Jarlaxle wrote:
Probably Ford dropping the diesel in the Econoline.
I am seeing more and more International and Freightliner ambulances lately. Saw one built on a new GMC cutaway van last week...sounded like Duramax power.
Mar-01-2012 06:15 PM
Mar-01-2012 05:50 PM
Mar-01-2012 05:33 PM
Jarlaxle wrote:NewsW wrote:thomasmnile wrote:NewsW wrote:
We got users (Rick for example) saying "I got a real problem"
And THATis the bottom line! The man spent a bunch o' money on what he thought was a reliable vehicle, only to be blown off by its manufacturer and a dealer, with a claim (not clearly substantiated to him) of water in the vehicle's fuel.
With a much touted and newly launched vehicle, seems to me that Ford which apparently doesn't have a firm understanding of what's going on, should repair the vehicles with this problem, thoroughly analyze the problem to identify it, correct what can be corrected, and if there is a problem with the Bosch components, take it up with Bosch and not drill the customer.
Ford can't afford another 6.0 chapter in their history..............
I have said it before, but I am trying to find a solution to this issue that do not require Ford being a villain.
You can't. That is simplky not possible, because Ford IS a villain here!I honestly think they were misled by Bosch into how reliable the pump is and how it is "impossible" for it to go bad if fed proper fuel.
Quite possible...of course, that being the case, GM was duped the same way. However, GM is standing behind their trucks, while Ford seems to be claiming, "Our engine is perfect, therefore it's your fault."
Mar-01-2012 04:12 PM
Mar-01-2012 04:02 PM
blackeyed1 wrote:
Maybe I misread an earlier post regarding bio-diesel recommendation. Since I moved back here to Michigan, I will not use bio-diesel in my truck. I do use the cetane booster from Ford. I also keep an envelope in my glovebox with at least past 3 months of fuel receipts.
Mar-01-2012 04:00 PM
Mar-01-2012 03:51 PM
blackeyed1 wrote:
Ford or whomever said that using a % of biodiesel helps lubricity. I know that when I had to use biodiesel in my 6.4L (that's all I could find) in Illinois before I moved here to Michigan, my truck ran terrible and lousy fuel mileage on it. Now that I can get regular diesel up here, my truck runs alot better. So I don't know whose leg is being pulled anymore.
Mar-01-2012 03:49 PM
Engineer9860 wrote:
Alright, since nobody wants to sell me their 6.7L PSD truck by the lb., let me ask a serious question.......
I haven't seen any discussion on this, but I have had some thoughts after something that happened to me recently.
A while back I dumped out some older diesel fuel that I had stored in a sealed plastic container.
In the fuel was a large glob of what I believe to be algae. It was a nasty green glob. This plastic container was not contaminated before I saved this fuel from the frame filter (primary) on my 2008 6.4L work truck.
So, was this algae? What effects would something like this have on these newer fuel systems?
Mar-01-2012 03:46 PM
Mar-01-2012 03:45 PM
8iron wrote:
In this case "bellyaching" did have an effect on enforcement and certainly has the policy makers attention. Only the foolish and the extremely arrogant ignore the power of public opinion. Think BP’s Tony Hayward, AIG and every US Bank exec.