Bio Diesel VS Diesel

starlord wrote:
Bio cost me $4500.00. I make this statement due to having a 2005 Ford 6.0 motor in a E350. Before the naysayers chime in and say "A 6.0, there's all your problems right there", let me say that the engine has been bullet proofed to the extent it can be. The problem supposedly stems from having used bio fuel at some point. According to Ford, bio caused my fuel tank to delaminate, which also took out my fuel pump and a couple injectors. According to Ford, I should not run ANY bio of any concentration. This does present a big problem when spending any time at all in Illinois, since that seems to be all I can find there. If I have to run bio if I'm in Illinois, I put only the minimum amount I need to get out of that state and back to one that has real diesel fuel. Now, the funny part of this story (funny as in strange) is that these problems arose the day after having service performed at a Ford dealer, I thought it weird that no flakes of delamination were found when the fuel filters were changed, but maybe that's just me.

IMO Biodiesel had absolutely nothing to do with your tank delam problem which is a known issue with Vans around yours and mine vintage. What is true is that biodiesel is a great fuel system cleaner and can in some cases cause issue with filters, etc. Furthermore any tank delam and fuel contamination issues would have nothing to do with damaging your injectors. Someone fed you a bunch of the smelly stuff which you evidently took hook, line, and sinker so to speak.

Larry