I became the proud new owner of an '06 2500 CTD quadcab the end of October. After driving the truck for about a week and a half it was dead in my driveway. Had it towed to the dealer and it was determined that I had fuel contamination. After haggling with my insurance company for 6 weeks they agreed to pay the $15k to swap out the fuel delivery system. I should have the truck back by the end of next week. So, what exactly is the fuel delivery system? Also, how common is fuel contamination in diesel trucks?Any words of wisdom in preventing this from happening again?

 

Man, $15,000.00 seems high for this. The last one that we did was about half that. They replace everything that fuel touches. Diesels hate water. What part of the world are you in?

 

The estimate shows $12.5k for the system plus 25 hrs for labor. I'm in SW Michigan

 

did they at least kiss you when you left the stealership [:@]

 

yeah... I have to agree with parts/service. That's highway robbery !! You could buy a whole long block and build to to competition specs for that amount of money ! I'm surprised your insurance company is even paying for a repair like that. It should be warrantied.

Dodge is quick to blame fuel contamination as it's a easy way to say it's not their fault. I've seen many a post where that was the excuse given by the dealer and that it wasn't covered.

It's always a good idea to use some sort of fuel additive which helps get keep water out of the fuel and also helps lubricate the system. It's very critical to keep the fuel system on the CR's clean. Water can cause rust and you can imagine how bad that is on injectors and every thing else !

 

The last one that we did was around $8,000.00 total. 25 hours for is just a crock.Its not even that many hours to replace the whole engine..... Heck, you could tow it to Georgia and I could still save you a boat load of money......

 

Wow replace the whole fuel system? Thats crazy, we never do that on Powerstrokes and we get people that come in with bad fuel all the time or the idiots who put gas in there trucks. We just pump out the old fuel, replace the fuel pump and any injectors that might have failed as a result and of course new filters, and put good fuel in. Oh and we run an injector flush on it. Never had any of em come back. But I know if it were my truck i would want everything replaced, guess thats another reason not to own a Ford.

 

They initially flushed out the system, changed the filter and put in new fuel. They had the truck running fine and were ready to send me on my way. Then they apparently got word from Dodge that the protocol in this situation is to replace the entire system. At this point I really don't care, my insurance co. is paying for the repairs and I should have my truck back within a week.

 

If your insurance company is cutting YOU the check and not the dealer, ^^^^^ THAT is EXACTLY what I would do !!

 

What kind of insurance is paying your truck repair?The gas stations?