Kyle S Hale
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- Jun 22, 2018
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- 2016
2016 Ram Ecodiesel..... 38 left on the fuel range so I filled up and almost immediately the WIF came on. It continued to come on/off over the next day until it shut down completely. I had driven about 6 miles total. Towed to dealership and they said contaminated fuel, $6,500 repairs and no warranty. They provided a sample of my fuel and I agreed it looked cloudy to me. Assuming it was bad fuel at this point, I went and pumped a sample from the same pump and then another sample from where I normally fill up.
The fuel station has a "clean inspection report" from the fueling company. Evidently, the fuel transport company tests the remaining fuel in the tank before dropping new fuel. Additionally, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission came and tested the stations' fuel for me. It's all clean according to these tests. The inspector also shared that no other complaints had been filed against the store and they sell a lot of fuel. I have asked the dealer to send a sample from my tank to a lab at my expense. I want to know what it is contaminated with if it is contaminated. The fuel station did have a refueling occur between me filling up and the OCC testing. The field inspector stated that, if there was a problem with the other fuel, it would still be evident in the new tank and the test would show that. I do think my fuel is contaminated as it it very cloudy and has what looks like to be little red specks settled and suspended. The sample I took from the pump was cloudy at first, but looks more translucent now where that from the truck has not cleared at all.
The Dodge Dealership determined it was contaminated fuel by looking at it and went no further. Then said basically the entire fuel system needs to be changed. Should there be other checking going on here? Could it be something less catastrophic? Maybe drain fuel, replace filter(s), perhaps an additive/cleaner? Obviously, changing the fuel system should fix it, but is that really necessary? If my fuel is contaminated and the fuel station is clean, how did mine get contaminated?
The fuel station has a "clean inspection report" from the fueling company. Evidently, the fuel transport company tests the remaining fuel in the tank before dropping new fuel. Additionally, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission came and tested the stations' fuel for me. It's all clean according to these tests. The inspector also shared that no other complaints had been filed against the store and they sell a lot of fuel. I have asked the dealer to send a sample from my tank to a lab at my expense. I want to know what it is contaminated with if it is contaminated. The fuel station did have a refueling occur between me filling up and the OCC testing. The field inspector stated that, if there was a problem with the other fuel, it would still be evident in the new tank and the test would show that. I do think my fuel is contaminated as it it very cloudy and has what looks like to be little red specks settled and suspended. The sample I took from the pump was cloudy at first, but looks more translucent now where that from the truck has not cleared at all.
The Dodge Dealership determined it was contaminated fuel by looking at it and went no further. Then said basically the entire fuel system needs to be changed. Should there be other checking going on here? Could it be something less catastrophic? Maybe drain fuel, replace filter(s), perhaps an additive/cleaner? Obviously, changing the fuel system should fix it, but is that really necessary? If my fuel is contaminated and the fuel station is clean, how did mine get contaminated?
