Diesel in DEF tank

Best of luck to ya. Hope all goes well. Keep us updated!

 

The way your job may be saved is if you offer to pay for it.Some companies will do that and leave it off your record.

 

Only during the "Holiday Season", right patty? I'm still LOL about that one!

 

Yeah, I hope it all works out for ya buddy. A lot of drivers in my company were putting antigel in the DEF tank, so stuff like this does happen. And that's why it's so important to share this kind of stuff, so that others can be helped when they read through TTR. Why I'm on here as much as I can be. This place is a wealth of knowledge.

 

Who are you drivin for OP? Megecarrier?

 

Did it not occur to you to ask this before the fact? I mean, they usually put a sticker on which says "DEF only", and you'd think there was a reason for that.
Contrary to a previous post, it won't be the DPF which needs replacement... diesel fuel already gets sprayed on that via the dosing injector in the engine... after the DPF, then the exhaust goes into a crossover which takes it through the DEF doser (which is where the DEF is injected) then on to the SCR... fortunately, if the line isn't plugged, the only thing that should have to be done to the DEF doser is to replace the insulator and gasket... not a horribly difficult process, but a bit on the awkward side, given the location of the DEF doser... some mechanics prefer to remove the driveshaft when servicing it, although personally I don't. The SCR will probably get serviced, as well... not sure if they'll have to replace it or not, but if they do, it'll be a pretty penny, and expect your company not to be particularly thrilled about it.