Diesel in DEF tank

Im impressed how much u know about this.So with that said would they have to wash out the tank before adding new DEF and also it runs on computer so does that need to recalibrated do you think judging by only 1 gallon of fuel was put in the def tank?

 

You would have a better chance if you didn't drive 500 miles and wait a day to notify the company

 

They'll drain the DEF tank.. maybe wash it out with dry solvent or steam it out... diesel is a fuel oil and will leave residue if not fully cleaned out, and that could cause continuing problems with the sensors. Draining and removing a DEF tank isn't a particularly difficult process... they're usually held in with band straps the same way fuel tanks are, plus the DEF tank is much, much smaller than a fuel tank. Not sure if the DEF lines will have to be replaced or not... I wouldn't think so, but I can't say with certainty.
As for recalibrating the computer, it's possible, but I wouldn't think so. Typically just clearing out any fault codes it threw up would suffice. DEF systems have been out for a few years now, and engine manufacturers aren't unaware that these sort of things happen from time to time. We have a rep from Rocky Mountain Cummins who works with us, and he's lost count of the number of times people have done this, pissed in the DEF tank, etc.

 

Write about this in the other diesel in DEF tank thread. When DEF trucks first hit the streets , several drivers filled the DEF tanks with windshield washer fluid . You are not the first one to goof like this and will not be the last . Mistakes happen .

 

So if nothing is seriously wrong,with labor and such,how much would u say Freightliner will charge?

 

last time I checked, about $110 an hour plus parts with a 4 hour minimum

 

That's a lot.You know they're going to make it last longer then 4 hrs no matter what.

 

So whats the outcome OP?

 

I can't believe how stupid some people are. This comment is not directed at the OP!

 

I haven't really dealt with too many truck dealerships, but I've always been under the impression that they charge by the flag hour, rather than the labor hour. If that's the case, it should be pretty flat rate. At a flag hour shop, if a job is flagged at four hours, then the customer gets billed for four hours, whether it takes the tech two hours, four hours, six hours, etc.