Def in the fuel tank.

Showing what I usually do when someone brings a pickup or a piece of equipment in that accidentally had def pored into the fuel tank.

[@zachbowling3487]

Hey warren my name is Zach,I am from a small farming town in Ohio. I have been watching your channel for a long time and the first time I have commented on anything. First I want to say Ohio needs a mechanic like u sir. I have learned so much from ur channel and I am so glad that there is someone out there that still believes in doing things the right way Keep on putting out the videos buddy I look forward to watching them. Your a hell of a mechanic warren!!!!

[@westerntruckandtractorrepa1353]

Thank you for commenting and watching.

[@c5back9]

You saved the owner a huge bundle of cash. Way to go brother! Back in my day, most mechanics approached repairs with the goal of not only fixing the problem, but fixing it as inexpensively as possible. Seems like this is your approach as opposed to looking to squeeze every penny possible out of the owner’s wallet. Good on ya for protecting your customer’s back!!

[@seantatham9960]

Fantastic video Warren!! Huge respect for taking the time to do these....you sir have a VERY broad base of knowledge as a master mechanic

[@westerntruckandtractorrepa1353]

Thank you.

[@buysinopec1111]

Walmart $2.83 per gal delivered! www.walmart.com/ip/DEF-Diesel-Exhaust-Fluid-5-3-Gallons-2-65-gal-x-2-Jugs/938067977 ..

[@jerryglen986]

You have become quite good at teaching us, so that amateur's like myself can understand. Also I really like your dogs, I have 2 girls myself and life is good with my two labs. Thank you Warren you have always been a honest broker. In business that is gold.

[@2414ah]

One of my favorite channels. Thank you, Sir!

[@sierravortec2629]

Just discovered this channel, binge watching a bunch of videos now. Awesome channel man! Not many channels like this where you actually see the expert perform the work

[@zukowski2023]

Great thinking on the "shortcut" for flushing the lines out, nothing worse that having to do more work than you really need. Well done. Also glad you managed to get those spring sets changed, that's some scary stuff, even if it's used "off road". Broken springs are just bad news... Keep up the great videos, Thanks!

[@j.b.maxwell8300]

Well warren another top program you have put on, you do a marvellous job by yourself to put out the work that you do , thank you warren I really enjoy your vids, as a retired diesel mechanic my self I know where you coming from, boy sometimes a pit would be very handy especially for jobs like this.

[@njseashorechas2698]

Your service repair adventures are amazing! Thanks for explaining what your doing, and the procedures. Makes its easy to understand for the dumbys like me!

[@thomaskirkpatrick4031]

I really enjoy the interaction between you and your critters, I thought I was the only one that talks to my dogs like that.

[@robertstock9912]

Another day at the office job well done i never get tiered of watching your videos it's amazing all you do

[@westerntruckandtractorrepa1353]

Thank you

[@robertstock9912]

You are so welcome i look at some of the other comments people make and the thing that i really like about you is your not afraid to takle just about anything

[@stevenfiglerski4547]

found this channel less then a week ago and i love it keep up the good work

[@jamesshanks2614]

Buddy of mine had the same problem when the fuel pump died and was told he needed a new pump so he said fine please install it in the 110 gallon fuel tank in the bed, he simply use a 3/4 drain bung about two inches off the bottom of the tank and installed a brass rotary pump to provide the engine with a regulator to give the engine consistent fuel pressure. Been working fine after he installed a fuel level sending unit without a pump. He likes the increased range. Damn, you gotta really clean the the crud out really good! This is beginning to make me want the new cyber truck Tesla just introduced as its only electrically powered 250 miles range on the base model rwd at $39,000. Cheers!!!!

[@edniemyjski3303]

HI warren, not only done right and vary reasonably price the customer gets his truck back the next day.great work sir.

[@robertoobregon3750]

Great work, lot of useful information. The 2019's the fuel tank is larger and so is DEF tank.

[@jser4822]

Great video Warren very thorough and professionally shot, thanks!

[@blacksmoke5009]

Nothing like starting out your day with hydraulic oil running down your armpit ! Lol! Thanks for sharing bud and thanks for the info on the torque multiplier 👍

[@elonmust7470]

I'd always have to help with wrenching in the morning before getting into the fall & buck, hydraulic fluid makes you tan really well...

[@jodyriggs5679]

Love your videos! I CAN TELL YOU ARE A REAL MECHANIC!

[@rongrose3746]

Enjoyed your work on this truck !

[@chascheess8470]

Great job Warren this guy should be happy enjoy all of your video's

[@georgemarshall7508]

Warren no matter how much diesel,you get on your self your dog's still love you!

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Great job Warren thanks for sharing 👍🇦🇺

[@canuckyank82]

Memories! Filled the JD model R with gas when I was about 13. Dad made me do all the work to clean it all out. Lines, tank, etc. Brain fart!🚜

[@TSiZj]

Love the channel. Really like the vids. Always good to see a fellow dachshund lover

[@125sm3]

Great job , certainly looking busy Warren .

[@evil1656]

Well, dodged one on that. Someone DEF'd up one of the JD 410 at work. They ran it until it developed a misfire, so all said and done, completely new pressure side of the fuel system, head reman, and new SCR. $35K later on a machine still under warranty. Think covered the cam under warranty.

[@deezelfairy]

We've just had this with a TCM forklift on our rental fleet. It's got a Nissan TD27 all mechanical injection engine (so no def tank 🤔) and managed to fill the fuel tank with DEF 😂. They ran it until it died. Suckers got so much blowby now it's firing the dipstick out - guess the def's either crystallised around the rings and jammed them or something hydrolocked. The injector lines and injectors are just SOLID with white crystals, the injection pump the same. My customers getting a big bill! 😂 Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 and love your weiner dog!

[@johnerway7255]

Great job Guy. I Know zero about that type of engine. Very interesting, thank you very much.

[@bigjim5723]

great video--ur mechanical skills remind me of a mechanic who worked at our coal company from way back in the early 80's when i was in my early 20's running dozer. he had a lot of skills back then, book smarts, i carted all the tools to him whenever he came out to work on my dozer, learned a lot off of him back then. thanks for the video. as i was watching ur video-and u was underneath the truck, i thought boy if i was only there, to bring u ur tools, so u won't have to crawl out so much. ha!

[@klc317]

Expensive mistake avoided. Great work!

[@rickytart1028]

Good video yet again...Thanks Warren!!

[@keithbishop249]

Great vid as always Warren top job

[@denverwalker9078]

This has happened twice to the same truck where I work. First time we had to replace everything second time we caught it early and just had to drain the tank and blow the lines clean.

[@barrysheehan4795]

Just had the same issue I will let you know soon say a prayer 🙏

[@logicalguy488]

I laughed so hard at Warren struggling forever to remove those 2 fuel lines when he could have just left them on, the tank was out, loosen the ring and remove the pump lines and all ... LOL

[@johnwever9336]

This is constantly on my mind every time I fuel / def my 2016 Ford Dooley. Love the truck, love the power, but always afraid of dumping gasoline or DEF in the Diesel tank.

[@psavel274]

Totally agree with you on the "quick" disconnects. There has been tons of scenarios when they are anything but quick to remove. Plastic pieces of trash that are bound to break no matter how careful you are from just exposure to the elements. Should've just used a regular worm clamp, but that's modern 'engineering' for you...

[@johnhatfield5877]

Great job as always thanks once again.

[@WBOS72]

Excellent video. Hopefully the owner got lucky on this deal.

[@Gaborkik]

It's not only the crystallization the problem, but also diesel fuel system is lubricated via diesel fuel. The water content of def will drop the lubricity of the fuel, causing higher risk of high pressure pump and injector damage. That's why gasoline has the same hazard on modern diesel cars. The lubricity of gasoline as also way lower then diesel fuels's.

[@michaelszweda]

warren great vid as always amazing to watch you do all you do in a day could you do a vid on the truck with the no comm problem thanks mike from florida

[@paulc.sachsejr.7209]

Thanks for the videos. Learn a bunch on every video...

[@Will-ww3uo]

Damn i was lucky to be working on Old farm machinery when i was working in Canada then. had a blast was able to fix problem with, side by sides, irrigation, tractors to the barn itself, coolest where the old case and ford. but man DEF sounds like the stuff we call Adblue in Europe, that stuff is nasty to luckely most farm still run machines without that. But Keep on fixin!

[@jhtoolman8773]

Great video! I hope that I never have to deal with that problem but at least if I do I have a better idea of the fix. Dealerships suck the money out of you that all there good for.

[@sharkyrich4844]

There are two tabs on the side that holds the moon clip in lock position. With a pair of pliers push both tabs in and pull the clip out. Some you can push down and then pull the clip.

[@billysmith6131]

Nice job Warren!!

[@TEXAS713EDITION]

I agree with you on those quick connects they use to piss me off so bad haha

[@stephenpaget3660]

Hi mate you make very interesting video thank you from Australia

[@rickjohnson1632]

I think you did the right thing. I’m thinking the truck should be good. Nice job 👍

[@johncone9516]

Here in the UK we call DEF "Add Blue"

[@slacko1971]

No we don't, we call it AdBlue

[@jimbobxcityguy5338]

I almost threw up when I dumped 3 gallons into my fuel tank two weeks ago. I had to start it for just about 5 seconds so I could put it in neutral and start it down hill to roll in front of my work shop. Well I dropped the full tank of fuel ( ouch $120 worth) and drained it. Washed it out with garden hose real good. The pickup pump and lines and fuel filter on the tank. Installed it and added 3 gal of power service and a gallon of Power service 911. Mixed with 5 gal of fresh fuel. Drove it for a while then added 5 more gallons. Drove it 230 miles then added a full tank. Kept adding Power Service 1 gal per full fuel tank. Drove it another 300 miles then changed both fuel filters. Cut them open and let them dry for a few days. Not one spec of crystal any where on any of either filter. I guess I lucked out. On a side note I did it twice before on my 2011 6.7. That was at 45k miles..Only a qt or so. Just drained the first filter every few miles then changed the filters out while adding lot's of power service for a while. Traded it in at 165k and still running smooth. No issues there. On a side note. Why didn't I just call Ford to come and tow it while it was just in the tank and I hadn't started it at all? Had too many important things to be done the next day and 1 week after and another 1 week after and another 1 week after. I went for it. At that point I didn't care what happed to the truck. Either it was going to run and do that all or frig it. I now have a locking gas cap that should help.

[@barrysheehan4795]

I added about 3 litres and no lights came on starting the process tomorrow wish me luck please

[@jimbobxcityguy5338]

@@barrysheehan4795 I did it 3 times to the 6.7's over the years. On 3 different trucks. First two times it was only a few lites or less. I added a gallon of Power Service white and quart of Power service 911. Drained it every few miles a bunch of times. Changed the filters shortly after. Same with the 2nd truck. I kept adding Power Service White to the fuel for a while..put on about 100miles after each episode before trading up. The 3rd time I put 2 1/2 gals in. That was the post above I did. Put on 35k since last year with it so far good. But I got all of it cause I drpped the fuel tank before driving it. And washed it out and changed the filter.

[@epmcdonald4562]

No more crack pipe...

[@garretr4488]

This is one reason I’m a fan of the way it’s setup on my Duramax with the DEF tank fill cap on the passenger side firewall

[@toma5153]

Thanks for that info. A great mistake-proofing design tip.

[@geltecmail]

4 out of 5 people said "It's on the socket" during this video. LOL Worst thing I ever did was put in 25 gallons of unleaded in one time, 2003 ford with flames out the pipes at night, was an exciting drive. Last time I just jumped out and grabbed a nozzle in the dark. Sucked out the tank, towed it in and had them clean the tank, ran fine, lucky me.

[@deuteronimus750]

Back in the 80's the company I was working for switched from an all gas powered delivery van fleet to all diesel and the truck drivers were always putting gas in the diesel trucks. It didn't help that the truckstop had gas and diesel pumps mixed in together.

[@tylerschierholz7534]

Great video

[@CaptKirk1701]

Great job!

[@larryehrlich8702]

I always start with the hardest nuts to take off and then end with the easiest. I didn't realize that until I watch this video. I've heard that is an expensive mistake...now I know why.

[@markreetz1001]

Wow! That was a pretty intense cleanout. I haven't been around diesels much for the last 20 years so all this def talk is new to me. Is "def" used all around the country or just in the La-La Lands? Very educational, as usual, Warren!

[@jblackops99]

I agree with the city point yes it may work in a concrete jungle but this is a work truck it goes in dirty places and its not practical to clean every little bit of the vehicle all the time.

[@Prariedog]

Great video.thanks for sharing .safe travels Warren

[@Jbmc65]

I just bought my dream truck, a 2024 Sierra Denali diesel and I had not owned diesels since 2001 so I had no idea what DEF was. Salesman and service didn’t say anything. So I seen the tank beside my diesel tank and looked it up online. I seen people making this mistake and I told my wife that I am the only one that puts DEF in the truck. I labeled the 2 tanks with label machine. Should never make that mistake I hope

[@blacksmoke5009]

On that duramax with lost communication to module I bet that it has a corroded or broken wire in that damn harness I’ve seen a few of them do that. Thanks for sharing bud it’s been hotter than a half fuked fox in a forest fire here in NY the last couple days few!! Take care now thanks for sharing!👍

[@dozer1642]

Here it’s been hotter than a fist full of fresh fucked fowl. 😆😆

[@Nf6xNet]

I don't have any vehicles which use urea yet, and I just have one machine with an exhaust filter (a Kubota L3301HST). Good video! I upliked this mostly for the dogs. ;)

[@bobhomestead7396]

New to your channel great work.

[@m.b8257]

Good for you for saving a customer money, you did a lot of hard work, instead of just changing parts, fckn dealerships and a lot of shops are just fckn lazy.

[@jaygraham5407]

I absolutely agree on the problem of the so called quick disconnects.

[@KevinJones-pj8kx]

They are designed for ease of assembly. Usually give no consideration for repair difficulties.

[@gregbutler9873]

I have those.days ... looking for a socket on my holder and it was sitting on the racket I just used😂👍🏻

[@Mauser304]

I just got it. Oscar, as in Oscar Meyer.

[@jodyriggs5679]

You are good on a wide range of equipment,thats rare.

[@GrandsonofKong]

This reminds me of a story from down in the Bay Area where a fuel delivery driver put regular 87 Octane gas in the underground tanks for a small private airport. Of course it was suppose to be High Octane AV gas. It went into a fair number of small planes before they problem was detected. I can't recall how many thousands of dollars the company had to spend rebuilding small plane engines. This was at least 25 years ago...…..

[@keenankelley187]

Awesome fix bud

[@Lucastrujillo59]

Well that customer got off real cheap great job

[@davidmontanez9066]

Thank you for the detail video on a greater option. A lot of us can’t just pull 10k..! But if there is a cheaper alternative why not try that. Also, what code tool do u recommend for a guy doing this at home as a one time deal..?

[@philglover2973]

Wow that's awesome thanks bud top man top mechanic 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@HeltonLogging]

I put fuel out of a tank in the bed unfiltered i didn`t check it, but filled the 03 2500 dodge with 5.9c i took a trip when i got there water in the fuel light came on.. no where to dump it the next day i found a place to dump it, It was red.. red from rust so i made the decision not to change filters 200 miles from home , i did buy 2 cans of water eater LOL, i made it home and ended up after everything putting injectors in common rails injectors and dirty /water don`t mix. Great video`s Btw

[@Mr549er]

wow good job once again

[@fordpowersmoke2725]

Those lock rings always give me a hard time.

[@Nay-Tops]

Hey Warren, Great videos!!!!! This is Stephen Gomez and I'm an aircraft inspector in Boise Idaho and I was wondering how often you have to have your torque wrenches calibrated. We have ours on a yearly calibration cycle. Thanks again for the vids

[@chenderson4969]

Stevmi I work at caterpillar and we have to get ours done every 6 months, even our rulers need to get checked!

[@westerntruckandtractorrepa1353]

Annually

[@davidrosenkrantz4854]

Warren I know you don't like the Duramax, but it is a lot harder to make this mistake. I have heard of this happening quite a lot. Although my brother did put in gas instead of diesel in his truck.

[@rowanlidbury]

Nice job!

[@tryduck6993]

When Im doing these tanks/pumps or def mishaps. Spray the connectors with brake cleaner to dissolve dust/dirt built up in them.You can also hit them with pressure washer that works good too.You can soak them with water but that takes over night for it to dissolve dirt from connector and have to keep hosing it .Usually break them connectors if dont pressure wash or spray them with can of brake cleaner.Your not alone breaking many of them BS setup deals.If its country truck ya might as well add cost of lines in along with repair.Then if ya do manage to get them off without breaking , you make the customer happy when you tell them it was cheaper repair for them.

[@williamfeggans8748]

Outstanding job, liked you stated in one of your video ford 6.7 not as good as the 6.0

[@epmcdonald4562]

6.0 is worst!

[@QQTrick1QQ]

Quick connects are great, now design a quick disconnect.

[@Toyotas_n__Tools]

I got pup that follows me around like a shadow in the shop 2 =)

[@markarneson8314]

I was most times a fan of lifting the box off, specially since you have a fork lift

[@vtwinbuilder3129]

Mark Arneson he kinda had to drop the tank anyways to clean it out. I had the same thought myself. If you were just changing a fuel pump it’s a no brainer to pull the bed.

[@znarcuss]

the engineer where thinking the some mecanic is used to something let piss him off and change it lol

[@KellyHawkins]

You say your dog won't fetch hammers. There was a movie called "used cars" where the mechanic could tell the dog a wrench size and he would go fetch it. I remember watching this show when I was a kid and my dad saying that was a million dollar dog.

[@davidfarley1175]

Warren you have to pull out on the center pin at the bottom of the retainer as you squeeze the clip

[@g2macs]

Don't let this dude come to the U.K! Our petrol (gas) pumps have green handles for unleaded and black for Diesel.

[@vtwinbuilder3129]

g2macs that’s a thing at some gas station in the US as well. It’s confusing.

[@rogerolivos7969]

Over 9000!

[@josephbelczynski5342]

excellent!!

[@58tilleryjr74]

I enjoy the videos and have been learning alot.

[@compactc9]

I’m terrified of pulling something stupid like putting gasoline in the tank. After driving gas powered vehicles for years and having a diesel Ram, only since April, I completely realize it’s a possibility. I still have to remind myself on cold morning to look at the wait to start indicator on the dash, I’ve just cranked the poor thing over dead cold on some icy mornings... unlike most older diesels this one actually will fire off and start like that! 😵

[@michaelmorgan3273]

so now that's clear and running again what do you do with the fuel you took out can it be used for anything else now or does it have to be disposed of?

[@lloydfwheeler]

That you so much You are the KING MY MAN 😅😅😅😅😅

[@MrHowieZ1973]

I thought you pushed down on the elbow and then pulled the clip out on those tanks.

[@andrewkiwi1]

One place i worked when i was young, we had a lady come into the shop with a BJ 70 landcruiser with a 13B diesel motor . She had filled it with petrol and driven it in to us as it was "makin noises" her words. Making noises noises alright. Knocking like hell then it died and wouldn't start. We worked out what she had done. Drained the tank, lines, replaced the filter and put in some fresh diesel and it started and after a couple of seconds it started and idled. With the noises it had been making i was sure it was going to be dead. All in the first week of my apprenticeship.

[@JJ-jv1gu]

Hey Cowboy Good Save Dang those trucks r sensitive

[@pauljanssen2624]

Are usually take the gas tanks and spray them off with the garden hose and some cleaner on the inside of the gas tank out using Dawn dish soap to clean it out and put some clean fuel in Flush to get all the water and drain the rest

[@elonmust7470]

Wow the fuel tank on a 90s honda civic blows this crap out of the park in functionality of design. Easy as can be to work on.