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Originally Posted by GregWeld

Having owned and operated large diesel boats -- with 1000 gallon (not a typo - One thousand gallon) fuel tanks... everything he is saying about dirty fuel is absolutely the truth.

So I can see a truck that isn't getting used much - or buys fuel from a depot that doesn't pump much - getting seriously contaminated. And that spells Ex$pen$ive repairs.

Greg, I agree with you but not in the same way. I'm extremely familiar with diesels and own a bunch (only 1 is a truck, the rest are relatively heavy equipment). I've personally experienced fuel contamination more than once. Not too long ago, just finished a total rebuild on a international 3cyl during a dozer restoration.

What I don't agree with is the premise that 69myway made, first insinuating that poor design was the result of the expensive repairs, and second that an '08 stock truck, used and maintained normally, would encounter this. They don't store 1000gals. The explanation simply doesn't jive to me. It just seems like data being used out of context. I'll ask again - how many diesel owners on this site have experienced these issues? How about some more actual feedback from this board?

As mentioned already, I have seen a bunch of people get in trouble with newer diesels in particular trying to run biodiesel. Frankly, ive run into issues with some of my other diesels but I always refused to put it in my truck. Newer high pressure injection systems are pretty darned picky.

I would have to guess that most of my diesels get used maybe twice a month. Year round. My truck gets used sporadically. Sometimes it's veer frequent but then it could go weeks without being touched. Of the probably 75 or so people I personally know that have diesel light trucks I'd guess that at least 50% use them during the summer only on weekends, and NEVER all winter. Have there been problems? Sure. A very small number have had to replace lift pumps, and sometimes injectors, etc. I will also say that most of those were on more heavily modified trucks with bigger turbos, full programmers, etc. None replaced fuel tanks.

230k miles.

The point is that this is not an emotional topic. 69myway claims to just want to "educate people" and I would simply prefer a less biased and more transparent process.