Originally Posted by CD in NM

Did you get the TSB or recall (not sure which it was) done on the fuel tank vent tube? I had my dealer do it the second it came out. It is a sorry fix and you still need to add a little filter to keep the dirt out but at least the vent no longer is laying on the top of the tank indent sucking in water.

If you have fuel receipts you can go after the place where you bought fuel to cover your costs, hopefully if you do not have the receipts you at least used a credit/debit card, works as a receipt also. You can also take a fuel sample and have it checked for contamination. If it is contamination then the test will serve as evidence toward your claim against where you purchased the fuel. There is a little cover on the pickup in the tank, was that plugged up with contaminents? I would have done the fuel sample before I took the truck into the dealership BECAUSE they are using the 'contamination excuse' regarding anything fuel related as a default to you digging into your pocket for the expenses when ultimately it really COULD be a warranty issue. The $8K will inclued the lift pump and filter canister replacement so you will never know if it was just a bad lift pump or a faulty seal in the cannister.

Get your insurance company involved, do not let the dealership proceed with anything until you have the insurance company in the game.

It DOES sound like a bad lift pump or a problem with sealing at the filter. I would get them to test the lift pump, there is a procedure that should tell the whole story. You can bypass the filter housing and see if the truck will run properly, that then puts the filter housing as the culpret.

Going to another dealer may or may not net you results, DC has been recently taking a stance about using the same dealer to resolve problems. Another dealer may tell you they can't do anything BECAUSE you must continue with the original dealership, just a heads-up on the new methods. I would also contact DC directly and point out that the dealer has gone to a R&R fuel system without doing all the other tests first. It may be that the dealership has no clue or is just looking for their EASY way out of a warranty repair expense. Always seems as though the burden is on us doesn't it?

Once you have resolved the problem you really should consider adding the GDP 2-micron filter for any future fuel contaminants and it will also serve to add life to your injectors. The particles between the recommended manufacturer 7-micron filter and the 2- micron filtration ARE the ones that will damage you injectors.

CD