Long story but here goes.
Myself along with about 30 other people pumped gas that had water in it. Come to find out the gas station pumped 2 feet of water from their tank while trying to rectify the problem.
I drove about 500 metres, the truck sputtered, spit and died. The engine light came on so I knew not to mess with it and got it right on a tow truck. Brought it to dealership.
Got home and learned of the issue with the gas. Called the dealership about 30 minutes after I dropped off truck and told them of the issue. They said thanks.
Got a call the next afternoon saying that the fuel pump had frozen. (come to find out after I called them they left the truck out all day and all night. temps were minus 20 celsius overnight.
They told me they just thought the lines would be messed up but never thought the fuel pump would freeze. the water in the gas tank froze too and they had to take the tank off and let it thaw out before they could get it out. Apparently there was about 4 inches of water frozen in the tank.
they told me it would need a new fuel pump or I could chance driving it with the old one after it thawed out and it may or may not stay good. I told them to put a new one in.
(out of all the vehicles broken down mine is the only one still left broke) They advised me that the gas station should pay for the fuel pump. I told them no, it should be the dealership as they left my vehicle out all night to freeze knowing there was water in there.
anyways, I'm quite upset over the whole issue but I'm more worried about possible damage to other parts of the truck particularly the engine.. Should I be worried??? I'm not a mechanic and kind of an idiot when it comes to the ins and outs of how an engine works.
the gas company has been great saying any damage incured at all will be covered in full but I somehow feel that if my truck had of been put into a bay or fixed right away this wouldn't be happening. All the other vehicles affected are back on the road with minimal repair issues. I feel as though the dealership is trying to pawn off repair costs when they made a mistake.
My main concern is that what happens if the water got in the engine and froze up????
Myself along with about 30 other people pumped gas that had water in it. Come to find out the gas station pumped 2 feet of water from their tank while trying to rectify the problem.
I drove about 500 metres, the truck sputtered, spit and died. The engine light came on so I knew not to mess with it and got it right on a tow truck. Brought it to dealership.
Got home and learned of the issue with the gas. Called the dealership about 30 minutes after I dropped off truck and told them of the issue. They said thanks.
Got a call the next afternoon saying that the fuel pump had frozen. (come to find out after I called them they left the truck out all day and all night. temps were minus 20 celsius overnight.
They told me they just thought the lines would be messed up but never thought the fuel pump would freeze. the water in the gas tank froze too and they had to take the tank off and let it thaw out before they could get it out. Apparently there was about 4 inches of water frozen in the tank.
they told me it would need a new fuel pump or I could chance driving it with the old one after it thawed out and it may or may not stay good. I told them to put a new one in.
(out of all the vehicles broken down mine is the only one still left broke) They advised me that the gas station should pay for the fuel pump. I told them no, it should be the dealership as they left my vehicle out all night to freeze knowing there was water in there.
anyways, I'm quite upset over the whole issue but I'm more worried about possible damage to other parts of the truck particularly the engine.. Should I be worried??? I'm not a mechanic and kind of an idiot when it comes to the ins and outs of how an engine works.
the gas company has been great saying any damage incured at all will be covered in full but I somehow feel that if my truck had of been put into a bay or fixed right away this wouldn't be happening. All the other vehicles affected are back on the road with minimal repair issues. I feel as though the dealership is trying to pawn off repair costs when they made a mistake.
My main concern is that what happens if the water got in the engine and froze up????