Russ Williams wrote: > One Idiot that had a Ford F250 Power > Choke. Idiot salesman & Service Manager told him he could run on JetA > without using motor oil as an additive. Burnt out his IP in 5 months. > Ford wouldn't replace it under Warranty Because the Fuel was on Ford's > Approved List. We kept telling him but he wouldn't listen. Oh Well!
I'd sue the dealership that recommended a practice that voided the warranty. Are you sure it was a powerstroke and not indirect injection? The powerstroke didn't have an IP, just an electric lift pump that sent the fuel to the injector rails in the heads. The "IPs", so to speak, are the injectors. The HEUI injectors pump the fuel into the cylinder. They are electronically triggered and hydraulically powered with motor oil from a high pressure hydraulic pump. They run like crap when the anti-foaming additive in the motor oil gets weak. I would imagine that running crap fuel could cost you a set of $300 injectors in rather short order.
