i accidentally put bdp in my bosses 08 Denali diesels fuel tank. WHat DO I DO?

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JIMNCHERIEE
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6.6 TURBO DIESEL
Jan 28, 2012 at 2:55 AM
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Bdp?
Jan 28, 2012 at 3:25 AM
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SOME KIND OF EMMISSIONS ADDITIVE WHICH SHOULD HAVE GONE SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN THE FUEL TANK I GUESS. tHERE IS A LITTLE BLUE CAP /FILL HOLE WHERE IT GOES/ BUT FOUND THAT OUT TO LATE!
Jan 28, 2012 at 4:06 AM
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I have no idea what it is or what it contains. I can't locate it on a web search.
Jan 28, 2012 at 4:21 AM
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Oh, sorry, i just found out it was DEF or diesel exhaust fluid I put into the fuel tank. Any help would be appreciated!
Jan 28, 2012 at 5:41 AM
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how do i get this def out of fuel system?
Jan 28, 2012 at 6:46 AM
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how much did you put in?
Jan 28, 2012 at 6:48 AM
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2 and 1/2 gallons
Once we realized what I did, we drained most of the tank and then added 10 gallons of diesel. We changed the filter and it still wont start.
Jan 28, 2012 at 2:58 PM
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was it run with this stuff in the tank?
Jan 28, 2012 at 9:43 PM
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Oh. I just read more of the fact sheet and this stuff is supposed to be injected into the exhaust stream before the catalytic.
Jan 28, 2012 at 10:16 PM
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yea i know. any ideas?
THe truck started, drove a few feet then turned itself off.
now it wont start again.
Jan 28, 2012 at 11:04 PM
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It is proberbly in the injectors and pump, i would back off all the injectors and bleed the system at the injectors, (cranking in short bursts) to remove this from the system, try this.
Jan 28, 2012 at 11:44 PM
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