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Originally Posted by Silver Cervy
Thanks for all the concern guys but I'll somehow get this squared away. I had the technicians log a sample of the fuel the first time they called me, so I'll have that to show the station along with my bill.
@ Tcoat I was able to get back that night because I filled up with just less than a quarter of a tank left and then drove home straight after, so the water didn't have time to settle. Draining the system is simple enough but the technician mentioned how they'd have to get someone to come pick up the bad fuel and dispose of it and that would the most expensive thing. They're also replacing the fuel pump which in this scenario is not under warranty. Once I see the fuel sample I'll let you know if the technician exaggerated or not.
The gas station I went to has been my regular for years, and it's one of the busiest ones I've seen in the area. A lot of trucks stop there in the early hours of the day and there are times where people are literally queued up to get a pump. I was very shocked when I found out about the fuel because I had always thought of this station as reliable.
Once I have the bill and fuel sample, my mission will be to get them to admit to other customer complaints and then I'll have 'em. |
Not trying to debate with you and of course I don't have all the info but if you filled up with a 1/4 tank and your fuel was 70% water then you either had a pile of water in the tank to start with or you filled up with 100% water. The math doesn't work and the car should not have run at all since the very act of pumping gas in would stir up any water. It wouldn't be settled out on the bottom of the tank until the car had sat still for an hour or so but you would still have had issues if in fact it was 70% water. Unless it was a long term thing the fuel pump would not have been damaged in any way by water passing through it so not sure why it had to be replaced. Disposal of 10 gallons of water contaminated fuel would cost about $50 - $100 max so that shouldn't be a huge expense.
The sample will be telling and the bill will show you bought gas there but good luck getting them to say that other people had issues! Let us know how you make out this is indeed an interesting one.