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Originally Posted by pauldz
Bought $20 worth of gas yesterday afternoon at a Mobil station, went to a car meet about 12 miles away, and then after the meet the car would not start. Had it towed to the Toyota dealership, they said the problem was bad gas and would cost $1300 to fix. They said they would have to "raise the motor and the fuel tank" because the spark plugs and other parts were affected by the bad gas and would have to be replaced. They said they saved a sample of the gas I could take to the gas station and ask for reimbursement.
I'm no car expert, but does this sound right? We have bought gas from the same Mobil station for years with no problems. Which parts require lifting of the motor and fuel tank and is it clear they would need to be replaced? My neighbor accidentally put gas in his diesel car and all they did was drain the gas and run some additive through the system, cost him about $400.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
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Interesting that you had some bad gas from Mobile. I also had a bad batch from Mobile here in Jacksonville FL. Not bad enough to cause the car to not start but I was getting knock and my IAM was dropping which never happens in my car. After running that tank out and getting new gas my IAM is back up to 1 and no more knock.
I think I'm staying away from Mobile from now on.
Anyways, about your car. It seems odd that simply draining the fuel and putting good fuel in isn't all that you would need to do. Seems odd to me that you would need new plugs too.
Edit: To clarify. When I say bad gas I mean it was sold as 93 but clearly wasn't.