Av Gas (low lead) fuel accidentally sold as Premium in NJ

[Dadhawk]

Since we use Premium in our cars thought I'd throw this out there:


Six NJ Gas Stations Mistakenly Fed 100LL




The state of New Jersey confirmed Wednesday that six automotive gas stations received and sold leaded aviation fuel to drivers before the mistake was discovered and the sales were shut down. The fuel was delivered by eight tankers between Dec. 5 and Dec. 7 to six gas stations owned by the same company. In a statement from the Division of Consumer Affairs, the fuel was not directly identified as 100LL. The agency said the fuel was "rated at 104.7 octane compared to 93 octane for super unleaded," and contained "a small amount of lead." It was mistakenly sold to motorists as super unleaded. According to the agency, it "should not cause damage to vehicles engines."

By Wednesday it was not yet clear how the mistaken deliveries occurred.



The affected stations are
Delta, 88 Route 36 South, Keyport;

Getty, 1292 Route 22 East, North Plainfield;

Express Fuel, 2482 South Broad Street, Trenton;

Lukoil, 218 Parker Avenue, Manasquan;

Lukoil, 2239 North Avenue, Scotch Plains;

Pasmel, 2515 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, N.J..



All of the stations are owned by Pasmel Property. The company reportedly plans to remove 80,000 gallons of potentially affected fuel from tanks at the stations and clean its dispensing systems before Weights and Measures will allow those stations to reopen. Consumer Affairs asked affected drivers to monitor their vehicles and file a complaint with the agency if concerned. The full news release from the Division of Consumer Affairs is available here.

[gmookher]

bet those catalytics are foo barred

[AZP Installs]

Look at the brands... One shouldn't be filling up at those stations anyway...

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[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by AZP Installs

Look at the brands... One shouldn't be filling up at those stations anyway...

-Mike Paisan

Not being from them there parts, wasn't sure about the brands. By the way, AV Gas is tinted blue if someone is concerned. Siphon a bit and hold it up to the light to test.

[Laika]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Not being from them there parts, wasn't sure about the brands. By the way, AV Gas is tinted blue if someone is concerned. Siphon a bit and hold it up to the light to test.

I think Sunoco and Shell are the only major stations that have 93 octane up here. Your post is still appreciated though. That's really crazy. Of course they say "it's fine! everything is fine!"

[dem00n]

Are those engines pretty much ruined now?

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by dem00n

Are those engines pretty much ruined now?

No. Av-Gas is really high octane (100 octane) gasoline with a low level of lead in it, although a bit more than leaded auto fuel. Many airplane engines are actually approved to burn straight auto fuel with out the added lead. It could have some negative impact on the cat, but probably not with just one tank.

A bigger issue would be Jet-A which is really diesel/kerosene.