Contaminated Petrol

[stephen merrigan]

My Car is with Mercedes dealer I filled up with bad petrol, they say they are going to drain the tank replace the petrol filter what else can be done. will the car be ok they have had it three days already

 

[colechelle]

welcome Steve, a few of us have done this, yes drain out and filter and it should be fine!!!!

 

[stephen merrigan]

Thanks

Whew the insurance company have said they will cover it which is great as the bill is currently £1400, thank you Esso for the horrible petrol.

 

[colechelle]

Whew the insurance company have said they will cover it which is great as the bill is currently £1400, thank you Esso for the horrible petrol.

just wondering how long before the insurance company's will keep covering this "Human error", Yes i have done the same thing but i knew straight away what i had done, lucky for me i was in the workshops then and just had the car recovered and did it myself, but if the insurance company's keep seeing this it make me think they will start to find a way of putting some clause on the policy's, can see it coming!!!

 

[Ellsy Tanners]

My Car is with Mercedes dealer I filled up with bad petrol, they say they are going to drain the tank replace the petrol filter what else can be done. will the car be ok they have had it three days already

If the fuel was contaminated the that is down the the filling station, or company. Get on the phone and make some noise!!

If you have put the wrong type of fuel in then thats your fault as i am sure you know, and as cole says, drain and new filter and all will be well.

 

[television]

How about the O2 sensor, on the last lot of bad fuel these went down putting on the engine lamp

 

[colechelle]

thats because of what was in the fuel malc, forgotten now what it was!! if the car isnt run then no probs at all, if the car is run them some dealers will change everything like the fuel rail, high/low press pump, filter, injectors and even heard of a tank change, dont know how true that bit is but still!, other dealers just drain out and new filter!!

 

[Ellsy Tanners]

The tesco Bad fuel was silicone which was mixed in and fouled up the O2 sensors.

We are not sure what this guys problem is as far as i can make out, is it

Bad fuel
or incorrect fuel?

 

[colechelle]

I really must read more carefully! i read that and just thought he had wrong fuelled it, teach me to read things more slowly!!!!!

 

[Ellsy Tanners]

I really must read more carefully! i read that and just thought he had wrong fuelled it, teach me to read things more slowly!!!!!

You could well be right Cole, he is not very clear with his info!!

 

[colechelle]

reading that again Ellsy, im thinking bad fuel, changing petrol filter as well!!!!