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BP Amaco's bad gas

Steve A W

Steve A W

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Location
Northwest Indiana
Did Anybody else get any of the bad gas
in the Chicago and Northwest Indiana area?
My Olds van is starting like Cr@p and performance is lousy.
Had a hard time passing a moped on the highway!
Called their hot line # and they just took My
phone # and name and didn't have any advice.
I talked to the dealer service Mngr. and He said
That BP hasn't said they would pay for repairs yet.
He said BP wants the dealers to drain tank and keep samples, Inspect the injectors, and inspect the intake valves!
So they want a partial engine tear down and havent said they would pay for it.
Must have their lawyers looking for a way out!
In the mean time I have to figure out how to pay for repairs to My 10yr old work van.
Steve A W
 

I live in NW Indiana, I haven't had any issues. But what I have heard is you just drain the tank and put fresh, maybe a new fuel filter. I think the shops are scamming a lot of people for extra work
 
Did the fuel actually damage the engine? Could you drain out the offending fuel, replace or dilute with good fuel? Might want to try a tank of premium. News reports haven"t given details, just "drivability issues." Would sure be informative if they came out and told us what exactly is wrong. News report tonite said BP will pay for repairs - but "documented" and I don"t know what that means, but sounds slippery to me.
 
Hey the repair shops just want to get into the gravy like the folks down on the gulf did when the oil rig blew up. I'd empty out the fuel fill it back up with a premium ethanol free fuel (if you can get it) change the fuel filter (if you can, on my Dodge the fuel filter is built into the fuel pump)and maybe treat the re-fill with sea foam, stabil or dry gas
 
As long as you have a receipt for the gas or payed by credit card, I don't think you have to worry about BP paying. Compared to their last PR disaster, the Gulf oil spill, this one is chump change for BP.

If your mechanic has a borescope, he should be able to inspect the intake valves without removing the intake manifold.

I always find it interesting when folks complain about "ethanol gas" (whatever that is) causing engine problems, when a typical tank of gasoline contains substances far more harmful than ethanol.
 
Documented means you have to have a bill for the repairs (actually performed), and the mechanic's statement, that the bad gas caused the problem. It's a legal term.
 
About 34 years ago quacker state messed up their oil blend and there were a lot of problems caused by no oil protection. If you had your receipts and could prove to them that their oil caused the engine damage they would pay for repairs. Near impossible to prove anything. No more quacker state products here. Good luck- joe
 
News had a blurb this morning about bad gas.
Affected area is from Milwaukee area, thru Chgo to Indiana border . Something like that. Good luck!
 
Quick Trip had bad gas one time years ago. We drained tank , flushed lines , new filter , kept sample . On a few we had to replace spark plugs . customer took our bill to QT to get reimbursed. Couple shops tried to milk it and claim engine damages to few cars , but they got caught .
 
Make sure that you did not accidently pump diesel into a gas vehicle. BP at least in Virginia has the colors reversed (compared to most gas stations) on the pump handle. Green is gasoline, black is diesel. Don"t ask how I know this. Jack
 
Make sure that you did not accidently pump diesel into a gas vehicle. BP at least in Virginia has the colors reversed (compared to most gas stations) on the pump handle. Green is gasoline, black is diesel. Don"t ask how I know this. Jack
 
My sons new truck got some water in the gas.Fixed under warranty, would have cost 600 bucks.Injectors dont handle water well.A drop of water can plug an oil burner nozzle.A sticking injector can flood a cylinder with gas and ruin an engine.
 
Slow down.... forget about what BP wants and use some common sense.
Change the fuel filter and see what happens. If you got some dirt or water the filter will plug solid if it's doing it's job... If you really think you got a good drink of water in the tank, drain that along with changing the filter. Hopefully there isn't a bunch of grit in the tank that's wiping out the fuel pump.
Otherwise the symptoms you describe are consistent with a dirty fuel filter. Nothing more.

Rod
 
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