Are you safer going to a really busy gas station and less likely to get junk in your tank. The Costco I go to tanks up three to five times a day and is always busy. It appears to be good gas and is usually 25 to 30 cents a gallon cheaper than other stations in the neighborhood. I used to pass when I saw a tanker but now I don't bother at this station because of the volume.
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Hi,
Thats what I do, if the station is moving fuel, your good to go.
I have NEVER had a single fuel problem. My 86 Jetta with over 300k has its orginal injectors still on it and they have never been touched.
I buy from Sam's Club when its cheaper and i'm close by.
Take care, Bill
Thats what I do, if the station is moving fuel, your good to go.
I have NEVER had a single fuel problem. My 86 Jetta with over 300k has its orginal injectors still on it and they have never been touched.
I buy from Sam's Club when its cheaper and i'm close by.
Take care, Bill
Do not even be concerned. Why?
Ever notice the oil filter looking thing on the fuel hose. It filters any contaminents (aka crud). A busy station with high turnover can get junk in their tank too.
The whole idea of bad fuel stations I believe is a plausible myth for car problems perpetuated by people who have absolutely no idea what the problem is with their vehicle.
I ignored all advice and have never been concerned with fuel and have had vehicles into the 200k range(got sick of them/sold) without a single fuel problem.
Ever notice the oil filter looking thing on the fuel hose. It filters any contaminents (aka crud). A busy station with high turnover can get junk in their tank too.
The whole idea of bad fuel stations I believe is a plausible myth for car problems perpetuated by people who have absolutely no idea what the problem is with their vehicle.
I ignored all advice and have never been concerned with fuel and have had vehicles into the 200k range(got sick of them/sold) without a single fuel problem.
Poorly maintained tanks have been problems before. When I was a young lad, my mother got a tank of fuel that was about 1/3 gasoline and 2/3rds water. We had a glass mayo jar of the substance pulled from the tank as evidence from the mechanic. That stations insurance co paid many claims from that.
There was also a cut rate station that eventually was closed down because it's fuel tanks leaked so bad that gasoline got into my hometown's storm drains.
I don't think it is as much of an issue today. The EPA in the past 5 years or so put some pretty strict regulations on filling stations, including manditory monitoring equipment on in ground fuel tanks.
If fuel can leak out, water and other contaminates can leak in.
There was also a cut rate station that eventually was closed down because it's fuel tanks leaked so bad that gasoline got into my hometown's storm drains.
I don't think it is as much of an issue today. The EPA in the past 5 years or so put some pretty strict regulations on filling stations, including manditory monitoring equipment on in ground fuel tanks.
If fuel can leak out, water and other contaminates can leak in.
If you want to be safe, only use top tier rated gas stations. There are plenty of them around.
I have had 2 instances of bad gas, both times were because of water in the gas. One was at a sams club and the other was at a break time (break time sells a top tier rated gas made by MFA so it was a station problem more than anything).
The main problems I have seen occur when stations are located in valleys or between hills. Anywhere that would collect water. So, my advice would be not how busy a station is, but use stations that are on higher ground.
I have had 2 instances of bad gas, both times were because of water in the gas. One was at a sams club and the other was at a break time (break time sells a top tier rated gas made by MFA so it was a station problem more than anything).
The main problems I have seen occur when stations are located in valleys or between hills. Anywhere that would collect water. So, my advice would be not how busy a station is, but use stations that are on higher ground.
I've had one problem with bad gas.
After we had a winter storm here in october, it all melted. We ran into some flooding.
I bought gas at an Indian Reservation (probably my second mistake, they aren't county certified).
Got some major water into the tank. I was able to fix it with several bottles of speed-dry water absorber, and 8 new spark plugs, also a new fuel filter.
Now, I just buy gas from whoever moves it the fastest.
Delta Sonic around here moves a ton of gas. I usually buy there, its cheapest.
We don't have costco here, and our sams club doesn't have gas. We have #@$%!'s club with gas, but i'm not a member, and their member prices are the same as delta sonic anyways.
After we had a winter storm here in october, it all melted. We ran into some flooding.
I bought gas at an Indian Reservation (probably my second mistake, they aren't county certified).
Got some major water into the tank. I was able to fix it with several bottles of speed-dry water absorber, and 8 new spark plugs, also a new fuel filter.
Now, I just buy gas from whoever moves it the fastest.
Delta Sonic around here moves a ton of gas. I usually buy there, its cheapest.
We don't have costco here, and our sams club doesn't have gas. We have #@$%!'s club with gas, but i'm not a member, and their member prices are the same as delta sonic anyways.
why is sams club being caught by the swear filter?
What a dirty word, lol.
What a dirty word, lol.
does anyone ever do an analysis on gasoline, or is it just not important. You'd think that some of these posters that are crazy over the details about oil would poke into what's in the different brands of gasoline. I don't know about you, but I burn a lot more gasoline than oil in my engines. Would it be called a vga?
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