Queue Monty Python... "Always look on the bright side of life".
Vehicles getting wrong fuel type at gas station
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I think it's $11K. But that's only if they ignored the shortcomings of the CP4 pump. My CP4 pump has been upgraded.
There are also some people who upgraded their PSD fuel filters, disconnected the water-in-fuel alarm and used spin on fuel filters that have a metal outside can that can rust if there is water in the fuel. Not a good idea
I grabbed the wrong gas can in my garage and put diesel in our riding mower. It was a little harder to start but it was mowing just fine. There was still some gas in the tank when I accidentally added it. It has a single cylinder B&S 19.5 hp motor.
We had 4 tanks. 10k gallon tanks each. (Municipal Fleet Shop) One diesel, two 87 octane, and one 93 octane. We stenciled the information on the pavement right at the tank cap drop areas. It happened that the delivery driver dropped 93 octane in one of the 87 octane tanks. That doesn’t hurt anything but as it turns out the driver was fired because of a substance abuse issue that was revealed after he hit my new car parked in the employee parking lot. He was leaving going out of the campus the wrong way. Hooked the front end of my car dragging it and almost tore the front clip off. Yes, he was tripping on dope…
I can tell you for a fact that it's $20 k at Sunland Ford in victorville,ca..
I wonder about people swapping the color-coded lids either accidentally or as a prank/sabotage.
Usually the lid is chained to the pipe. I have seen red and orange used. I can see how that could get mixed up
They just paid a lot for his education.
That's one way to look at it... Perhaps they'll keep employment.
I had this exact thing happen to me years ago, diesel was accidentally put into the premium unleaded tank underground.
I dealt directly with Speedway's insurance company and it was fairly painless. I wrote up an estimate through the shop for fuel pump and filter, injectors, plugs and a fuel system flush, all in it came to a little over $1,400. Insurance paid without issue, so I just pocketed the money and threw a new set of plugs in the thing. The car suffered no damage from the diesel fuel.
I dealt directly with Speedway's insurance company and it was fairly painless. I wrote up an estimate through the shop for fuel pump and filter, injectors, plugs and a fuel system flush, all in it came to a little over $1,400. Insurance paid without issue, so I just pocketed the money and threw a new set of plugs in the thing. The car suffered no damage from the diesel fuel.
Some of the cheap fuel-cleaner additives years ago for gasoline engines were known to be little more than kerosene, which is similar to diesel fuel. That accident with diesel probably helped clean the whole system in your car.
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I bet the techs at BMW just said "lets replace the entire fuel system", or that's what it says in the BMW repair manual.
Was the tanker driver "quite quitting" here? Talk about revenge, this is probably fuel truck driver 101.
Depending on the engine a set of fuel injectors could be $3k-$6k. HPFP another $500-$1k, then labor and locality adjustment. Remember BMW dealerships bring the vehicle into "factory new" condition.
This is likely what happened, and exactly why I wasn't concerned about it. I didn't even bother to drain the tank, as it had about 1/3 a tank of premium in it when I filled the tank. I realized what had happened as soon as I pulled in my garage at home and caught a whiff of the exhaust.
I hopped back in while the engine was still hot and decided to just drive the fuel out. I hopped on the highway and cruised, stopping every 20-30 miles to fill up/dilute. It didn't take long, considering the vehicle in question was my '02 Mercury Marauder.... I could chew through fuel pretty quickly in that thing.
After the tank was fully returned to all gasoline, I bought a few closeout fuel filters from RA and swapped them out every 500 miles or so until I was satisfied they weren't catching any more junk.
Even though I pay with a card, I get the receipt!
What? This happened again? I always hated when that happened. Station tanks needed to be pumped out and new fuel delivered. This problem not only ties up the station from sales, it also ties up two trucks and drivers for a good part of the day!
Life goes on.
Life goes on.
The tankers have a couple of sections so they could carry gasoline and diesel. Who fills the truck? Driver or a a guy at the tank farm? Who makes sure the correct product label is affixed to each tank outlet fitting?
It may not be the driver's fault.
It may not be the driver's fault.
Well even if they tanker company accepts responsibility they will not be sending a wad of cash to everyone who calls them to file a complaint. I am sure an adjuster will be involved just like for a vehicle accident. And they will likely get video of the cars filling.
You fill your Pinto with the mixed up fuel and when it dies and you realize the gas station screwed up, you tell them your BMW needs $17K in fuel system repairs.
It looks like a fuel delivery truck put diesel in gas storage tank and gas in diesel storage tank.
This has the look and feel of a California CDL driver....
This has the look and feel of a California CDL driver....
My son is color blind. I wonder if there are any limitations on color-blindness on CDL licenses.
What could possibly go wrong hauling 8,000 gallons of fuel?
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