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Shell oil, bad gass |
effutuo101 |
Aug 27 2008, 08:56 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,735 Joined: 10-April 05 From: Lemon Grove Member No.: 3,914 Region Association: Southern California |
So, a few months ago, Shell oil got busted in my area for cutting its gas with water.
Recently, I filled up my tank at my local station and went out with a bunch of local guys for our Teener Tuesday. About 20 minutes after the fill up, my car started running rough. Long story short, I cleaned the carbs after I got home and the car ran fine for about a half hour. When I pulled the carbs back apart, almost all of the jets where pluged again and the carb had water in the bowls. I pumped the rest of the gas out of the tank and had a look inside the tank. Like the B-52's it was rusty. I took a sample of gas and there was about a tablespoon of water in each of the 8 oz. samples that I took. The fuel did not have a pungent smell and frankly smelled a bit like varnish I do have a filter, but am going to be adding another and probably moving my fuel pump to the front of the car. Rant: At $4.20 a gallon, the gas stations are pumping thier tanks as dry as possible before they order more gas. Getting the bottom of the stations tank, or worse yet, contaminated fuel so the local station can get a few extra bucks is B.S. I contacted the vendor and they want me to have my car towed to two seperate places and get quotes to have the car repaired. So, an easy $300 dollars per tow to get that done at my own expense. So, Now I have rust in the bottom of the tank and will have to get that cleaned, sealed, painted, and put back in. I really don't like oil company policy. This sucks. |
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