So, what do people think? Mass hysteria? Conspiracy? ****-up? Has your car mysteriously crashed-and-burned on you?
David "Living dangerously by driving with a full tank of Tesco's petrol" James
Ahhh... it's been officially denied now.
So it must be true.
Well, I went to Tosco yesterday to fill up, and the pump was taking ages, so long I had to keep changing hangs, this hasn't happened before, and it clicked off only half way full, so I just paid for the £20 and mentioned it to the girl behind the counter, I was met with a blank face, i'm now wondering if i'm going to have a problem? it was not right
With Camber tomorrow
It says
"The problem appears to be restricted to unleaded petrol
I didn't know you could still get leaded.
MODERATOR AT YOUR SERVICE
"If you're going to do something tonight, that you know you'll be sorry for in the morning, plan a lie in." Lorraine
I have this picture in my head of Fletch hanging from the roof, the pump, the car door handles, whatever, in an effort to get the last drops of fuel out! And would the staff in this Tosco company call themselvers Tossers? (Sorry, can't rep you for it!)
I hope the cars OK though, I don't think your pump problems relate to the fuel. And I presume anyone with a car that uses those ancient carburettor thingys won't have any significant problems?
Greg
The potential lawsuits make your head spin.
It would seem that the petrol is making the engine burn hot (which would also coincide with the suggestion that the petrol has been contaminated with ethanol) which may cause permanent damage to the engine. For some people, with a full tank of petrol and on a long trip, that may lead to replacement of the engine. For others, replacement of spark plugs, engine sensors, oil replacement, blah blah. Plus the petrol tanks will have to be drained and the fuel lines flushed out.
That's a lot of money for each car, and their appear to be at least dozens, possibly hundreds.
Problem for the car owners: proving whose petrol was at fault. Was it the petrol you put in the tank yesterday, or the stuff that was in the tank and being used all last week? If you only ever get your petrol in one place, no problem, but if you've bought it about and around, it could be difficult to prove the guilty party.
Tesco, of course, doesn't manufacture petrol nor does Morrisons. So they in turn will be looking to their supplier to reimburse them for all the damage claims they've had to pay out. If Tesco (e.g.) pays out voluntarily, then the fuel company would be able to argue that the payment wasn't as a result of its default, but as a result of Tesco's public relations policies, and so it should only be forced to reimburse where its fuel has been ajudged to have caused the engine problems.
I am awaiting telephone calls from disgruntled car owners who want me to sue Tesco...
Personally, I never use supermarket fuel as it tends to be only slightly better for your engine than vegetable oil. Unless it's Sainsbury's, as (at least, up here) it's provided by Shell. Who do 'good' petrol.
Yes! Its all true, my "daily driver" car also broke down, stopped and wouldn't work very well and its all Tescos fault. I'm going to join the bandwagon and make a complaint like everyone else and hope to get some money back.
Its at this point I think I should stop and explain I'm joking as:
1) My cars only ever run on Shell petrol (V-Power for the beast, normal unleaded for daily driver).
2) The reason why my car was misbehaving was because it was in the garage having something looked at and they had been playing with the idle setting screw, but set it wrong in the end.
The point of my post is that this is most likely mass-hysteria (spelling?). Someone hears some gossip of someone breaking down outside a petrol station, blaming Tescos. It makes it to the local radio and from there, the world!
Higher octane doesn't mean higher specific energy content. It generally means you can run higher boost without detonation, or run leaner - so I think in general it's something which is factored in when mapping the ECU rather than an on-the-fly adjustment.
oooo I love it when they talk technical
Apparently they think it's "silicon" that's contaminated the petrol. I'd have thought it more likely was a silicone compound.
Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story
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