G'day all,
I've bought about a dozen tank-fulls of the (unknown %) bio diesel from the "Ethanol" branded servo in Victoria Road, West Ryde - without any problems.
One of my friends filled his Nissan Patrol there about 4 days ago - the result being a lot of spluttering / stuttering, and finally an engine warning light.
He managed to get the Patrol to the local Nissan dealer today - and it has cost him around $500 to get the vehicle fixed. This has involved a complete cleanout/check of both tanks, fuel lines, pump, injectors and filter change. There were 3 other vehicles there for the same reason.
He's kept a sample of the fuel and mentioned it's very cloudy, and smells like paint stripper. He's wondering what to do next. A question is where the bad stuff originated, and/or I wonder whether petrol was put in the wrong underground tank...
A warning to all.
Cheers,
Hookey
I've bought about a dozen tank-fulls of the (unknown %) bio diesel from the "Ethanol" branded servo in Victoria Road, West Ryde - without any problems.
One of my friends filled his Nissan Patrol there about 4 days ago - the result being a lot of spluttering / stuttering, and finally an engine warning light.
He managed to get the Patrol to the local Nissan dealer today - and it has cost him around $500 to get the vehicle fixed. This has involved a complete cleanout/check of both tanks, fuel lines, pump, injectors and filter change. There were 3 other vehicles there for the same reason.
He's kept a sample of the fuel and mentioned it's very cloudy, and smells like paint stripper. He's wondering what to do next. A question is where the bad stuff originated, and/or I wonder whether petrol was put in the wrong underground tank...
A warning to all.
Cheers,
Hookey
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