Contaminated fuel - Caltex Forrest Hill

Started by kartone, October 30, 2014, 08:31:35 PM

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kartone

Never had a contaminated fuel issue, but I guess my number came up  :-[.
Purchased 95RON at approximately 7:20AM on the 21/10, experienced power loss and check engine displayed by end of day. Had vehicle repaired by Mazda Berwick who replaced fuel filter and pump, purged lines, injectors and fuel rail, removed and emptied tank at a cost of $576.00   :(.
Caltex stated that as there were no other complaints regarding fuel from that station, they are not liable  >:(
82 GTV6 split-dash
80 Alfetta GTV

Cool Jesus

Well, liability is a question of law and determined by a jurist, not caltex?
I'm sure if place a little ad or placard somewhere close to servo you may find a few complainants who would never have thought bad fuel would wreck their vehicle.
But, justice has a price too  :-\
Present:
* '76 Alfetta GTAm 2.0 (project)
* '03 147 2.0 TS
*'12 159 Ti 1750 TBi
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Past:
* '10 159 2.2 JTS
* '89 164 3.0
* '98 Spider 2.0 TS

lombardi

I for one will give Caltex a miss-- any location-- if there's one there's more,thanks for the heads up.
forza lazio,viva l'alfa

Current Alfa=

Giulietta 2015 QV manual Ghiaccio

1974 Spider series 2 ,carabinieri blu





Previous Alfas=


33x4 1985 wagon
33 ti 1985
156 sportswagon manual red
Alfetta sportiva 1981 red
166 silver 1999

Barry Edmunds

Justice is what you get when you run out of money

poohbah

Quote from: lombardi on October 31, 2014, 11:03:43 AM
I for one will give Caltex a miss

Bugger - I just filled up at Caltex this arvo. But I only use 98 RON. Fingers crossed...
Now:    2002 156 GTA
            1981 GTV
Before: 1999 156 V6 Q-auto
            2001 156 V6 (sadly cremated)

colcol

I hate to go against the grain, but i always fill up at Caltex in Bulleen and Ringwood, and have never had any trouble, these are independant of Supermarkets.
A wise old man once told me that if you go towards a petrol station, and there is a tanker there, just keep driving and go to the next one with no petrol tanker, because, filling up the tanks agitates all the rubbish at the bottom of the underground tanks and you should give it an hour for the rubbish off the bottom to settle, Colin.
1974 VW Passat [ist car] 1984 Alfa 33TI [daily driver] 2002 Alfa 156 JTS [daily driver]

Craig_m67

Quote from: kartone on October 30, 2014, 08:31:35 PM
Never had a contaminated fuel issue, but I guess my number came up  :-[.
Purchased 95RON at approximately 7:20AM on the 21/10, experienced power loss and check engine displayed by end of day. Had vehicle repaired by Mazda Berwick who replaced fuel filter and pump, purged lines, injectors and fuel rail, removed and emptied tank at a cost of $576.00   :(.
Caltex stated that as there were no other complaints regarding fuel from that station, they are not liable  >:(

Sounds extreme
Did they tell you what the contaminate was, or just give you a bill?
'66 Duetto (lacework of doom)
'73 1600 GT Junior (ensconced)
'03 156 1.9JTD Sportwagon (daily driver)

kartone

The contaminant was water. 90% of the time I use caltex and previously have never had a problem.
Very hard for me to determine whether as Caltex stated other drivers that fueled that day had no problem.
82 GTV6 split-dash
80 Alfetta GTV

colcol

Well, Caltex would hardly state it was a problem, as they would want to put you off any possible legal action, as opposed to doing the right thing and fixing the car.
An old trick from the olden days, when you had water in the fuel, was to mix some metholated spirits in the tank, so the water would mix with the metho and be burnt away, Colin.
1974 VW Passat [ist car] 1984 Alfa 33TI [daily driver] 2002 Alfa 156 JTS [daily driver]