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Tainted Gas in our area!

SissyCars

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June 8, 2004
Chevron stations sold tainted gas
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(Baton Rouge-AP) -- Attorney General Charles Foti says that about 40 Chevron stations in the New Orleans area have sold high-sulfur gasoline.

ChevronTexaco says that the high levels of sulfur may damage fuel gauges and make them show more gas than what is in the tank. Customers can direct questions to Chevron's toll-free number at 1-800-362-8900.

More than 500 Shell and Texaco stations in the South had tainted gasoline that came from the Motiva Enterprises refinery in Norco, according to Shell. Motiva is the refining arm of Shell in the East and South.

Motiva supplied the gasoline to both Shell and Texaco just before the Memorial Day weekend.

(Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
 
:) :) :) :)sissey, yes i know, shut me down in lake city, florida....more to it ,,it not only shows gas empty or full,but puts the screws to your injectors..you man in the field abuelito :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
 
We had the same problem here in Miami last week or the week before. I had to check all of my receipts to make sure I didn't buy from one of the cited gas stations.
 
Sissy...I got the bad gas (no, not me personally...not right now atleast)

Just got a call today from the people handling the claims. Gave me the # and place to take it for repairs.

Some people claimed a fuel additive helped/fixed the problem. I asked teh claim dept and they said they've heard the same. If you want to try that they will reimburse for price of additive.

Hopefully this bad gas won't do long term ill effects that will be noticable down the line that they can claim isn't related...

Mud!
 
How in the hell can something like this happen? This truly confuses me... I have not encountered a problem... but it angers me for everyone involved...

Rant over.... so how is everyone doing? Back to yard work for me... I will check in later.

Tracie
 
Heard on the radio that there is a class action suit put together in FL already for this against Shell. Value stated as $100 million, 1 million people affected (gas gauge damage).
 
We have had the same problem in Kentucky.

Hey, they have to do something with the sulfur they take out of the diesel.

Marathon-Ashland was the guilty party here.

Bill
 
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