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Submitted: Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 13:38

TE's cruiser

Has any one heard of people receiving tainted fuel in their diesel direct from the bowser recently. Melbourne - South East suburbs.
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AnswerID: 390245   Submitted: Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 14:06

Member - Graham H (QLD) replied:

Not there but was talking to an old guy in Albany on Tuesday who had a tank full and it cut out when it got to the van park.


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FollowupID: 658012   Submitted: Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 14:39

Member - Dunworkin (WA) posted:

Hi Graham H, How are you finding Albany???? lovely weather down there.

Do you know where in Albany this elderly gentleman got his diesel from???
would be interested to know as we are often down that way and like to suss out the cheapest diesel.

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FollowupID: 658015   Submitted: Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 15:06

Member - Graham H (QLD) posted:

Lovely weather?????? b#+**y thunder set off my car alarm this morning

MM me and I will tell you

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FollowupID: 658099   Submitted: Saturday, Nov 07, 2009 at 02:12

Damo1970 posted:

Graham, I have just arrived in Albany today so would be very grateful if you could advise which servo

Thanks
Damo
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FollowupID: 658116   Submitted: Saturday, Nov 07, 2009 at 10:17

Member - Graham H (QLD) posted:

Fill up at Woolworths Caltex in Chester pass road I did and car is still going.

The guy who told me about it said it was a certain brand up the hill from Middleton Park but I could only find a different brand.

However his 80 wouldnt start so I would avoid any in that area.

Cheers

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FollowupID: 658334   Submitted: Sunday, Nov 08, 2009 at 22:26

Damo1970 posted:

Thanks Graham, i filled up at Woolworths
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AnswerID: 390247   Submitted: Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 14:31

Nargun51 replied:

Be a little bit more specific please.

SE suburbs can be any where within an area that extends anywhere from the CBD out Burwood Highway to Belgrave and in an arc down to Mount Eliza

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FollowupID: 658014   Submitted: Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 15:02

TE's cruiser posted:

Sorry, I dont want to name the servo but it is in the Waverley area
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FollowupID: 658064   Submitted: Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 18:34

Members Paul and Melissa (VIC) posted:

Cnr of stephenson/waverly rd???
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FollowupID: 658369   Submitted: Monday, Nov 09, 2009 at 12:15

TE's cruiser posted:

No it is not that one.
Definetly filled it from the diesel bowser. Receipt showed it and all 120 litres in the tank.
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AnswerID: 390268   Submitted: Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 16:06

Member - Malcolm (Townsville) replied:

Well I got a bad tank of fuel in my diesel Patrol one day. Managed to travel about 5km before it conked out. Looked at the fuel docket and it said Vortex.

Rang the server and was told it was Premium Unleaded.

How on earth I managed to do that I've been trying to fathom ever since. maybe it's the dark blue pump label that just looks black in the shadow.

Drained all the fuel I could and put a couple of jerrycans into the tank. As soon as it was going I went back to the servo and put the correct fuel into it.

Sure he used the right pump. How much fuel did he buy?

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FollowupID: 658071   Submitted: Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 19:21

Dasher_Syme posted:

G'day TE,
Hope it sorts itself out.
I live in the Eastern 'Burbs of Melbourne and there have been a number of unleaded episodes but I haven't heard of any diesel probs.
good luck with it,
dasher.
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FollowupID: 658107   Submitted: Saturday, Nov 07, 2009 at 07:35

Member - Mike DID posted:

"How on earth I managed to do that I've been trying to fathom ever since. "

Where you have several fuels within the pump housing, I always check that the HOSE is correct for the hole it's stored in.

If someone pulls out two hoses and then puts them back in the wrong hole, you'll have a Petrol Hose under the Diesel Label.

I ALWAYS collect a sample of fuel in a glass jar before putting the hose in the tank - if it's petrol insted of Diesel - I'll know before any goes in the tank.

If it's got water in it - I'll also know staright away - the bubbles fall instead of rise.
Mike R
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AnswerID: 390310   Submitted: Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 21:39

BuggerBoggedAgain replied:

Get a Mr Funnel from BCF, $49.90, no more probs.
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AnswerID: 390311   Submitted: Friday, Nov 06, 2009 at 21:40

BuggerBoggedAgain replied:

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