Bad Fuel Warning - Seaford Victoria...

BPXR6T · 24-02-2012, 03:55 PM

I was running on empty so was forced to fuel up at the Caltex/Woolworths Servo on Nepean Hwy Seaford Victoria. DO NOT BUY FUEL HERE. My car is now running like a bag of crap, pinging like crazy even under light acceleration, and has no power.

XWGT · 24-02-2012, 04:04 PM

Have you contacted them?

pottery beige · 24-02-2012, 04:35 PM

you were running low.. then filled up.. sure it wasnt just a heap of existing crap in YOUR tank causing the issue....

just saying....

G6ET8U · 24-02-2012, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by pottery beige

you were running low.. then filled up.. sure it wasnt just a heap of existing crap in YOUR tank causing the issue....

just saying....

With a tuned car I have been forewarned that Caltex fuel is a no go. From my tuners mouth, it's inconsistent.

Shame for the OP here. If I was stuck in the same situation I'd only just put enough in to get me to a BP.

Jack

Pub247 · 24-02-2012, 04:48 PM

considering the bp is only another 2km (if that) down the road i would have too.

BPXR6T · 24-02-2012, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by XWGT

Have you contacted them?

No but good point. I'll do it now...

BPXR6T · 24-02-2012, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by pottery beige

you were running low.. then filled up.. sure it wasnt just a heap of existing crap in YOUR tank causing the issue....

just saying....

My father ran it low a couple of weeks before and I had no probs. Running like **** now. Will call the servo and see if they've had any probs...

MAD · 24-02-2012, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by pottery beige

you were running low.. then filled up.. sure it wasnt just a heap of existing crap in YOUR tank causing the issue....

just saying....

Tanks always draw from the bottom??

BPXR6T · 24-02-2012, 05:04 PM

I called them and at least warned them. I got pretty much a textbook reply. "Get a report from your mechanic and bring it in if you'd like to pursue the incident." blah, blah, blah. Didn't sound like they are going to even check on it. So beware...

pottery beige · 24-02-2012, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MAD

Tanks always draw from the bottom??

huh........ you can have rather heavy sedimentary **** / **** resting in the bottom.. filling up can disturb rather heavy sedimentary **** / **** ........

pottery beige · 24-02-2012, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BPXR6T

I called them and at least warned them. I got pretty much a textbook reply. "Get a report from your mechanic and bring it in if you'd like to pursue the incident." blah, blah, blah. Didn't sound like they are going to even check on it. So beware...

be sure to keep samples of sus fuel..

z80 · 24-02-2012, 05:55 PM

couple of years ago

my sister got a 3000 dollar payout for her old volvo with bad fuel..

but, she never made it out of their driveway....RACV man proved it at the petrol station.

xisled · 24-02-2012, 05:57 PM

One way to check is pull the spark plugs out and see if there is any white stuff.

Last time in Melbourne when there was bad fuel, you could check the plugs of the car and tell if it was bad fuel.

BPXR6T · 24-02-2012, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by xisled

One way to check is pull the spark plugs out and see if there is any white stuff.

Last time in Melbourne when there was bad fuel, you could check the plugs of the car and tell if it was bad fuel.

Might do this tomorrow morning. Even under half acceleration its pinging its nuts off. Crap! Just realised I didn't get a receipt and I paid cash for the fuel too.

falconnut · 24-02-2012, 06:01 PM

+1 for Woolies/Caltex their petrol is terrible.

pottery beige · 24-02-2012, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by falconnut

+1 for Woolies/Caltex their petrol is terrible.

have you directly had experience with bad fuel from said before..

times.. dates..

XR8 Uterous · 24-02-2012, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by falconnut

+1 for Woolies/Caltex their petrol is terrible.

Thanks for the valuable insight, care to explain why here?

burnz · 24-02-2012, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MAD

Tanks always draw from the bottom??

a lot of the crap floates, when low it will block the strainer.

allso the fuel pump uses the fuel as a coolant.

pottery beige · 24-02-2012, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by G6ET8U

With a tuned car I have been forewarned that Caltex fuel is a no go. From my tuners mouth, it's inconsistent.

Shame for the OP here. If I was stuck in the same situation I'd only just put enough in to get me to a BP.

Jack

you use 98.. all 98 other than shell is same.. BP and caltex 98 the same fuel......

mik · 24-02-2012, 09:17 PM

it does seem a bit coincidental that it was running fine before the fill up and now it`s pinging it`s guts out after the fill, i have come across this myself, i drove mine gently till the fuel level went down a bit then topped her up with premium from my local, problem solved.

BPXR6T · 24-02-2012, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mik

it does seem a bit coincidental that it was running fine before the fill up and now it`s pinging it`s guts out after the fill, i have come across this myself, i drove mine gently till the fuel level went down a bit then topped her up with premium from my local, problem solved.

That's what I think. I've been driving around everywhere looking at houses for the past couple of days and not a problem. I get 200m down the road after fulling up and it starts running crap. I'm going to throw some octane booster in it tomorrow and like you say just drive around gentle to burn off some of the fuel, then top up with premium from another servo.

just_pazz · 24-02-2012, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by pottery beige

you use 98.. all 98 other than shell is same.. BP and caltex 98 the same fuel......

are you saying it all comes from the same refinery? if so thats kinda interesting.

G6ET8U · 24-02-2012, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by pottery beige

you use 98.. all 98 other than shell is same.. BP and caltex 98 the same fuel......

No worries...

Proof?

All the service from my company is the same too unless you pay more for better service. So stuff it... I'll just run 91 in my car because it's from the same refinery...

Nice thought that doesn't hold water any better than a strainer...

Please explain to me why then my tuner tells me that Caltex fuel can ping in a tuned car? With proof, back to back. BP no problems. I have no doubt they come from the same refinery. It's in Spotswood just near the West Gate Bridge in Victoria. Also tell me why my tuner tells me to steer clear of Shell fuel if it's from a completely different refinery. Is that because they are similar but different?

Jack

Pub247 · 24-02-2012, 10:17 PM

Lets face it considering the location and service station size i can almost garuantee they wouldnt sell as much 98 as the bp down the road or the shell across the road. I'd almost bet that the fuel stale..

pottery beige · 24-02-2012, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by G6ET8U

No worries...

Proof?

All the service from my company is the same too unless you pay more for better service. So stuff it... I'll just run 91 in my car because it's from the same refinery...

Nice thought that doesn't hold water any better than a strainer...

Please explain to me why then my tuner tells me that Caltex fuel can ping in a tuned car? With proof, back to back. BP no problems. I have no doubt they come from the same refinery. It's in Spotswood just near the West Gate Bridge in Victoria. Also tell me why my tuner tells me to steer clear of Shell fuel if it's from a completely different refinery. Is that because they are similar but different?

Jack

went through all this a week or so ago... pm fullnoise.......

z80 · 24-02-2012, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BPXR6T

Might do this tomorrow morning. Even under half acceleration its pinging its nuts off. Crap! Just realised I didn't get a receipt and I paid cash for the fuel too.

easy one mate.

you'll be on the surveillance video.

BPXR6T · 25-02-2012, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Pub247

Lets face it considering the location and service station size i can almost garuantee they wouldnt sell as much 98 as the bp down the road or the shell across the road. I'd almost bet that the fuel stale..

I prob should have mentioned what fuel. Its not 98, its plain old 91. The car is a D22 Navara with VG30E. Yeah its a small servo but they sell truck loads of the stuff. I'm thinking the last delivery was just a bad batch of fuel. I bought fuel there before for the same car and had no probs.

z80 · 25-02-2012, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by BPXR6T

I prob should have mentioned what fuel. Its not 98, its plain old 91. The car is a D22 Navara with VG30E. Yeah its a small servo but they sell truck loads of the stuff. I'm thinking the last delivery was just a bad batch of fuel. I bought fuel there before for the same car and had no probs.

Drain it out, put some fresh fuel in.

Then have a look at the suspect fuel.

It shouldn't have completely stuffed the car.

jrfttf · 25-02-2012, 10:32 AM

had a few in though the workshop that have had suspect fuel, even had fuel sent out for lab tests ect at customers request! seems to be a problem that may be coming, running the car real low wouldn't have done you any favours either!

Good luck with getting it sorted, hope it goes the cheap path to een soted for you as the expensive path is extremely ugly!

rex351 · 25-02-2012, 11:54 AM

Got the same problem last year in my 3 Litre V6 triton. Gutless and missing etc up after running very low. New fuel filter and all good. Blamed the servo but in reality the crap at the bottom of the tank accumulates over the years. Corrugated roads stirred the stuff up and it blocked the filter.