brucemillar
MB Enthusiast
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- C55 AMG Wagon - W124 300te 4matic Wagon - BMW 4.8is X5 E53 - SWB Pajero 3.5 V6 24v
On my wife's C240 V6 Petrol. The pump had actually seized and the filter was completely clogged/blocked. Both were full of what would best be described as thick black treacle. We had to have a new pump, filter pipes removed and cleaned along with injectors and fuel tank.
The fuel people who tested our sample said it was a mix of diesel, petrol and a very small amount of water it had congealed.
We had only ever used the local ASDA and she filled up twice a week with a full tank. Receipt showed the correct amount in £ and Unleaded Premium Petrol.
ASDA did suggest that maybe she had put in some diesel after filling up with petrol (like we all do). In the end we had no recourse as they simply stated that they had no other complaints and it was nothing to do with them. Some months later my neighbour suffered the same fate with his VW Golf which cut out on his home after filling up in the same station. He had the same result as us. As Flango says. I never ever use supermarket fuel now unless really caught. Then I will only put a couple of pounds in to get me to the next station.
The fuel people who tested our sample said it was a mix of diesel, petrol and a very small amount of water it had congealed.
We had only ever used the local ASDA and she filled up twice a week with a full tank. Receipt showed the correct amount in £ and Unleaded Premium Petrol.
ASDA did suggest that maybe she had put in some diesel after filling up with petrol (like we all do). In the end we had no recourse as they simply stated that they had no other complaints and it was nothing to do with them. Some months later my neighbour suffered the same fate with his VW Golf which cut out on his home after filling up in the same station. He had the same result as us. As Flango says. I never ever use supermarket fuel now unless really caught. Then I will only put a couple of pounds in to get me to the next station.