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Originally Posted by Lakesrider
One thing I always remind my wife of is to NEVER gas up at ANY gas station that has a delivery truck at it. When the delivery is made it makes all of the water and sediment stir up. There are supposed to be filters in the pumps. Now how often do you think those get cleaned? Yep Once a year.
I also tell my wife to always buy from the pump closest to the tanks. If you are buying premium.
One other thing If you believe you got water in your tank from their tanks, You are within your rights to have them do a stick test of the tank. Any reputable gas station will have a stick that they smear a paste onto. They put the stick into the tank. If there is water the paste will change color. If the paste changes color, You can get your refund or let them know you will be letting the division of standards know. Yes the same people that calibrate the pumps.
That in mind...cars today are notorious for computer malfunctions. My '06 Rav4 has 27 different computers. On winter mornings I had a hard time getting the thing to run and it would do what yours did. Several lights came on. even the traction control light. What would that have to do with the engine...who knows. Looks like you in for some fun at the dealers...  |
As I have posted here before... I have hauled gas in bulk for many many years. I have loaded from almost every wholesaler in New England (Mobil, Valero, Irving, Shell etc) and delivered to hundreds of stations as well as pumping out (removing gas) from quite a few as well. The theory that you shouldn't get gas at a station when the truck is delivering is unfounded. the tanks are so big (in excess of 10k gallons usually) and the filtration systems are so closely monitored and regulated that it makes no difference if there is a truck delivering or not.
As far as water is concerned... there is an acceptable amount of water allowed in a tank before the company is required to remove it. In non ethanol stations it is not uncommon to have 2" of gas on the bottom of the tank. This will not effect the gas dispensed because the stem that feeds the pumps sits several inches off the bottom. The same is true for ethanol stations (99% of gas stations in New Hampshire and Mass) except the amount of allowable water is much much less because water/condensation in ethanol gas causes phase separation in the gas which chemically changes the compound from gas to a varnish like substance. This means different paste for the stick and a different level of filtration. As far as the gas at Murphy's goes... I fuel their almost exclusively and I have never had a problem but that is not to say that the original poster didn't have a water problem as a result of Murphy's gas. It sounds rather probable to me that something went wrong during the changeover and too much water got into the gas. If it was me I would pursue the matter with the station.
My .02 cents
HCG