Turbocharger Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 There's reports of poor quality or contaminated fuel in the south-east that's been destroying lambda sensors on vehicles, meaning some 'limp home' and some can't even limp. I love my diesel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 jsut heard that on the radio, glad mine is OK anyway, hope no here has probs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeagent Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 viva la TDi... mine will burn anything.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Perhaps it may help some of the more troublesome v8s run better Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Mo - maybe we should get Chris some of this special fuel for his lovely new V8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 I need something thicker that will not run out through the holes in the tank. I think I have sourced an alternative tank, just need to consider if it is worth the aggro of changing... Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Chris, just remind us again why you bought the rangie...... as for second hand tank i take it the Jones yard is providing? as your not down tomorrow are you...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas90 Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Chris, just remind us again why you bought the rangie...... as for second hand tank i take it the Jones yard is providing? as your not down tomorrow are you...... According to Radio 2 tonight the fuel is taking out the Lambda (O2) sensors in Cat systems. Apparantly not enough stocks of sensors to go round! I filled up at Tesco's Monday night with unleaded and the Shell station on the A23 with gas, shall be running gas only until the contaminants have disappeared. Legal expert was saying that if you prove liability from your fuel supplier thay pick up the bill for repairs. Now where is that Tesco receipt from Monday and how much is a new 3.9............................! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Saw the reports as well... Nothing come back from any of our fleet cars yet (approx. 2,200 cars) but one member of staff has car in a garage tomorrow following poor running after filling up in Tesco in Harlow on Friday.... We shall all need to watch and see !!! Initial rumours are that it could be contaminated fuel at the storage tanks. If so, could be in all supermarket fuel in South East and some of the brands. Safest would probably be Shell, BP, Esso as they have their own storage in South East and wouldn't pull from same tanks. Just found this while looking around.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6405701.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6405051.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Tesco say there's nothing wrong with their fuel, and they should know I reckon it's Martians interfering with the ECUs using death rays from their spaceships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 or the oxygen sensors have come to the end of thier working life & are failing on mass, I'll keep my wonderdeiselfuel 200Tdi Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Well as i have heard on News here in Aus . They seem to be focusing on Tesco and Morrison feul. So certainly adds agruement to the use of cheap supermarket fuel with already been shown on here to cause problems with the older land rover diesel engines any way due to lack of sulphur. But now petrol mmmm not only are you lot paying thought the noise for it but it is cost you money to fix your car too. So leads more to the agruement of which is better V8 or Diesel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 V8 of course..... No sensors of course.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ101 Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Chris, just remind us again why you bought the rangie...... as for second hand tank i take it the Jones yard is providing? as your not down tomorrow are you...... Thought my ears were burning !! V8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 My V8 doesn't need dodgy fuel to run like a diesel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B reg 90 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 As I work for on an oil refinery I listened to this on the news with interest. Bear in mind that every petrol station in an area of the country will get petrol from the same supplier. I.e. If shell do not have a refinary in say soctland, then they will do a deal with the local refinary and get there petrol there, so will Tesco, etc, etc. So if there is a bad batch of fuel then every filling stayion will have it. However if you car is effected you should be able to find out from your filling station when they got the delivery from the refinery. From there if you keen and have a lawer you should be able to get them to get the reserve samples from the batch tested in an independant lab...... I know this as customs did the refinery I work in for multi millons when we inadvertantly sold normal fuel as low sulphur (lower tax rate) for 6 months or so. When the cusoms guy's checked the reserve samples they found that some mupet in the works lab had calibrated the test gear wrong - so for 6 months we sold normal fuel as low sulpur.... then customs asked for the full tax based on it being high sulphur fuel............. bit of a f**k up. Adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 So no chance it being a refinery problem then ! Nice to know the people in the middle have it all under control ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Tesco and Morrisons have had their fuel tested and it's ok apparently. Some mechanic from Renault says £200 to fit a new Lambda sensor. Just shows how much dealers rip you off - a new sensor is £46, you usually need a 22mm spanner or deep socket. Unplug the wire. Unscrew the old sensor Screw the new sensor in 30-mins max Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted March 1, 2007 Author Share Posted March 1, 2007 A chap on the news last night said there was £800-worth of damage to his car, worth £400. He was nearly in tears. Radio 1 suggests that refineries, filling stations and the tanks of affected vehicles have been dipped, nothing found. I've got to do 200 miles tomorrow and I'm really worried tha... oh no, that's right, mine's a diesel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 A chap on the news last night said there was £800-worth of damage to his car, worth £400. He was nearly in tears. I heard that. My advice to him would be to stay away from the main stealer. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrover Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 From the sounds of it some Diesels have been affected as well, although it would seem not in the same numbers. That would indicate that it's not bio-ethanol related then...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MJG Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Nice to know the people in the middle have it all under control ! Of course they have...... just like they had at Buncefield........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Ooooh look! three Police officers that don't have a speed camera in their hands. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted March 1, 2007 Author Share Posted March 1, 2007 Are you sure they're not Highways wombles? [door closing] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MJG Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 BBC news have posted a map where people claim to have bought dodgy fuel from:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6407447.stm Seemingly nationwide (unless of course some chavs folk are jumping on the bandwagon to get an already dodgy car fixed at someone elses expense.....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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