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UK: Heads-up petrol warning
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Doofy
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Feb 28, 2007, 07:56 PM
 
UK NNers, don't be filling your petrol tanks at any supermarket forecourt for the next couple of weeks or you'll kill your engine. Brand name standalones (BP, Esso) seem OK.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6405051.stm
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ghporter
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Feb 28, 2007, 09:17 PM
 
YOW!!! "Including ethanol in petrol is not really contaminating it, but there has to be a clear warning to people who buy petrol as to exactly what is in it." You bet your asterisk you need to warn people! A petrol engine that's not built for ethanol will do some really bad things with more than just a tiny bit of ethanol in the fuel-and some components which resist petrol are damaged by ethanol!

Dibs on the pitchfork and torch concession! Someone is going to be in BAD trouble!
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jebjeb
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Mar 1, 2007, 06:33 AM
 
I never fill up my car with "petrol-water" from the super markets anyway. There is a reason it is cheaper.

Optimax (now V-Power) for the win!
     
Doofy  (op)
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Mar 1, 2007, 09:45 AM
 
4,000+ problems reported so far. I reckon this'll get into the tens of thousands before it's done.



(It appears that the BBC don't know where Birmingham is)
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Mar 1, 2007, 11:01 AM
 
I have a feeling every man and his dog will be "claiming" that the offending petrol has effected their vehicle in the hope that they may get some compensation.
     
   
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