Day 1: A pretty Spring like day, detailed Car wash and road salt removal. Refill fuel tank with full tank of premium gas 😎
Day 2: Occasional engine stutter, check engine light on. 😳🤔
Day 3: Diagnostic at dealership, general misfire codes reported. Take fuel sample out of car from under hood. (See pic) 10%water content, other cloudy contamination in gas (cloudy) 🤨😖.
Day 4 (currently). Waiting on estimated cost of dropping fuel tank/draining/ filter replacement, new plugs, possibly injectors as well. Attempting to contact manager of gas station. 😩😡

..... more to come.

 

Sorry this has happened. Adding " Heet" to gas in the winter can help but this seems to be an extreme case. Surely there were others suffering the same issue. Good luck and let us know what you end up getting done.

 

Day 4, (10:45 AM -Update). I have authorized repairs to the car with an estimate of $1150 (will post final invoice later). Talked to the representative of the gas station, and they admit that they were having an issue at that station on that day earlier in the morning, and were having their lines flushed. So it appears it flushed into my tank.

At this point claims have been filed to both insurance companies. Hoping to get the car back before the weekend.

 

Damn that's bad luck man. Hope the gas station pays for the repairs, seems pretty clear its their fault

 

Sounds like the gas station is trying to do the right thing. Actually, $1150 bucks to get your car right is not too bad if you get gas people to cover it. How many miles do you have on the car? Doesn't sound like they are replacing the injectors?

 

She has 59K, and at this point they think the injectors are ok.

 

I am honestly surprised the Gas Station admitted they were having issues. Honest people still do exist in this crazy world.

 

Bet those piston tops and valves are squeaky clean now that the carbon has been water hammered.

 

Update: Day 4 (afternoon), car was supposed to be ready. Called 3 times and left voicemails, no return calls from service advisor. Now closed. 😠

 

Did you get a rental?

Can you also file claim with auto insurance?

 

Unfortunate situation for sure, hopefully your dealership will support your claim moving forward and document the necessary repairs for future reference.

Good luck!

 

Update: Day 5, I received car back from dealership. Drove it around for a 30 miles to make sure all seemed good. Put in exactly 2 gallon of premium 93 octane gas to verify fuel gauge movement. Car seems to run fine and appears to back to her normal self. Also had the most current brake actuator recall done it as well, and had them give me an estimate on some de-laminating headlights(No cost or charge) to me.

Billable costs: $1,330.27 for $50 of gas.
It's in the hands of insurance now, all I had to play is $100 deductible. I may get that back once the gas station company's insurance pays my insurance company.
I have attached a copy of the invoice so that everyone can see.

I will update this thread again when I learn more info of the insurance claim/case.

 

Glad this has been resolved, Sam..I am thinking an oil change might make sense as well..

 

A great suggestion as it would have been possible for some unburned fuel to wash down the cylinder walls and combine with the oil. Do it soon though.