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BP owns up - belatedly
Having water pumped into your car's fuel tank along with petrol or diesel isn't going to do your car's engine any good.
Read MoreTier 4 diesel engines require cleaner fuel
Whether yacht engines are Tier 3 or Tier 4, at the heart of addressing MARPOL Annex VI is fuel quality. As manufacturers increase the pressure of the fuel injected through the common rail system, fuel cleanliness becomes paramount. These newer engines have particulate filters to catch contaminants as small as two or three microns, since larger particles can clog the injection system. Remembering that the average diameter of a human hair is 80 microns, it doesn’t take a large-size particle to create an expensive injector failure. And injector failure due to poor quality fuel is not covered under warranty repair.
Read MoreCar care: Adding the wrong fuel
Engines have become a lot less forgiving these days due to improvements in design and have low tolerance to contaminated or the wrong type of fuel.
Read MorePreliminary report confirms wrong fuel in Spokane plane crash
A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board confirms the plane that crashed in downtown Spokane last month was filled with jet fuel before taking off.
Read MoreDodgy diesel
MYSTERY surrounds how Scouthead Filling Station’s diesel supply became contaminated — causing at least £16,000 worth of damage to the cars of furious customers.
Read MoreContaminated fuel blamed for loco’s problems
The heritage railway’s controversial new diesel loco is having problems again – and this time contaminated fuel is suspected.
Read More6 Drivers affected by contaminated fuel from South Windsor gas station
SOUTH WINDSOR, CT -- A bad batch of gas is being blamed for leaving cars stranded in South Windsor.
Read MoreJefferson Township Gas Station Accused Of Watering Down Fuel
When you pay for gas, you expect to get 100 percent fuel, but that was apparently not the case at one New Jersey gas station.
Read MoreEven well maintained fuel tanks have microbial growth
Microbial contamination of diesel fuel is a fact of life. It is not a matter of “if”; it is just a matter of “when”.
Read MoreNew insurance product addresses the risk of mis-fuelling incidents
The firm, a specialist in roadside specialist recovery services, has designed the product in partnership with Andeva Underwriting Agency.
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