Posted on 08/30/2023 4:03:24 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) released an urgent consumer notification that Citgo fuel services from the Port of Tampa accidentally mixed Diesel Fuel into gasoline tanker trucks that offloaded product at gas pumps in Tampa, Fort Myers, Cape Coral and other areas. [FDACS Notice HERE]
Customers who purchased Citgo gas at the affected areas after August 26th are at risk. Those fuel stations pumped diesel instead of unleaded gasoline.
(AP) – […] The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said late Sunday that gasoline purchased after 10 a.m. Saturday at some Citgo-supplied stations had a strong likelihood of being contaminated with diesel fuel. Citgo identified 29 affected stations — sold at chains like 7-Eleven, BJ’s Wholesale and other convenience stores — in cities including Tampa, Fort Myers, Sarasota and more.
(FDACS) – […] PLEASE NOTE: Under state and federal law, FDACS must rely upon CITGO to provide the list of impacted gas stations. Consumers should be aware that the company may update this list. FDACS will also update this list as necessary as of result of increased fuel testing in the impacted areas.
Contaminated gasoline and diesel have the potential of causing engine damage or affecting operability. Impacted stations have been asked to stop selling gas until the contaminated fuel is replaced and tanks are cleaned. Once the stations are cleared or have completed a corrective action plan fuel will once again be safe for purchase.
If you purchased gas from affected stations after 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 26, the Florida Department of Agriculture of Consumer services advises consumers that vehicles or generators may not properly function.
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DEI
“How long does it take to damage a gasoline engine by running it on diesel fuel?”
a few blocks ... ignorant thieves broke the lock on the diesel refueling tank where i worked construction back in the day and then filled up their car ... the car was found abandoned a few blocks away ... we all got a BIG chuckle out of that one!
Honest Mistake??? Betting the tanks are labeled in English.
Sounds Maui ish for disaster disasteringness potentiality.
Your government was probably involved in this fast track to the stalled out lane move.
As an aside the main post office was unexpectantly closed yesterday and had up a sign “closed for technical difficulties” turns out the entitled so called workers did not show up even at their usually tardy times so the government rum united states porstal servuce shut doors for the day no problem right?
The way it happened to me was the bulk truck put diesel into the unleaded underground storage tank. The bulk truck was there when I was doing my fueling. The station caught the error just as I was leaving & had a tow truck take my vehicle to a mechanic for draining the contaminated fuel. My vehicle was just one of many that had to be repaired on the bulk truck company dime.
” Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), the Venezuelan state oil company, owns 100% of the stock of .”
And Venezuela is run by communists.
Fortunately in my case no damage was done to the motor. I shut it down as soon as it "took off". The RPMs went to dangerously close to redline. Could've thrown a rod. It was a pain. Took quite awhile to get it running normally again but it was back on the road that night.
Depends on how much gas is already in the tank. Top up an almost full tank with $5 of diesel, and you may be able to get a good bit down the road. Fill up an almost empty tank, and yes, a few blocks if you are lucky.
The engine can likely be salvaged by a good mechanic, but it isn't going to be cheap.
I bet we never get an explanation of how this happened.
It would be good to know who did this and how. Names and how they did this.
“The engine can likely be salvaged by a good mechanic, but it isn’t going to be cheap.”
If you have an older (Pre-1990) engine with 8.5 to 1 compression and a carburetor, you might be able to drain the diesel, change the fuel filter and oil and be OK. It will just not run on diesel. If you have a new Mazda or Honda with a 14 to 1 compression engine it will be blown; maybe into pieces.
Accidentally right before your vehicle is needed to evacuate from the hurricane. Maui 2.0?
Yes, the timing is suspicious.
I agree 👍
Things like this are never supposed to happen.
It happened at 29 stations. Probably many thousand in the effected area. Good headline though.
“It happened at 29 stations. Probably many thousand in the effected area. Good headline though.”
We winter in Cape Coral, FL and as such I’m a member of several of the local Facebook pages. There was a whole flurry of people talking about their cars breaking down and trying to figure out why before this was announced publicly. I bet hundred if not thousands of cars were damaged.
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