September 2018
A friend is having problems with his Mazda 6, starting, misfiring and just general poor running.
He booked it into a dealer who said he had badly contaminated petrol,
They said they had not seen anything like it before, apparently the fuel in the tank was black.
It is used often, done around 45k and topped up regularly with petrol.
They have changed the pump, cleaned the tank and it’s still not right.
Any thoughts on what could have caused the petrol contamination?
I guess if it is really that bad then the injections could be clogged too.
Thanks
Dave
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You've already got your improvement - I'd say just drive it!
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Hyperthical situation, what happons if you decide to exchange your current vehcile after 3 years of a 4 year HP agreement assuming you have all the payments up to date?... Read more
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Hiya i have just seen the thread again. I haven't learnt to drive i need to get a job first to save up for lessons while at college and uni
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We have had SP95 E10 - new name E10, for a long while here in France, I avoid it as it is known to give problems in vehicles that don't have a lot of use and in mowers, garden machinery etc. I have diesel road vehcles apart from the 'bikes. Instead I use SP 95 new name E5 because it's only got maximum 5% ethanol as does yours in UK. Most brands are about 3-4% ethanol.
We can also get E85 = 85% ethanol, Really cheap over here €0.69 per litre but very few cars can use it.
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Search on line for one of the vehicles that are parked up- especially if iit is interesting. I did that on behalf of a concerned relative. Adverts on Autotrader popped up, with several cars and motorhomes photographed on the street. The council said they were aware when I contacted them and the situation resolved, with the numbers reduced to on driveway parking only and a house move later on.
Says it all about the venture capitalists running the RAC now.
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I agree that coporate customer service is now terrible, aside from a few firms, but the 'entitlement culture' that pervades society makes things far worse.
...and yet all most of us do is moan about it and do very little, mainly because it means we'll be having to do quite a bit of work lobbying MPs/ministers/getting the media involved and for long periods, because the vast majority of the rest of us can't be bothered unless that issue affects us.
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“They said the fault not covered under warranty as it is "wear and tear." They’re trying to fob you off. Timing chain failure at this mileage is certainly not wear and tear, it is a warranty issue and should be covered. Press the dealer and warranty firm and make clear that you will persue them through legal channels if they don’t act. It’s normal for warranty firms to try wriggling out of claims but they usually will back down if you stand your ground. I am assuming from your post that it is a low mileage car with full dealer history? As for the warranty being up as another poster mentions well as long as the issue was reported before the policy was up then they are obligated to fix it. I know it’s too late to say but this engine is not a good design, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.
The OP has only done about 700 miles in 8 months - the engine may never have fully warmed up, which is hardly ideal usage.
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I think the design of the humps is often the problem. I don’t like the cushions, as drivers are tempted to straddle them potentially causing wear on the inner edges of the tyres as he has described in the past. Humps that rise fairly gently to a flat central area are OK in my experience, they don’t cause the suspension/tyres much of a problem and I think they still encourage people to slow down.
He is right though about some of the “sharp” humps that could damage the tyres. Another problem arises when they are poorly marked and difficult to see.
I've seen diesel fuel contaminated with the diesel bug which causes a black sludge - but never petrol.