This is not good to hear because I just returned from Boston this weekend and had to fill my car up with 87 because the gas station was out of everything else! Ugh, I'm going to refill and add some STP fuel cleaner before the next run anywhere out of town.
This is too much of coincident. My Audi A6 has check engine light on yesterday and my C320 has it on today. The Audi code calls for catalytic converter and C320 shows bad O2 sensors (all 4). The mechanic says there are many incidents (Audi, MB, Jag...) in Boston metro area and it seems to related gas from various bands. Can anyone confirm this?
Thanks.
Ken
Forget the Witch Hunt. Just remember where you fueled up and never visit them again.
Now moving on I recommend the following.
Change out your Fuel Filter
Dump a Bottle of Water Remover in your Gas Tank
Afterwards, run a big jug of Lucas Fuel Conditioner.
It will clean out your Injectors and Fuel System.
If your sensors are still screwey recommend you use a Bottle of CD2 Fuel Emissions Cleaner.
If I had your problem, this is exactly what I would do.
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Charles Orlando, Florida United States of America
Me and my family were on our way to cannobie lake on 93N just past the gas tanks by the big wind fan we had just got $30 of premium gas from the exxon station next to the lincoln mercury dealer at neponset when suddenly the car felt weird I looked through the rear mirror to see a cloud of thick white smoke comming from my car then cars passing me were pointing down to the ground and saying your car is on fire. I pulled over to the break down lane barely getting my wife kids & mother-in-law out of the car before the whole car burt to a crisp.
is there anything that can be done about this
Last edited by huntersigns@rcn.com : 05-29-2008 at 10:51 PM.
You better get that car to someone who can do some forensics. You better save the receipt from the gas station and make sure you get some kind of proof from the fire department about the time of the fire in relation to your fill up.
Sounds like Exxon owes you a Mercedes.
I got the same problem. Engine Check for some reason. One thing seems to be clear - there is something somewhere in the injection system that negatively affects the performance of the engine. Hard to tell what it is but it seems to be related to quality of gasoline. It is spreading pretty quickly in Boston area, according to my contact. What I am not sure is if this is related exclusively to specific gasoline brand or specific group of gasoline station, and if this has something to do with the rising oil prices for some reasons.
I am very concerned about if and how much the engine of my vehicle got the damage from it and how big and serious the potential impact would be in Boston area. I hope this will not spread. This issue looks mysterious but serious to me.
I don't know where the "contamination" occured, but I can envision the tanker company or gas reseller taking cheap (below 87) octane and putting in copious amounts of MMT, Toulene or other octane boosting agent to meet the FTC rated minimum octane.
MMT and other octane boosters will foul your cat and both upstream/downstream 02 sensors. If the Cat is reaching 3x normal temp, that means spent gas is ending up inside the cat unburnt.
All gas distributors fill up at the same depot. Branding starts when you see a big "Shell" or oher major oil company sign on the side of the truck tanker. The raw gas is then brought to a local "warehouse" of sorts where all the addititives and stuff are mixed in.
Gas station inspectors really only check weights and measures, not quality of gas.
Last edited by Rev2liv : 06-29-2008 at 12:37 PM.
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I don't know where the "contamination" occured, but I can envision the tanker company or gas reseller taking cheap (below 87) octane and putting in copious amounts of MMT, Toulene or other octane boosting agent to meet the FTC rated minimum octane.
MMT and other octane boosters will foul your cat and both upstream/downstream 02 sensors. If the Cat is reaching 3x normal temp, that means spent gas is ending up inside the cat unburnt.
All gas distributors fill up at the same depot. Branding starts when you see a big "Shell" or oher major oil company sign on the side of the truck tanker. The raw gas is then brought to a local "warehouse" of sorts where all the addititives and stuff are mixed in.
Gas station inspectors really only check weights and measures, not quality of gas.
Anyone know if this is still a issue in the boston area?
I just filled up today ( half tank ) with Shell 89 octane and my CEL came on today. I use the same gasoline station all the time. I checked out the fuel cap and it's on good. Im here in Northern California.
2002 c240 caught on fire 
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