Filled with wrong fuel

They've not done anything yet, but want to replace fuel pump, all injectors, cambelt and water pump, then the £400 for engine flush etc. I'm pretty sure the cambelt and water pump don't need doing so will get that off the price. I only had them done at the start of the year so they aren't that old. I asked if I could just have the faulty injector replaced with the fuel pump but they said they don't think that would clear the faults.
 
I got my dad to speak to a mechanic he knows and apparently he would change the cam belt as well, mainly to avoid any come back on it as they have to offer a warranty on the work done and don't want it coming back to bite them 6 months down the line. Looks like I can't scrimp out on that.
 
With the amount they're stripping down, you're literally paying for the parts so it makes sense - the belt isnt expensive

I still think theres more to this than there seems though, if nobody else is complaining about the same thing then chances are it wasnt contaminated. The garage didnt say what it was contaminated with - could be crud from the filter or anything.....
 
A cynical person might suspect the dealer was stringing this job out for all it's worth. You don't change thousands of pounds worth of injectors just because they might be faulty, they should be sent to a specialist for diagnosis if they really believe that's the cause of the problem.

My confidence in dealers service departments is pretty much zero.
 
[TW]Fox;28741157 said:
b) If there was petrol in the diesel pump, given how many people use the pumps each day, why has nobody else been affected?
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By far the biggest question mark for me, simply doesn't make sense. If it was a problem with the station then others would have been affected. The OP may not be aware of them but Tesco would be and I can't see them trying to trot out the denials ad nauseum if their doors were being beaten down with multiple complaints.
 
Vertigo1 said:
By far the biggest question mark for me, simply doesn't make sense. If it was a problem with the station then others would have been affected. The OP may not be aware of them but Tesco would be and I can't see them trying to trot out the denials ad nauseum if their doors were being beaten down with multiple complaints.
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A point that I've raised at least twice today and no reply from the op, despite plenty of responses about how expensive it's going to be. Something seems fishy
 
iaind said:
A point that I've raised at least twice today and no reply from the op, despite plenty of responses about how expensive it's going to be. Something seems fishy
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It's a question I can't answer! All I know is I filled up, drove away and the engine juddered and stopped. I got towed to the garage and they told me I had misfueled. I can only go on what the supposed experts have diagnosed and have to take them at their word. I've told them I will be going after Tesco and they have offered to write a report and give me a sample and I can't imagine a garage is going to lie about this. I hadn't filled up for a week before this so it must have happened at Tesco.
 
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killsta said:
Cambelt and water pump is interesting, did they just add those on for fun?
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The injection pump is usually driven by the cam belt so they would need to remove it to change the pump. It makes sense to replace the belt and water pump if it's already in bits.

As the O/P started and drove the car it's going to be a big expensive job to put right.

It does seem weird that there have been no other reports or complaints.
 
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Given that nobody else reported the problem in question (that OP knows of), it's perhaps possible that either:

A: Tesco have received a small number of complaints and are keeping them seperate in the hope nothing comes of it
B: A small amount of fuel in the OPs "delivery" was contaminated (is this possible?)
C: The fuel was contaminated, but only enough to cause issues for certain cars (again, is this possible? Different grade of filters, pre-existing problem with injectors that was set off etc.?)

I know the garage the car is at and can't imagine they'd be lying to get some more cash in, especially given that it's been the same garage OP has used for years with this car.
 
B - not possible no

Option D - the timing was a coincidence and there wasn't actually anything wrong with the fuel. Given that nobody else is complaining, I'm thinking this is the likely solution
 
iaind said:
B - not possible no

Option D - the timing was a coincidence and there wasn't actually anything wrong with the fuel. Given that nobody else is complaining, I'm thinking this is the likely solution
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But why then would the garage sign off on contaminated fuel and agree to provide a sample?
 
iaind said:
B - not possible no

Option D - the timing was a coincidence and there wasn't actually anything wrong with the fuel. Given that nobody else is complaining, I'm thinking this is the likely solution
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That's what I thought, but the garage are saying it's the fuel thats caused it and it does seem a hell of a coincidence that an injector and fuel pump are throwing up faults just after I fill up. I even confirmed the fault codes before I called the AA as I have a fault reader so I know the garage aren't lying about these.
 
Tesco's fuel killed my fuel sensors back in 2006/7, luckily it was a wide spread problem, so much so I had to wait a week for back orders on the sensors.

MW
 
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