Hi team,

Had a phone call from my skoda dealer to tell me that my car has a diesel fuel contamination!

I was asked to come down to see what was in the bottom of my tank and there was a black sludge!

And this is the reason why the car had broken down! the fuel pump has been replaced and they are now worried that the injectors are damaged! Ive also been told that this will not be covered under warrenty!

Im so upset about this has I love my cars and all I do is put fuel in it ands enjoy the ride!!

Has this happened to any 1 else??? please help

Regards:(:(

Gutted for you! If you get your fuel from one place, you may be able to take it up with the garage...???

A black sludge can often indicate MBG - Micro Biological Growth.

I think water in the fuel either directly or caused by condensation in the tank. How old is the car or how long have you had it?

take a look at this guys

Tesco apologises for contaminated fuel - PetrolPrices.com

i filled up at tesco's

Start hunting for that reciept then.

take a look at this guys

Tesco apologises for contaminated fuel - PetrolPrices.com

i filled up at tesco's

Although it does say it only affected the South East of England. Wonder if there's more cases they aren't aware of? Also wasn't clear if they were referring to petrol or diesel or both....

Chris

Aren't the engine fuel filters supposed to stop problems at the sharp end, surely if they do not do the job then it is a warentee issue

Although it does say it only affected the South East of England. Wonder if there's more cases they aren't aware of? Also wasn't clear if they were referring to petrol or diesel or both....

Chris

News over the last few days has revealed that silicon contamination was the cause of the recent problems to thousands of vehicles. The problem has been traced back to petrol storage tanks in Essex and Harvest Energy have confirmed that the high silicon fuel has been isolated and no more contaminated petrol would make its way to the forecourts.

Harvest have recommended that those affected should contact their petrol retailer for more information. Supermarket petrol stations at Tesco, Morrisons and ASDA stores have been associated with this fuel crisis and Tesco have today printed a full page apology in several newspapers which assures motorists that their petrol is 'back to normal'.

There is some comfort for those who purchased their fuel at Tesco and have experienced problems with their cars as Tesco assures: 'If petrol bought at Tesco has damaged your car, we'd like to say how sorry we are. More to the point, we'd like to promise to pay for the repairs.'

I would have thought that if this this thick black sludge occurred then it should have blocked the fuel filter and cut off the fuel supply. If the nasty stuff has made it through the filter then I'd be asking serious questions.

IMHO, new tank pump, a new fuel filter and maybe fuel lines are all that should need replacing. At that point you should be able to have the car running again.

At the end of the day if you have to pay for the pump/injectors why change it now rather than see if it works. If it doesn't you can always get it changed later.