...and The Saga Continues

fuzzo · June 15, 2006

my car (mazda) was back at the agents today for a miss/hesitation and a slight heating issue.

their conclusion on the problem: bad fuel.

details: aparently there is a cylinder imbalance in my car (no idea what that means) the reason is because my spark plugs have rust on them and thus causing the miss. The kicker is that these spark plugs were replaced less than a month ago. so i asked them why the spark plugs would rust in a month. they came up with "there is a high content of water in your fuel tank"

aparently this is the 2nd vehicle they have gotten this week with this issue. the first vehicle was a new vehicle from indra, the new owner had pumped full tank of fuel and had travelled less than 1 km before the car died. they had opened it up and found water in the fuel tank. that owner is trying to sue the fuel station.

as for me, they believe that i have the same issue coz i pump at the same station and hence the reason for the rusted plugs.

wgat do you guys think?

Pericles · June 15, 2006

IOC, by any chance? Tho I would have expected you to use the Ceypetco shed next to Roxy, since that is close.

fuzzo · June 15, 2006

yes IOC...right near green path... that's where my office has an account...

xXx · June 15, 2006

fuzzo said:

yes IOC...right near green path... that's where my office has an account...

are you talking about the one opposite the roundabout near SBC???? that fuel station use to be the best one in the country sales wise, hence why the IOC wanted it. i'll doubt they'll do something doggy like that intentionally

Elvis_Pil · June 15, 2006

fuzzo said:
yes IOC...right near green path... that's where my office has an account...

I've said it before- thats the worst fuel shed in town.. everything from incorrect liters to mixed or contaminated fuel, and I somehow always get poor milage when I pump there. But I would not say that all IOC's are bad- the one at the Baba just has never given me problems and thats where i try to pump fuel the most.

fuzzo · June 15, 2006

xXx said:

are you talking about the one opposite the roundabout near SBC???? that fuel station use to be the best one in the country sales wise, hence why the IOC wanted it. i'll doubt they'll do something doggy like that intentionally

yeah this is the station i mentioned. i don't know how true the story claimed by the agents are for my car. the other car owner has filed a case against this station. don't know what will be the outcome of it.

zeem35 · June 15, 2006

mixture in fuel.. oh god whom to believe???

so its betta to inform ma frnds to not pump fuel from that place.. we frnds always pump dere..

sharkster · June 15, 2006

Pilawoos said:

I've said it before- thats the worst fuel shed in town.. everything from incorrect liters to mixed or contaminated fuel, and I somehow always get poor milage when I pump there. But I would not say that all IOC's are bad- the one at the Baba just has never given me problems and thats where i try to pump fuel the most.

Roxy is no better for incorrect litres...they've been doin it for decades...

Elvis_Pil · June 15, 2006

sharkster said:

Roxy is no better for incorrect litres...they've been doin it for decades...

I agree my 'ol mazda used to give me just 60 odd kms when I fueled at Roxy and I blamed the car

The best sheds in my area.. 1. Bamba Junc(IOC) 2. Dickmens Road (Cey) 3. Laughs (Hav) 4. Laughs (kohu)

Velocity · June 16, 2006

WHAT !!!! We pay for fuel and they give us water. what the hell is happening to Sri Lanka,

Next time go to IOC shed and ask for water,

Pericles · June 16, 2006

Pilawoos said:

I agree my 'ol mazda used to give me just 60 odd kms when I fueled at Roxy and I blamed the car

The best sheds in my area.. 1. Bamba Junc(IOC) 2. Dickmens Road (Cey) 3. Laughs (Hav) 4. Laughs (kohu)

My preferance is for Ebert Silva's in Dehiwela. Ceypetco, of course

sharkster · June 16, 2006

i think the koswatte laugfs is the best shed with plenty of pumps and very easy access (unlike most places where 2 cars cant pump at adjacent pumps at once)

ash · June 16, 2006

fuzzo said:

yes IOC...right near green path... that's where my office has an account...

& machan u pump 95 ne? Gosh.... need to pump petrol for the B15 (90 oct).... running on an empty tank.. May be they're doing it b'cause of the shortage in fuel, in some IOC's still no petrol. & I will need 95oct most prob tomorrow...

isurujosh · June 16, 2006

ash said:

& machan u pump 95 ne? Gosh.... need to pump petrol for the B15 (90 oct).... running on an empty tank.. May be they're doing it b'cause of the shortage in fuel, in some IOC's still no petrol. & I will need 95oct most prob tomorrow...

Damn this issue is very very serious, i also use dat GP IOC station to pump gas to my car sometimes... and fuzzo tnx so much for the tip! can we here in this thread pool all our expertise/experiences and come to compromise on an ideal list of petrol stations we can trust?

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i remeber a similar thread was there in the previous forum also and iremeber ppl like dragster had stuff to share with this regard...

nadskit · June 16, 2006

sharkster said:

i think the koswatte laugfs is the best shed with plenty of pumps and very easy access (unlike most places where 2 cars cant pump at adjacent pumps at once)

I dont agree wz u shaks..they may b having plenty of pumps but the guys who r there are the worst lot I have seen..lethagic bunch and I have experienced poor milage when I pump from there plus there air pump most of the time is broken..

Thusha · June 16, 2006

fuzzo said:

yes IOC...right near green path... that's where my office has an account...

i thought dat place is OK I used to go there 'cause my office also near by ... hell should have tell everybody...

thanks fuzzo

sharkster · June 16, 2006

nadskit said:

I dont agree wz u shaks..they may b having plenty of pumps but the guys who r there are the worst lot I have seen..lethagic bunch and I have experienced poor milage when I pump from there plus there air pump most of the time is broken..

lol touchwood i havent had any problems there...but i'll keep an eye out for it...maybe they dont like u? jk

hold ur horses everybody...speakin to fuzzo earlier the carmart diagnosis cud actually b a load of bullcrap so dont desert the horton place shed yet...

Edited June 16, 2006 by sharkster

Bishu · June 16, 2006

fuzzo said:
yes IOC...right near green path... that's where my office has an account...

Thank you for the Info Fuzzo///

Thusha · June 16, 2006

BTW r u informed them?

fuzzo · June 16, 2006

i'm getting a 2nd opinion on my car tomorrow. so i'll le tyou all know if the first diagnosis is correct.

my car is still running.. just with a slight miss...

gunat · June 19, 2006

Fuzzo,

Did you pump 90 or 95? Its a curiousity question, because i know my old man gets 95 from there, and i've noticed that his jeep is not as smooth as it used to be....

v

sharkster · June 19, 2006

gunat said:

Fuzzo,

Did you pump 90 or 95? Its a curiousity question, because i know my old man gets 95 from there, and i've noticed that his jeep is not as smooth as it used to be....

v

lol not jumping the gun but fuzzo has never pumped 95 in his life!

dragster · June 19, 2006

nadskit said:

I dont agree wz u shaks..they may b having plenty of pumps but the guys who r there are the worst lot I have seen..lethagic bunch and I have experienced poor milage when I pump from there plus there air pump most of the time is broken..

very true.. also have you noticed that when they pull out.. the pump is very dry... I mean normaly when you pull out you find a lil bit of drops falling off... but at the kosawatte shed it's dry.. even if they pull out early it's still dry...

but I'm not sure about the lethagic part but when i go, the bugger's are so used to me that they know what octane to pump and how many litre's etc... so i dont even have to say a word...

xXx · June 19, 2006

dragster said:

very true.. also have you noticed that when they pull out.. the pump is very dry... I mean normaly when you pull out you find a lil bit of drops falling off... but at the kosawatte shed it's dry.. even if they pull out early it's still dry...

but I'm not sure about the lethagic part but when i go, the bugger's are so used to me that they know what octane to pump and how many litre's etc... so i dont even have to say a word...

these new pumps they cut off when the right amount is pumped. may be thats why the nozzle is dry.

draggy do you always pump full tank???