E84 X1 2.0d - contaminated fuel
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Hi guys,
Hope you can help!
I was driving my E84 X1 2.0d last Saturday 13th Jan on the motorway when suddenly the DPF light came on and the car died.
Anyway, I've had the car recovered to the BMW dealership who have said that after investigations, they are confident that the fuel has been contaminated as there is evidence of swarf in the tank which will have contaminated the majority of the fuel system. I don't have a cost of repair yet as they are still working on this but expect this to be very pricey!
I filled up with diesel (it was definitely diesel, not petrol) around the 4th Jan at a local ESSO station but unfortunately binned the receipt!
So whilst I await the bill from the dealership, would you guys suggest I do anything? The issue seems to have been from the fuel station but it was OK driving on that fuel for the best part of a week.
Look forward to any advice.
Car has full BMW service history and mileage is 90k.
Thanks
Hope you can help!
I was driving my E84 X1 2.0d last Saturday 13th Jan on the motorway when suddenly the DPF light came on and the car died.
Anyway, I've had the car recovered to the BMW dealership who have said that after investigations, they are confident that the fuel has been contaminated as there is evidence of swarf in the tank which will have contaminated the majority of the fuel system. I don't have a cost of repair yet as they are still working on this but expect this to be very pricey!
I filled up with diesel (it was definitely diesel, not petrol) around the 4th Jan at a local ESSO station but unfortunately binned the receipt!
So whilst I await the bill from the dealership, would you guys suggest I do anything? The issue seems to have been from the fuel station but it was OK driving on that fuel for the best part of a week.
Look forward to any advice.
Car has full BMW service history and mileage is 90k.
Thanks
Thanks all.
It does say on the bank statement the date, station name and value to prove that we did fill up with diesel so at least that is something.
The dealer have come back today stating that the cost of the repair will probably in higher than the car's value. They are adamant though that it was the diesel that caused the issue.
I have asked for it to be made clear for them to clearly state that the fault was due to no internal parts failing and as of yet, this has not been confirmed. This is because the car was running fine on the diesel for about a week before it broke down.
I have also contacted the petrol station to seek advice from them. Interestingly, I visited the station for the first time today (since filling up a couple of weeks ago) and they have dismantled all of the pumps as they are now going through an "upgrade".
Car insurance will not cover it unfortunately. Although we are not covered for mis-fueling, this is not a mis-fueling issue.
It does say on the bank statement the date, station name and value to prove that we did fill up with diesel so at least that is something.
The dealer have come back today stating that the cost of the repair will probably in higher than the car's value. They are adamant though that it was the diesel that caused the issue.
I have asked for it to be made clear for them to clearly state that the fault was due to no internal parts failing and as of yet, this has not been confirmed. This is because the car was running fine on the diesel for about a week before it broke down.
I have also contacted the petrol station to seek advice from them. Interestingly, I visited the station for the first time today (since filling up a couple of weeks ago) and they have dismantled all of the pumps as they are now going through an "upgrade".
Car insurance will not cover it unfortunately. Although we are not covered for mis-fueling, this is not a mis-fueling issue.
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