Gas station sells diesel with excessive water
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DIESEL sold at a PetroChina pump station in northeastern China has been found to contain water 40 times the national limit, and company officials have tried to silence media reports, China Central Television said in a report.
Tests were conducted after several drivers complained about problems with their vehicles after refueling at the station in Shangzhi, Heilongjiang Province.
One of them, Gao Zhanjun, told CCTV that his tractor-trailer broke down only 130 kilometers after refueling last October. He started to replace parts and had spent 25,800 yuan (US$4,265) on repairs before mechanics suspected fuel quality was the problem.
“The mechanic got about 4-5 kilograms of water from the fuel-water separator,” Gao told CCTV, adding that he then turned to the local commerce authority for help.
However, when officials from the Shangzhi Industrial and Commercial Administration visited the PetroChina station to investigate, the zero-grade diesel Gao used was no longer on sale, CCTV said. Officials could only sample the minus-20-grade diesel, a winterized type.
The test results released by Heilongjiang’s provincial quality and standards watchdog in December showed that the sample contained 0.2 percent of water, 40 times the maximum allowable standard.
CCTV said an official at the PetroChina station told its reporter, “We hope you don’t report on this because it will have some negative impacts on the company.”
Although fuels sold at the station have been confirmed to be problematic, an official at Shangzhi commerce administration said Gao, the driver, may not be entitled to compensation because the tested diesel was of different type.
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