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 silver
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| posted on June 9th, 2009 at 07:29 AM |
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By law the BP has to have a quality check every 3 months
the dealers private tanks do not have to be checked ever.
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XXX-1.8T
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| posted on June 9th, 2009 at 10:56 AM |
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I wouldnt have paid and called VWA. This is unacceptable on the dealers behalf!
I am sure VWA will come thru on this although its such a waste of time to go thru this hassle 
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| posted on June 9th, 2009 at 12:59 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by silver
By law the BP has to have a quality check every 3 months
the dealers private tanks do not have to be checked ever.
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Correction the Bp does regular monthly checks on the fuel and bi annual checks by a third party on fuel quality and calibration the owner even did a
test on the "Ultimate" tank today in my presence performing a dip test with a chemical paste the result was negative = zero contaminants
the matter in the specimen jar does not appear to be water it will not mix when shaken
I showed a VW mechanic (not authorised) the parts, fuel and invoice he was surprised the job took 384 mins for which i was charged $500
I have spoken to VWA customer service who will look in to it for me? 
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| posted on June 9th, 2009 at 05:00 PM |
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does there dip tester thing go real far down?
all the shit settles on the bottom then when the tankers come and fill it up it all stirs up
thats why u never fill up at a servo just after a tankers been
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| posted on June 9th, 2009 at 05:07 PM |
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I got 120,000 kms on the original petrol filter on my EF falcon before it started to run rough. I changed the filter and it still ran rough. Probably
could have got another 60,000 out of it
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| posted on June 22nd, 2009 at 10:56 AM |
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The Result;
While it is difficult to place the blame on anyone regarding the issue of bad fuel. Mcgraths Volkswagen have offered to perform the 15,000k service on
my car free of charge, this will include all fluids, parts and labour. I have accepted this offer. considering this is normally an expensive
service
I appreciate the efforts by Mcgraths to follow up on this issue.
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| posted on June 22nd, 2009 at 01:58 PM |
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I think that the dealer is taking you for a ride. I've never seen a modern car whose pump was not protected by a filter and if there is a filter in
place nothing solid should have gotten to the pump. The worst that should have happened is a clogged filter.
The 15000 mile service is an oil change, tire rotation and a trivial "safety inspection." Hardly worth $500.
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| posted on June 22nd, 2009 at 07:20 PM |
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posted by GeorgeL
I think that the dealer is taking you for a ride. I've never seen a modern car whose pump was not protected by a filter and if there is a filter in
place nothing solid should have gotten to the pump. The worst that should have happened is a clogged filter.
The 15000 mile service is an oil change, tire rotation and a trivial "safety inspection." Hardly worth $500.
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I agree..
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