Bad BP gas causes car trouble. Start saving your receipts for a while after purchasing fuel

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http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/14621067-418/bp-starting-recall-of-gas-sold-in-northwest-indiana.html

By Carrie Napoleon Sun-Times Media August 20, 2012 5:56PM

BP is recalling unleaded regular gasoline that was shipped from the company’s Whiting fuel storage terminal between Aug. 13 and 17 after motorists throughout the region began experiencing problems with hard starting or getting their cars to start at all.

According to a statement from BP, the company believes fuel stored in a tank at the storage depot could cause hard starting, stalling and other issues. The gas may have been bought by motorists patronizing BP and other retail outlets in Northwest Indiana during the past seven days.

The issue surfaced Monday as dealerships and service shops throughout the region were inundated with motorists having difficulty starting their vehicles.

Tony James, owner of Northwest Indiana Auto Supply in Merrillville, said calls from dealerships and customers began rolling in Monday morning about cars having trouble starting or not starting at all. The business is an AC/Delco and Motorcraft distributor that, along with its retail parts business, supplies parts to a large number of local dealerships.

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1. Mixed with Loo-see-anna gulf sea water, maybe?

Hey, aren't they the green company that recycles?

for the recent-history deficient/irony impaired!

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3. Ocean 2.0

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2. Haven't bought BP in 3 years.

I've been nearly out of gas and passed a BP station to get to another.

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5. Some stations covered up their BP signs since the oil spill and some still sell BP gas

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http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/several-area-gas-stations-cover-up-bp-on-signs-1.835320

Several area gas stations cover up "BP" on signs
By David Falchek (Staff Writer)Published: June 8, 2010

Mohamed Ahmed stopped selling BP gasoline at his convenience store on Birney Avenue in Moosic in December, but never got around to removing the BP sign and green and yellow flower logo.

After the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the outrage from customers, he's made removing any BP association from his store a priority, as are several other area retailers.

Though none of the retailers said they had canceled supply contracts with BP because of the spill, the BP logo is being wiped from the roadside landscape as filling stations and convenience store operators apparently attempt to cover up any association with the company.

Mr. Ahmed covered up the large BP sign with black tarp. He put duct tape and office paper over BP logos on the pumps.

So many people, including loyal customers, complained bitterly about BP that Mr. Ahmed said he keeps his most recent gas purchase receipts to show he is now buying from Shell and Sunoco. He keeps the receipts near the register and shows them to customers to defuse tense situations. "People are very much pissed off about this," he said. "A lot of people."

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4. Update: Recall spreads to Illinois and Michigan

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Bad-BP-Gas-Also-Sold-in-Illinois-Michigan-166942586.html