Now it is common to observe dozens of drivers in any part of Lara’s geography with the hoods of their vehicles open on the shores of highways or avenues, and this epidemic of crashed cars is due, according to the mechanics, to the poor quality of the fuel which ends up damaging the batteries and fuel pumps, as well as the injectors.
In the case of the Larense capital, a person who fills up gasoline at a service station at international prices could end up spending between 35 and 45 dollars in one day.
And it is that the 20 dollars that are required to supply 40 liters of gasoline, power ends up being more, if that day your car breaks down due to gasoline.
On average, a battery for a sedan car goes from 10 to 17 dollars, while for a high-end van it can cost 25 dollars in Barquisimeto.
According to the same drivers, the gasoline that they sell to service station dealers is very dirty. They also allege that for several months the fuel that has been dispatched in the trucks of Petróleos de Venezuela has contained a lot of water and impurities, and “when the fuel is decanted, a residue similar to swamp remains.”
In Zulia they also experience the same situation, according to Jesús Alvarado, a mechanic at a workshop to the west of Maracaibo, who said that in the last two months repairs have increased in his workshop, most of them with cases related to the pumping fuel from vehicles. And he changed from Pila ».
Symptoms of having dirty gasoline
Black, white, or blue smoke coming from the tailpipe, poor mileage, engine misfiring, choking or dying after running for a while, clogged fuel injectors, slow acceleration, and rough idling are among other symptoms. they feel when contaminated, dirty gasoline has been poured into the vehicle.
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The entry Drivers now live “the crisis” of damaged gasoline batteries, due to fuel dirt was first published in El Informador Venezuela.
2023-04-19 19:36:18
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