Since I never buy HI-octane - until recently since I bought my Vette. I don’t pay much attention to it.
Of the 15+ stations withing 5 miles from my house there are only 4 that carry Diesel. I find Diesel in more prominent in rural areas.
Since I never buy HI-octane - until recently since I bought my Vette. I don’t pay much attention to it.
Of the 15+ stations withing 5 miles from my house there are only 4 that carry Diesel. I find Diesel in more prominent in rural areas.
Is it true that thousands of indi stations are closing in California due to the new requirement of double wall tanks? I’m finding all of this unbelievable if true.
Or maybe not. Maybe someone loaded the wrong fuel on the truck!
MikeInNH:
Every station I know of only has t underground tanks - One for 87 octane and one for 90 octane. The mid grade is the mixture of the two. Even Sunoco which has several octane levels only have 2 tanks. It’s mixed in the pump. Add another inground tank if the gas station sells diesel (most don’t).
There’s a marina near me with tanks above ground. That’s the only example I’ve ever seen.
Octanes available vary where you are. High altitude areas (Think Denver) premium might be as low as 90 octane. Where I live at sea level premium gas is 93. I’m not sure why Mike In NH has 90? It’s very rare here to find a station that doesn’t carry Diesel.
Most stations in Chicago are 93. And most carry diesel too.
Downstate though I find a lot of stations like Casey’s just sell 87 and diesel. Guessing they never bothered to add a third tank.

Steve On Your Side has mapped almost three dozen gas stations that may have received unleaded fuel contaminated with diesel last week.
Someone claims they need a new fuel pump.
Why?
After emptying the gas tank, flushing the fuel line and replacing the fuel filter, is there that much harm in burning the residual diesel in the system?
Is the greater concern not overwhelming the catalytic converter?
Wife say we very lucky. After a blood delivery I refueled themergencyehicle at a listed Co$tco.
Thank you.
Some Colorado drivers start to see settlement offers after buying contaminated fuel