Jacqueline Rutkowski-Murgia learned the hard way that filling up your car isn ... only to have diesel fuel pumped into her tank by mistake. Her SUV broke down, leaving her with a repair bill ...
The mechanic was able to fix it by flushing out the tank, lines, and replacing the spark plugs, but it cost about $1,200. Read: BMW Is Filling Up Its New Diesel Models With Vegetable Oil Soon ...
According to the San Antonio Fire Department, the fire began when a vendor was in the process of filling generators with diesel fuel ... damage to the generator tanks and the trailer.