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No Bad BP Fuel Sold at Port, Saukville Stations

BP released a list of stations that received gasoline known to cause problems in vehicles, and there are no Port Washington or Saukville locations on the list. There are, however, lots of stations in the Milwaukee area — so check to see if this is where y

BP has released a list of stations that sold tainted gasoline related to refinery problem at its Whiting, IN plant and Port Washington and Saukville stations thankfully didn't make the list.

The closest stations listed that sold the bad gas were in Fox Point and Brown Deer.

The stations listed did receive gasoline associated with problems related to the alkylation unit at BP’s Whiting refinery, BP said on a special response site created to offer information on the tainted gasoline.

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Once the problem was identified, stations were instructed to stop selling the gasoline and to clean the tanks, BP said. Not all consumers who purchased gasoline at the stations may have purchased the problem fuel.

BP said not all cars fueled with the off-specification fuel will display adverse symptoms.  Vehicle owners who experience hard starting, rough idling, stalling, or other drivability issues are asked to have the car towed to a repair shop to be checked out and call 1-800-333-3991 or 1-800-599-9040 to make a claim.

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