Customers who thought they were getting regular unleaded gasoline filled their tanks with diesel fuel at Costco, King Soopers and Murphy Express pumps on Thursday, state officials warned.
The state’s Division of Oil and Public Safety began receiving complaints Thursday after diesel fuel was loaded from a Sinclair terminal in Henderson and sent to many gas stations between 2 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday, the division said.
A sample taken from the Costco gas station at River Pointe in Sheridan on Thursday and confirmed the contamination, a spokesperson from the state agency said in an email. State employees will continue testing fuel to identify impacted retailers and station owners are working to stop the sale of the bad fuel.
The division did not provide a list of gas stations that were impacted.
A representative from King Soopers said about a dozen of their gas stations received the wrong fuel. Once they became aware of the issue, workers took “immediate action” by shutting down the fuel lines and dispatching teams to perform diagnostic tests.
The following King Soopers gas stations were impacted:
14967 Candelas Pkwy., Arvada 25701 E. Smoky Hill Rd., Aurora 17000 E. Iliff Ave., Aurora 3050 S. Peoria St., Aurora 1045 S. 1st St., Bennett 12167 Sheridan Blvd., Broomfield 2355 W. 136th Ave., Broomfield 7284 Lagae Rd., Castle Pines 750 N. Ridge Rd., Castle Rock 5125 W. Florida Ave., Denver 1611 Pace St., Longmont 12959 S. Parker Rd., Parker 17761 Cottonwood Dr., ParkerRepresentatives from Costco and Murphy Express did not immediately provide a list of impacted gas stations.
The impact the fuel mix-up has on a car’s engine depends on how much diesel fuel was added to the tank, Stephen Martindale, service director at Phil Long in Denver said.
“If that fuel tank was really low and they fueled up, it’s not going to run but a couple of 100 feet before it stalls,” Martindale said, explaining that gas engines cannot produce enough heat to ignite diesel.
He recommended drivers who suspect they got contaminated fuel to bring their cars to a dealership. Mechanics will likely drain the tank, clear the lines and replace the fuel filter, if needed, and add a fuel additive to help clean things up, he said.
“You’re probably looking at a tow bill to get it in and then you’re probably looking in the neighborhood of about 1,000 bucks,” he said, including the cost of disposing of the contaminated fuel.
“That’s where the prices add up and a lot of it depends on how much we have to drain out of the tank,” he said. “ It’s contaminated, it’s no good to anybody.”
Anyone who believes they received contaminated gas can file a complaint with the division online or by calling 303-866-4967.
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