Contaminated premium gasoline<\/p>\n
I herewith enclose a copy of my report at the South Jakarta
\nPolice Precinct on Nov. 3, 1994.<\/p>\n
In short, the gas station at Fatmawati No. 4 was (is?) selling
\ncontaminated premium. I let my driver fill up with 35 liters
\nearly in the morning on Nov.1, at about 6:45 a.m.. We have bought
\nfuel from this station for over eight years.<\/p>\n
Just a day before the engine had been tuned up at the Radio
\nDalam workshop, but after filling up, the engine made the typical
\nnoise of either low-octane or early ignition firing. I sent the
\ncar back to the workshop for retuning on Nov. 2.<\/p>\n
Though it showed little improvement, I used the car on Nov. 3
\nto make a round trip visit to Bogor (south of Jakarta). On that
\ntrip it became obvious that the fuel was inferior. The engine
\nmade a knocking noise and heated up to near the boiling point. We
\nalso used nearly 20 liters for 100 kilometers (double the normal
\namount).<\/p>\n
I took a sample of about 80 cc from the tank, dropped about 1
\ncc on a plate, and after the premium evaporated, a thick, wet
\nresidue remained, which I believe must have been minyak tanah
\n(kerosene).<\/p>\n
It had earlier been reported that a similar thing happened in
\nTangerang. This must be the second case of contaminated fuel.<\/p>\n
I may recommend that the company delivering the fuel be
\nchanged. It is also a good idea to publish the name of that
\ncompany, and the filling station as well.<\/p>\n
Clearly the transportation firm employees and gas station
\nattendants were delinquent in this matter. Therefore, if car
\nowners can prove that they bought contaminated fuel, the firm
\nthat delivered it should be required to make the necessary
\nrepairs to the cars damaged. If this could be done without a lot
\nof bureaucratic twists we could, indeed, call that \"service\".<\/p>\n
Anyhow, it is clear I did not make up this story. Who would
\nwant to sit for over two hours at the police station for
\npleasure.<\/p>\n
Such incidents are extremely detrimental to the nation's
\neconomic development and very ironic in view of the coming APEC
\nconference. It is disgusting that people would contaminate fuel
\njust to make a quick profit. Just think how many engines were
\nprobably damaged; 8,000 liters could fill the gas tanks of 200
\ncars.<\/p>\n
What is more, the public could lose confidence that Pertamina
\ncan manage its monopoly well. Isn't it distressing to realize
\nthat after 30 years the company does not seem to be able to
\nguarantee the quality of the fuel it sells.<\/p>\n
Will our service stations ever come up to the standards of
\nPetronas, BP, or Shell in Malaysia?<\/p>\n
What happens at our gas stations is really only filling up the
\ntank. Shouldn't there also be the aim of customer satisfaction?<\/p>\n
Y. SANTO<\/p>\n
Secretary General<\/p>\n
Federation of Indonesian<\/p>\n
Plastics Industries<\/p>\n
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