An engine must have a certain quality of fuel to operate properly. Contaminated fuel can seriously damage an engine.
Types of fuel contamination:
(1) excess water
(2) micro-organisms (bacteria, fungi)
(3) mixture of gasoline and diesel fuel, or other petroleum products
(4) unwanted chemicals (surfactant, acid, etc)
(5) particulate material
Reasons for the contamination:
(1) human error
(2) leakage into storage tanks or distribution lines
(3) fraud
(4) sabotage (adding sugar to a gas tank is unlikely to cause engine damage)
(5) improper production
(6) letting an engine sit too long without use
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Specialty: Emergency Medicine
