Brebet Mass Motorbike In East Java After The Contents Of Pertalite, Observers Detail The Loss

Illustration of fuel quality testing at Pertamina gas stations. (Photo: Pertamina Retail)

JAKARTA - Viral motorcycle users who complained about their motorbikes experiencing problems after refueling for Pertalite type oil (BBM) in East Java. Observers also detailed the many losses obtained by motorcycle owners, including finance.

The cases of brebet motorbikes were initially experienced by Tuban and Bojonegoro residents, then spread to Lamongan, Gresik, Surabaya, Sidoarjo, and Malang. All experienced the same complaint, where the motorbike stalled or failed when gasted, even worse off.

Allegedly the problem was due to Pertalite being in trouble. Executive Director of the Committee for the Elimination of Pambal Gasoline (KPBB) Ahmad Safrudin, provided details of the estimated components affected by the use of fuel with bad specifications totaling millions of rupiah.

"The damage to fuel pump, fuel channel corrosion, injector, piston, ring piston, arm piston, to catalytic converter. Then waste fuel (14-20 percent), operational costs are more expensive. High emission (30-60 percent), lastly the threat of not passing the emission test (light convict and fine)," said the man who is familiarly called Puput on VOI, Thursday. October 30.

Furthermore, Puput emphasized that what must be done in the future, the victims of this bad-specification fuel will file a lawsuit. Meanwhile, Pertamina Patra Niaga Regional East Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara (Jatimbalinus) have opened 17 complaint posts to serve complaints and public reporting related to the phenomenon of 'Pertalite Kaaba' in East Java.

On the other hand, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia Jufa conducted a surprise inspection (sidak) at a gas station in East Java. Bahlil revealed that Pertalite fuel is still in good quality.

"I and the Center for Oil and Gas Testing (Lemigas) are responsible for checking the quality of fuel. We have just finished checking at the gas station here at gas station 26 Malang. Based on the available sample results, the oil quality is declared to be standard and good for use," said Bahlil, quoted Thursday, October 30.

Apart from Malang, Bahlil said that the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources together with Lemigas dispatched a team to check at a number of other gas stations in East Java, including Gresik, Surabaya, and Lamongan. He emphasized that the inspection was carried out in response to public reports.