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OK so TL;DR so far: Oil inspector guy probably isn lying to you. It more of a CYA/insurance thing than trying to sell you a new tank. He looks like buy canada goose jacket a jerk giving you that bad news, he doesn want to give the news anymore than you want to hear it. Also do the math so you know what you are up against (how many gallons are left when you “run out”). (end tl;dr)
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