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London - Tesco apologised on Tuesday to drivers who bought contaminated petrol from its forecourts and promised to pay for any car repairs.
The supermarket chain ran full-page advertisements in national newspapers saying its fuel supplies were back to normal.
Motorists across the country complained that their cars broke down or suffered serious problems after buying petrol from Tesco and several other retailers.
"We'd like to say how sorry we are," Tesco said. "More to the point, we'd like to promise to pay for the repairs.
"We have traced the problem to a batch of unleaded fuel from a storage facility used by one of our suppliers in Essex.
"All the affected stores in the southeast of England have been refuelled with a fresh, clean supply."
It was not clear how many Tesco customers would be eligible to claim compensation or how the process would work.
Typical repair bills will be about £200, according to reports. The contaminated petrol was traced to storage tanks at a terminal in West Thurrock, Essex, fuel supplier Harvest Energy said on Saturday.
Trading standards officials discovered silicon traces during tests on petrol after they began an inquiry following complaints from motorists.
Silicon cause serious problems in petrol engines, particularly in cars with computerised fuel systems. It can build up as a deposit on sensors, causing them to malfunction.
Consumer Direct, a government-funded advice service, said it had been contacted by more than 2 500 people concerned about possible fuel contamination.