Does pouring sugar in a gas tank really destroy a car??
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Probably hard to get cooked rice in a gas tank...
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Oh I don't know...If it is cooked but cold as in leftover refrigerated food then it shouldn't be too much of a problem,should it?
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The mythbusters left a sugar in a gas tank and the engine ran the next day, but I would think it would do more long term damage. If someone really wanted to mess your car up they should use bleach, the car wouldn’t start the next morning on their show.
Lol so we've gone from sugar to rice and now bleach..Any other household items that I should be worried about?
Minute rice is what I should have said. It absorbs the gas quicker, fluffs up and clogs the fuel pump intake.
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This is actually bad advise. most newer cars have a set pressure in the fuel system. 75% of the time this will cause a check engine light to pop on as the aftermarket gas cap won't hold said pressure. If I had a nickel for every diag charge and gas cap replacement I've done I could retire...
As an ASE certified Toyota tech I can say 100% if sugar gets in you tank it WILL do damage. I live in a city listed as 1 of the "Top 10 trashiest spring break destinations" so we see a fair amount of vandalism 'round these parts and the sugar trick is fairly common this time of year. Good luck Krich!
To answer your original question on the Surgar...... And a little background..
Im in the automotive repair industry. Currently im a Service advisor for a very large and repsected privatly owned repair shop. The shops been in bussiness since 1973. I myself have been into the automotive repair bussiness for 28 years. Ive been a Master ASE certified technician/Mechanic, Owned my own fuel systems automotive repair shop, worked in dealerships and worked for private shops like I do now adising customers of their needs. Anyhow..........
The issue with surgar is this. It wont go in and instantly ruin an engine, it doesnt carmelize. In fact Surgar dosent disolve in gas very well at all. The issues with surgar is that if the vehicle has an in tank fuel pump, it can get into the pump assembly and damage the pump and cause failure. Baisically the same as sand getting into it. It can get into the fuel filter and plug it, and beyond that the only "Carmelizing" that can happen is the surgar if it makes its way to your fuel injection can over some time cause carbon. (take some surgar in a pan and heat it under a flame. It can melt then burn and turn into pure black hard as a rock carbon) This carbon can plug and damage injectors inside the engine causing fuel delivery issues. Eventually the worst that could happen is, youd have to replace expensive injectors, perform a carbon service on the fuel system, replace a fuel filter and replace a electric fuel pump.
And pouring rice into a gas tank................ Does nothing but make the rice saturate with fuel and swell.. It could get sucked into the fuel pump sock and clog it or ruin a fuel pump....... BUT its not going to do anything else as the rice does not disolve.
Im in the automotive repair industry. Currently im a Service advisor for a very large and repsected privatly owned repair shop. The shops been in bussiness since 1973. I myself have been into the automotive repair bussiness for 28 years. Ive been a Master ASE certified technician/Mechanic, Owned my own fuel systems automotive repair shop, worked in dealerships and worked for private shops like I do now adising customers of their needs. Anyhow..........
The issue with surgar is this. It wont go in and instantly ruin an engine, it doesnt carmelize. In fact Surgar dosent disolve in gas very well at all. The issues with surgar is that if the vehicle has an in tank fuel pump, it can get into the pump assembly and damage the pump and cause failure. Baisically the same as sand getting into it. It can get into the fuel filter and plug it, and beyond that the only "Carmelizing" that can happen is the surgar if it makes its way to your fuel injection can over some time cause carbon. (take some surgar in a pan and heat it under a flame. It can melt then burn and turn into pure black hard as a rock carbon) This carbon can plug and damage injectors inside the engine causing fuel delivery issues. Eventually the worst that could happen is, youd have to replace expensive injectors, perform a carbon service on the fuel system, replace a fuel filter and replace a electric fuel pump.
And pouring rice into a gas tank................ Does nothing but make the rice saturate with fuel and swell.. It could get sucked into the fuel pump sock and clog it or ruin a fuel pump....... BUT its not going to do anything else as the rice does not disolve.
