How do we get peanut butter out of the gas tank?

Question

This afternoon our son noticed that someone had vandalized his truck (94 Chevy S10) by putting peanut butter in the tank. We don't know if it's all the way in the tank, but we know that it's at least in the neck of where you fill the tank. We'd appreciate any words of wisdom.

Answer 1

You need to take it to a garage you trust, get it towed to be safe. Have them clean it professionally, this may mean dropping the tank. See if insurance will cover it. Buy a locking gas cap.

Answer 2

Peanut Gas Tank

Answer 3

Best way to remove the tank. Remove the bed (four bolt and four nuts) Disconnect lights Then you can inspect the neck hose and see how far into the system the peanut butter travel. Non-flammable brake clean will break down the peanut oil (also carburetor cleaner) you can use these two products to flush your hoses and lines.

Answer 4

That is a weird one. As far as the engine's concerned, this would be like a coctail of filter-clogging solids mixed with diesel oil.

Often, it's possible to simply unbolt the filler neck, although you'll need to remove a couple interior body panels to get access to this. If you take the filler neck out, you can see how far down the peanut butter goes.

Answer 5

Take the tank off and completely drain and flush several times making sure you get all the Peanut oil out. Or put on a new tank!

Answer 6

The only way to get peanut butter out of the gas tank is you need to take it to a mechanic who knows how to do this. Because you have to drop the gas tank. have it cleaned and recoated, and you will want to have the filler neck replaced at the same time. You don't want to drive it you will have to have it towed to a repair shop..

Answer 7

Use some baking soda, my sister did the same thing, but itv was something else, it will not hurt anything but it will make the peanut butter vanish.