power steering fluid in petrol tank?

Question

alright, this is officially the stupides thing i've done.

i emptied a 300ml bottle of power steering fluid into a full tank of petrol. (i was ment to put octain enchancer in, dont ask, im an idiot)

any one got any idea how much damadge this will do, should i get the tank flushed? or just let it run through, so far there has been no difference.

cheers people

mark

Answer 1

Pour 1litre of Metholated Spirits into your fuel tank. This will break down the psf and it will pass through the engine with no trouble. Not that it will do any damage anyway.

Answer 2

DOT 3 Brake Fluid is made of mineral oils and ethers. Although its slightly corrosive the brake fluid will not settle at the bottom but will blend with the gasoline. The mixture is very diluted so it shouldnt harm the engine. May be some light white smoke at the tailpipe during startup, if you let it sit in the tank for too long (like maybe a month), it may start to harm the rust resistant coating in the gas tank. But thats about it. Just finish off the tank by end of the week. The less time it stays in the tank the less amount of damage.

Just dont do it again...

Answer 3

If I'm not mistaken, power steering fluid is heavier than gasoline, so it has all probably settled to the bottom. This may be why there hasn't been any difference so far.

I'd pull the tank off and clean it out as soon as possible. That can't be good for your car.

Answer 4

If the PSF is oil based I would not worry too much The chances are that is just a combination of a light hydrocarbon oil with a heavy hydrocarbon oil, both highly refined. If so, it will dissolve in the petrol and the engine will hardly notice it. You have 300 ml in 40 plus liters, that is fairly dilute.

http://www.service-pro.com/msds/SP2263.PDF