MY 2003 DODGE RAM DIED ON ME LAST NIGHT AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER MADE A COMMENT ABOUT LETS HOPE NO ONE PUT SUGAR IN YOUR GAS TANK. SO I AM WONDERING IF SOMEONE DID HOW LONG AFTER WOULD THE ENGINE DIE?
2007-09-17 23:36:48 · 9 answers · asked by pepper royal 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If there is sugar in your tank, you should suspect the tow truck driver. He is either teasing you or part of a repair scam. As others have said it won't kill your engine, though it can clog a fuel filter.
2007-09-17 23:54:08 · answer #1 · answered by John H 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have personally seen damage done by contanimanted gasoline three condoms of sugar plus the guy was really pissed. So he also urinated into the tank so did some of his buddys. That was just what the sugar need to get to work it disolved after the latex came apart the fuel pump started to suck in pieces of latex and disolved sugar globbs. After approx $1,000 of fuel injectors fuel pump and good old gas tank clleaning.
2007-09-18 00:14:54 · answer #2 · answered by John Paul 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
J.P. Has the right answer on this one. Sugar is going to clog your fuel pump, fuel filter, and if it makes its way that far your injectors, but as far as engine damage you are fairly safe.
2007-09-18 00:30:40 · answer #3 · answered by thepitboss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry but this was a myth before myth busters came along...and your Tow driver was either pushing your button or just spouting off ignorance....
2007-09-17 23:52:04 · answer #4 · answered by RiverRat 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
for the engine to 'die' would be an understatement...
sugar is very flammable! so i'm guessing once it gets pushed through the injectors... BANG!! (that is if there is sugar - he was probably taking the p*ss!!)
2007-09-17 23:49:59 · answer #5 · answered by putonyourmittens 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Myth or not I dont want nothing but GAS in my tank. & not all gas is good either!
2007-09-19 19:04:02 · answer #6 · answered by Willis C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it'll clog the lines over time and gas wont go through,so all these people that say it's a myth,huh well they're wrong.
2007-09-17 23:45:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
5 minutes or so depending on how much fuel was in the tank when they put it in the tank...
Hey mythbuster watcher, go outside and pour 5lbs. in your tank...
2007-09-17 23:41:27 · answer #8 · answered by Mark N 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that's just a myth....you need to watch mythbuster more often.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBusters_(season_2)#Car_Capers
http://www.snopes.com/autos/grace/sugar.asp
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/quiz/cars/cars7.html?cp=40&cc=b
edit: no you're wrong, guy below me.... sugar can not dissolve in gasoline. so unless you have water in your gas tank, it won't dissolve. you old geezers need to go back to school and take notes in chemistry.
2007-09-17 23:42:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋