2007-10-31 09:55:25 · 31 answers · asked by S.D.nardy 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
no it wont i put some in mine to prove it do you want to put some in mine as well ill let you do it any time you want as long as it iant a 20 pound bag and i have an empty tank that would be gooy but it wont hurt the engine
2007-11-01 08:25:32 · answer #1 · answered by mobile auto repair (mr fix it) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sugar in the gas tank? No. It is insoluble in gasoline, and would be filtered out by the fuel filter. The worst that will happen is it might clog the fuel filter, and even that's not particularly likely.
However, you really don't want to have particulates (like sugar) floating around in your gas tank, and it would hasten you having to have the thing cleaned. It would be no different than any other sediment that can build up in your gas tank, and those can end up blocking the fuel system, too.
But it won't damage the engine.
edit: If you really want to **** with someone, put diesel fuel in their gas tank. That IS soluble with gasoline, so it WILL cause the car to stop running, and will IMMEDIATELY require the entire fuel system, from tank to injectors, to be cleaned at a cost of hundreds of dollars. (It won't keep running long enough to permanently damage the engine internals)
edit2: If they drive a diesel, putting gasoline in won't work as well...diesels aren't quite as picky about what fuels they run.
2007-10-31 09:59:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
HOW MUCH damage depends upon how MUCH sugar gets into th engine. I would pull the fuel tank, flush all the fuel lines several times with a chemical cleaner, Remove and replace the injectors, change the engine oil and filter 2 or 3 times within 50 miles IF the vehicle is driveable, Replace the FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR and any other components that gas flows thru.
Depending upon the TYPE of noise that your engine is making tells you what possible damage has occured
2007-10-31 09:59:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not if you port it on top of the engine, but if it gets in there through the fuel lines it will cause damage to everything it passes through on the way to the engine as well as the engine itself. The sugar quickly thickens in gasoline until it hardens completely bloking passageways and sticking in lines and hoses.
2007-10-31 09:58:48 · answer #4 · answered by raskal66 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nope. It will merely gum up the fuel filter. Don't even think about it...it is a misdemeanor to sabotage a vehicle, punishable by fine and/or imprisonment. Good luck!
2007-10-31 09:59:50 · answer #5 · answered by Kiffin # 1 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
on the newer cars maybe no but older cars yes cause the sugar will heat and christalize in the cylinder walls newer cars has a better filter system that should plug up
2007-10-31 10:00:25 · answer #6 · answered by anonymouse_man_1 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, it will. It is a horrible prank to pull on someone. It can cost them a ton of money to fix. Hopefully you are just asking because you have a curious mind.
Some people don't have the money to shell out to fix the damage and it can cause them stress beyond belief.
2007-10-31 09:59:49 · answer #7 · answered by Slipped Halo 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, sugar absorbs moisture and hardens. This will cause the engine to seize.
2007-10-31 09:58:14 · answer #8 · answered by Truth is elusive 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If it is not meant to go in a car it probably will be bad to some effect.
2007-10-31 14:13:50 · answer #9 · answered by Garfield 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it will and it makes a really bad mess of the engine.
2007-10-31 09:58:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋