suger in gas tank?
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I have actually seen this happen in my garage. It was a 2010 Jeep Wrangler with 10k miles on it. The inside of the fuel tank was all brown and sticky, the vehicle obviously would just crank and not start. The tech replaced fuel pump and fuel tank, still did not start. He ended up putting a brand new engine in the vehicle, injectors, etc, vehicle ran but ran poorly. It was a lost cause. The vehicle kept coming back with the check engine light on. I think the insurance company finally put the customer in another vehicle and totaled the Jeep.
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to just swap out a fuel pump is not bad. to completely drop it is a pain if you do not have a lift. kind of scary being under a car on 4 jack stands. when i replaced the fuel pump on my wifes old 626 you have to drop the whole tank to get to the fuel pump(no hole under the back seat) i had the car up on 4 stands plus in the rear where iw as under the car i also had two jacks just in case. and i was still scared. i had my wife standing outside watching me till i got the tank out from under the car. even made her come back outside when i was putting it back. lol
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Sorry for no reply but I dont know who did it. My block blew two weeks ago and i left the car on the street i had no place to put it until i get a new engine and someone broke in the fuel door i saw suger on the ground and inside the fuel door. But before i saw this i put the keys in the car and tryed to crank it once or twice before i saw fuel door was broken into. My car was on e85 and 1000 dynamic injectors also walboro pump, would 2-3 cranks suck in alot of suger to make the fuel pump and injectors screwed up? ughh. My luck sucks. Never leave an evo on the road. Leason learned.
Sorry for no reply but I dont know who did it. My block blew two weeks ago and i left the car on the street i had no place to put it until i get a new engine and someone broke in the fuel door i saw suger on the ground and inside the fuel door. But before i saw this i put the keys in the car and tryed to crank it once or twice before i saw fuel door was broken into. My car was on e85 and 1000 dynamic injectors also walboro pump, would 2-3 cranks suck in alot of suger to make the fuel pump and injectors screwed up? ughh. My luck sucks. Never leave an evo on the road. Leason learned.
And I'm 99% sure (unless it was ALOT of undissolved sediment) it wasn't sugar that did that to your motor.
I dont get it? Did you blow the motor before or after the sugar? You said you parked it on the street because it has a blown motor, and then you went out to try to start a car that has a blown motor. That's when you noticed the gas door was open, and now you're worried you have a blown motor? See where I'm going with this? IMO, something seems fishy about this story, and I don't know if I believe it at all.
And I'm 99% sure (unless it was ALOT of undissolved sediment) it wasn't sugar that did that to your motor.
And I'm 99% sure (unless it was ALOT of undissolved sediment) it wasn't sugar that did that to your motor.
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The motor blew up and I had it town to my house and I left it out in the street. My buddy came to look at the engine.and he told.me.to try to crank it and I did like 2-3 times and then I noticed the fuel door was broken into in the driver mirror. Im not sure if I need to replace the whole fuel system. Would 2-3 cracks damage the 1000 injectors and the fuel pump? Nothing.fishy here man. Just got screwed badly.
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I have actually seen this happen in my garage. It was a 2010 Jeep Wrangler with 10k miles on it. The inside of the fuel tank was all brown and sticky, the vehicle obviously would just crank and not start. The tech replaced fuel pump and fuel tank, still did not start. He ended up putting a brand new engine in the vehicle, injectors, etc, vehicle ran but ran poorly. It was a lost cause. The vehicle kept coming back with the check engine light on. I think the insurance company finally put the customer in another vehicle and totaled the Jeep.
http://www.snopes.com/autos/grace/sugar.asp
Also on mythbusters... they even said the car ran BETTER!
http://mythbustersresults.com/episode15
Last edited by dozena; Feb 28, 2013 at 08:57 AM.
The motor blew up and I had it town to my house and I left it out in the street. My buddy came to look at the engine.and he told.me.to try to crank it and I did like 2-3 times and then I noticed the fuel door was broken into in the driver mirror. Im not sure if I need to replace the whole fuel system. Would 2-3 cracks damage the 1000 injectors and the fuel pump? Nothing.fishy here man. Just got screwed badly.
I don't want to sound like a dick, but the facts are out there. Its been proven by scientists and professors. It wasn't the sugar. Good luck.
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That sucks. But if it were me I would not be too concerned about it. If you are then I would drain the fuel drop the tank and clean it.
On a side note. One time at my High School I seen a kid **** into this other guys gas tank(was a truck).
I do not know what comes over people lol.
On a side note. One time at my High School I seen a kid **** into this other guys gas tank(was a truck).
I do not know what comes over people lol.
That sucks. But if it were me I would not be too concerned about it. If you are then I would drain the fuel drop the tank and clean it.
On a side note. One time at my High School I seen a kid **** into this other guys gas tank(was a truck).
I do not know what comes over people lol.
On a side note. One time at my High School I seen a kid **** into this other guys gas tank(was a truck).
I do not know what comes over people lol.
