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Sugar was put n my cas tank but didnt start car what to do so i can save my car

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Just remove the gas tank, if the fuel pump is inside (most are) and drain it.. you should be able to get your hand inside the tank.. wipe all the crude out...rinse out with acetone...RINSE the FILLER NECK and HOSE TOO!!! ..>> sugar is not the end all its claimed to be.... clean/replace the fuel pump filter and re-install everything.
you will be good to go!!
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Sugar is basic hydrocarbons the same as petrol or ethanol which is made from sugar
you can disconnect the fuel line at the outlet side of the fuel pump and pump the tank into a container as that will remove most of the dissolved sugar from the system
replace the fuel filter and refill the tank with fresh fuel and there will be no problems
if you ever watched the American show "myth busters" it was shown there that sugar in the fuel did nothing to damage an engine

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Empty the tank of fuel and clean out your fuel filter and drain down the fuel pipe leading to the engine

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 07, 2008

SOURCE: fuel pump not coming on

Sorry, if you turned your ignition on you will have to flush your whole system. The answer is yes to the pump. And will clog up everything in your fuel system.

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Anonymous

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SOURCE: 2000 Volvo S70 GLT SE

you should replace the fuel filter and drain your gas tank

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 28, 2009

SOURCE: i empty gas tank and put new gas. could it be something is clogged?

your fuel injectors may be clogged up, but change your fuel filter first.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 13, 2009

SOURCE: Vandals put sugar in gas tank and now it is very

Some cars have a filter in the filler neck, but I wouldn't know if yours did or not

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  • Posted on Jul 24, 2012

SOURCE: how to clean sugar water out a gas tank

You must remove the gas tank and flush it out with clean water then with denatured alcohol and then let it dry. You will also need to replace the fuel filter and purge the fuel lines.

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It can probably be saved, but its going to be expensive.
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if it still starts then your ok.remove gas tank and dump fuel.clean out any sugar on bottom of tank.go throuh the fuel pump hole. use a water hose if needed then let it dry.fill up tank and just run it it will be ok. what sugar does to an engine [and never mind myth busters, they are wrong] ive seen it 4 times, someone in town was having fun with sugar in the tank.anyways with enough sugar in gas tank the sugar disolves in the fuel.then engine,especially the valve stems get hot and sugar becomes a molten goo on the parts,valves,pistons,cylinders,fuel injectors.only the hot parts seem to be effected. then when you turn the engine off the sugar cools and becomes hard like a piece of hard candie.the valve stems are now locked into valve guides and cannot open or close,it takes alot more driving to damage pistons and rings only a little sugar is injected on every intake stroke and its aimed right at the valve stem.one mile of driving i dought will cause problems. beware that if the sugar was poured it dry you will need to flush out the filler neck.if it was dry then very little got in the tank anyway,unless you put gas in it after sugar was added
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I empty gas tank and put new gas. could it be something is clogged?

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You must drain the tank remove from the car flush it out with pump and screen out of it you will need
a list or car jack and several stands change the screen and fuel filter also . Good luck
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you need too flush the tank what that prob is
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