Gas "vandalism?"

SUHLeen · September 23rd, 2008, 02:17 PM

Is there anything that can be found in gas to cause an engine to blow? Like back in the day when people used to put sugar to ruin peoples cars? If someone didn't like you are there things to add to newer cars (i.e. 05 mustang) to make the engine blow?

HMUSN · September 23rd, 2008, 02:18 PM

yea.. a lot of things actually.

sand can do it.

SUHLeen · September 23rd, 2008, 02:23 PM

Could sand being sucked up from the air in the intake cause it?

HMUSN · September 23rd, 2008, 02:24 PM

maby if your driving on the beach. lol

SUHLeen · September 23rd, 2008, 02:26 PM

Well we were at Myrtle Beach and my intake sits right behind a hole in the Saleen fascia. It's Kenne Bell's cold air kit

HMUSN · September 23rd, 2008, 02:27 PM

at the beach and on the beach are quite different.

SUHLeen · September 23rd, 2008, 02:29 PM

Just checking if a little sand could do it lol

HMUSN · September 23rd, 2008, 02:30 PM

nah. lol

sgrcltpunk · September 23rd, 2008, 02:31 PM

sugar in your tank wont hurt it but something like water will

03SonicBoom · September 23rd, 2008, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by sgrcltpunk

sugar in your tank wont hurt it but something like water will

+1. I was going to say water. Water and gas don't mix so it'll take water in and no gas.

SUHLeen · September 23rd, 2008, 02:45 PM

I guess I'll know what the problem is once the motor is out.

How hard is it to find the culprit of a blown motor?

HMUSN · September 23rd, 2008, 02:46 PM

depends on why it blew.

DynoJoe · September 23rd, 2008, 02:57 PM

obviously you think someone could have done this to you.
It wouldn't happen from a little bit of sand from driving near the beach. Water could do this, but the car would have run like crap pretty quickly once the water was being pumped into the motor instead of gas.

A good way to rule out anything in the fuel is to take the fuel filter and cut it open to see if something was there, or even blow thru it to check for an obstruction.

One thing I do religiously is cut the oil filter open to check for any thing in it.

SUHLeen · September 23rd, 2008, 03:18 PM

It never came across my mind, maybe because I was baffled by the whole situation, but my buddy that's a tow truck driver last night was saying that maybe someone put something in my fuel and it got me thinking but I doubt that's the problem...

They need to pull my block out ASAP

bhawkce · September 23rd, 2008, 08:59 PM

So i take it you made it back home?

SUHLeen · September 24th, 2008, 01:09 AM

Yep. Rode in a U-Haul 3 deep with the car on a trailer!

fdjizm · September 24th, 2008, 07:53 AM

i dont think your supposed to drive your mustang on the actual beach :/

navyman8903 · September 24th, 2008, 07:58 AM

I hope that n one dicked you and messed with your car, because that is not cool, not even a little bit. Hope everything goes well..

UrbanRedneck · September 25th, 2008, 10:52 PM

Not really, well nothing easy anyway. You'd be hard pressed to get any sand sucked in past your air filter, unless you had a leak. And any particulate like sand in the gas tank will get caught in the fuel pump sock, fuel filter, or fuel injector screans. Suguer won't do anything really, that was a myth. Water in the gas tank won't hurt the engine either, it isn't like it can hydrolock it. The water will displace the fuel, and when the injector sprays a shot of water, or waterlogged fuel, the cylinder won't fire. The engine will just die before any serious amount of water will go into it.

What exactly do you mean by blew? Like rods sticking out of the side of the block? Or it runs, but knocks? Or what?

SUHLeen · September 26th, 2008, 12:50 AM

I know I cracked the block or blew a chunk out of it and at least bent a rod. I saw smoke, saw crap start leaking out, and heard metal banging around as my car hesitated to stay alive and then it shut off. The car doesn't even turn over!

September 23rd, 2008, 02:18 PM	#2
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,049 iTrader: 11 reviews	yea.. a lot of things actually. sand can do it. __________________

September 23rd, 2008, 02:24 PM	#4
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,049 iTrader: 11 reviews	maby if your driving on the beach. lol __________________

September 23rd, 2008, 02:27 PM	#6
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,049 iTrader: 11 reviews	at the beach and on the beach are quite different. __________________

September 23rd, 2008, 02:30 PM	#8
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,049 iTrader: 11 reviews	nah. lol __________________

September 23rd, 2008, 02:31 PM	#9
sgrcltpunk amateur adult film star 1999 gt to infinity and beyond Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: newport news,va Posts: 1,051 iTrader: 0 reviews	sugar in your tank wont hurt it but something like water will __________________ performance headlight fluid, 6 ball muffler bearings, and dual flux capacitors

September 23rd, 2008, 02:46 PM	#12
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,049 iTrader: 11 reviews	depends on why it blew. __________________

September 23rd, 2008, 02:57 PM	#13
DynoJoe Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 452 iTrader: 0 reviews	obviously you think someone could have done this to you. It wouldn't happen from a little bit of sand from driving near the beach. Water could do this, but the car would have run like crap pretty quickly once the water was being pumped into the motor instead of gas. A good way to rule out anything in the fuel is to take the fuel filter and cut it open to see if something was there, or even blow thru it to check for an obstruction. One thing I do religiously is cut the oil filter open to check for any thing in it. __________________ *Team Edlbrock Racing* Team Magnaflow Racing

September 23rd, 2008, 08:59 PM	#15
bhawkce Regular 2005 GT no time...yet Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: ohio Posts: 188 iTrader: 0 reviews	So i take it you made it back home? __________________ If you are gonna ride my ass that hard, you could at least pull my hair.

September 24th, 2008, 07:53 AM	#17
fdjizm Regular Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 453 iTrader: 1 reviews	i dont think your supposed to drive your mustang on the actual beach :/ __________________ 08 GT/CS 5spd C&L Racer CAI, Steeda UDP's CMCV Deletes, UPR O/R X-pipe 3.5" Aluminum DS, Stock 3.31's 1/8 th: 8.258 - 84.87 1/4 th: 12.853 - 107.31

September 25th, 2008, 10:52 PM	#19
UrbanRedneck Hardcore Enthusiast 2008 Mustang GT 13.124@105.52 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,138 iTrader: 1 reviews	Not really, well nothing easy anyway. You'd be hard pressed to get any sand sucked in past your air filter, unless you had a leak. And any particulate like sand in the gas tank will get caught in the fuel pump sock, fuel filter, or fuel injector screans. Suguer won't do anything really, that was a myth. Water in the gas tank won't hurt the engine either, it isn't like it can hydrolock it. The water will displace the fuel, and when the injector sprays a shot of water, or waterlogged fuel, the cylinder won't fire. The engine will just die before any serious amount of water will go into it. What exactly do you mean by blew? Like rods sticking out of the side of the block? Or it runs, but knocks? Or what? __________________ Hurst Crew Member #20 2008 GT - ARH, C&L, Hurst, BORLA, BMR, Bilstein, FRPP, Axle Exchange. Awesome.

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