make a long story short / someone sprayed fire extinguisher down my gas tank

the car has not been cranked so there should be no engine damage

beatsunc says this

Quote :

" you dont need a mechanic. what you need is a five gallon gas can and a siphon pump. just replace the contaminated gas with fresh gas."

any other tips so i dont have to take my car to a mechanic / or would that be the best?
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9/10/2006 11:34:09 AM

9/10/2006 11:37:50 AM

that doesnt help me now...
but thanks, and yes...first thing i buy is going to be a locking cap

9/10/2006 11:42:02 AM

what you need is


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9/10/2006 12:07:32 PM

Pretty much. Just suck out what you can, pour in fresh, maybe suck that out as well. Then fill it up.
And clean off your car.

9/10/2006 12:36:05 PM

thanks for the serious help
i appreciate it

im just afraid that siphoning the gas out will not get all the chemical from the extinguisher out and the tank will need to be flushed

it i can just siphon it out
i will not have to pay to have it towed
rent a car
pay a mechanic

9/10/2006 2:04:12 PM

That is why I would recommend suck and fill a couple of times.

9/10/2006 2:16:13 PM

drop the tank and flush it

look online for instructions..

9/10/2006 2:19:17 PM

whats that actually do to a car when you shoot a fire extinguisher into the tank?

9/10/2006 3:37:02 PM

mythbusters failed to try that in their experiments

9/10/2006 3:40:55 PM

if it was a dry chemical extinguisher (you'll see white powdery residue around the tank filler neck), then nothing will happen. just run the car until it shuts off. replace the fuel filter and continue about your day.

9/10/2006 4:13:01 PM

^What Brian said. I don't think that shit dissolves in gas...and I'd just run and replace the fuel filter a time or two.

9/10/2006 5:08:06 PM

you sure it won't mess up the pump? with these in-tank pumps you can't just stick a filter between the tank and the fuel pump

9/10/2006 5:48:55 PM

i drive a 2001 monte carlo
and it has the powder around the neck so i guess its the driy chemical that underPSI was talking about

9/10/2006 6:00:09 PM

^^if it does, it's only going to get where it was already going a little sooner.

9/10/2006 8:21:23 PM

Do it yourself to a gallon of gas and put it in your lawnmower and see if it runs.

9/10/2006 8:28:48 PM

its a lot of shit in there


ngredient Name: Monoammonium phosphate
Chemical Formula: NH4H2PO4
CAS No.: 7722-76-1
EINECS Number: 231-764-5
Concentration, Wt%: 50-80%
Hazard Identification: See Heading 3

Ingredient Name: Ammonium sulfate
Chemical Formula: (NH4)2SO4
CAS No.: 7783-20-2
EINECS Number: 231-984-1
Concentration, Wt%: 20-45%
Hazard Identification: See Heading 3

Ingredient Name: Magnesium Aluminum Silicate (Attapulgite Clay or Fuller's Earth)
Chemical Formula: MgxAly(SiO4)z
CAS No.: 8031-18-3
EINECS Number: (a)
Concentration, Wt%: 1-5%
Hazard Identification: See Heading 3

Ingredient Name: Tricalcium Phosphate (Pentacalcium Hydroxide Tris (orthophosphate))
Chemical Formula: Ca5(OH)(PO4)3
CAS No.: 12167-74-7
EINECS Number: 235-330-6
Concentration, Wt%: 1-5%
Hazard Identification: See Heading 3

Ingredient Name: Methyl Hydrogen Polysiloxane
Chemical Formula: Mixture/preparation
CAS No.: 63148-57-2
EINECS Number: (b)
Concentration, Wt%: 0-1%
Hazard Identification: See Heading 3

Ingredient Name: Yellow pigment
Chemical Formula: C34H30Cl2N6O4
CAS No.: 5468-75-7
EINECS Number: 226-789-3
Concentration, Wt%: <1%
Hazard Identification: See Heading 3

Ingredient Name: Silica Gel
Chemical Formula: -[OSi(O)]-(H2O)x
CAS No.: 112926-00-8
EINECS Number: (b)
Concentration, Wt%: 0-3%
Hazard Identification: See Heading 3

9/10/2006 8:29:27 PM

my mechanic says that if i want to avoid any long term damage i need to get it flushed b/c there is no telling what some of those chemicals might do when mixed with the gasoline

anyone have a clue about how much it would cost to flush the tank

9/11/2006 11:29:33 AM

To drop it and clean it out is probably 2 hours labor. Think $70 average an hour.

9/11/2006 11:43:09 AM

mechanics have been telling me it would be close to 5+ hours of labor
and it would cost b/w 700-1000.00 dollars

my mech. back home said he could do it for around 300

9/11/2006 11:58:23 AM

what do you drive? 5 hours for a tank is a bit much

9/11/2006 1:51:22 PM

^ 01 Monte Carlo

9/11/2006 1:57:39 PM

when are we going to find the cockface who did this and stick a fire extinguisher up his ass?

9/11/2006 2:58:38 PM

Check to see if there is a drain plug on the bottom of the tank.
If so, drain the gas. put some more in, slosh it around a bit and drain that,
then fill it up.

Oh, and don't smoke.

9/11/2006 3:20:56 PM

who'd you piss off?

9/11/2006 4:29:06 PM

Quote :

"my mechanic says that if i want to avoid any long term damage i need to get it flushed b/c there is no telling what some of those chemicals might do when mixed with the gasoline"

well, he is a mechanic and not a firefighter so how in the hell would he know what a dry chem extinguisher would do if mixed with gas?

i'll put it to you this way: gasoline is a hydrocarbon which means it does not mix with water which is the purpose of a dry chemical extinguisher. you spray a dry chem. extinguisher at a gasoline fire and it blankets the fire removing all oxygen. if it mixed with gas, then it wouldn't put out the fire. i don't forsee any problems other than a clogged fuel filter by leaving the gas in there.

9/11/2006 6:27:48 PM

i really wouldnt be worried about the fuel filter or pump because those are cheap compared to what the chemicals could do to things like seals, piston rings, cylinders, etc.

safest bet is to flush it

9/11/2006 6:40:40 PM

Quote :

"safest bet is to flush it "

thats what im going on
and thanks underPSI for your post, i appreciate it
and no, he isnt a firefighter but he is a retired volunteer ex-EMT, hell his son is on the fire dept. or use to be

btw, do you know Tim Duke

[Edited on September 11, 2006 at 7:56 PM. Reason : sl;djf]

9/11/2006 7:56:25 PM

why yes i do.

you don't hang out at JR's, do ya?

9/11/2006 9:00:04 PM

JR's paint and body

i have know mr. jr about my entire life
he and my pops are real good friends

tell Tim Duke that Adam Norris said hello
we all use to be on the Four Oaks Rescue Squad

[Edited on September 12, 2006 at 10:01 AM. Reason : you know phil rogers also, he and i went to high school together]

9/12/2006 10:01:34 AM

yeah, i've been to JR's a bunch.

9/12/2006 10:31:50 AM