Accidentally put engine flush oil into fuel tank?

Answer 1

Oh, it looks like we've made a happy little mistake! Don't worry, friend, it happens to all of us. Just make sure to drain the fuel tank and refill it with the correct fuel. Take your time, there are no mistakes, just happy accidents.

Answer 2

Putting engine flush oil into a fuel tank can have serious consequences for your vehicle. Engine flush oil is designed to clean engine components, not fuel system components. It can cause damage to the fuel system components, such as the fuel pump, fuel injectors, and filters. It is important to drain the fuel tank immediately and have the fuel system thoroughly cleaned by a professional mechanic to prevent any long-term damage to your vehicle.

Answer 3

Oh, dude, that's a classic mix-up! So, when you put engine flush oil in the fuel tank, you're basically giving your car a spa day it didn't ask for. It won't cause any major damage, but your engine might feel a bit confused for a while. Just get it flushed out by a professional, and your car will be back to its normal self in no time.

Answer 4

First of all you should flush it out. Then fill the system with pure water (only water). Do not overfill and do not drive the car. Start the engine and run it couple minutes. Then wait while the engine is cooling down. After that flush the water off the engine. And repeat the same at least 2 times. Be careful, don't forget to wait before flushing water.

Answer 5

A small amount should not matter too much. However if a large amount entered the engine, it might be best to drain the oil (and the filter) and refill the engine with new oil, let the engine run awhile, then drain it (and change the filter) again, and refill.

Answer 6

as you will have almost certainly put in less than two pints of Power Steering fluid, if from a p/s bottle, ignore it, itll do no harm at all.. fill the engine to the correct level with fresh engine oil and itll soon mix up and become fully mixed with the engine oil... if youve put only power steering oil in the engine, simply drain it and refill with fresh sae 40/50 oil.. itll be fine once warm with correct oil in it.

Answer 7

If your car has fuel injection (on almost all US vehicles sold after mid-80s), you've probably gotta drain the tank, because there's too much risk of damaging your fuel filter, injectors and other expensive fuel system parts.

If it's an older car with carburetors, you could probably get away with doing nothing (though I wouldn't do it with something like a Rolls-Royce or Ferrari). Most of those flushes are light petroleum solvents, which aren't that much different from gasoline.

Best advice: call the manufacturer of the engine oil flush and ask them. (I did, once, to ask whether I could use their product in a rotary (Mazda) engine. They said it probably wouldn't kill the engine, but they didn't recommend it.)

If you do drain the gasoline, use it to run your lawn mower for the next 10 years. Probably will do it a world of good.

Answer 8

You are lucky today. The other way round is a problem,steering fluid into brakes can be a costly repair. Just smile and pretend you knew all along.