# 2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class damage

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-clk-class-damage/118969>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** clk-class, mercedes-benz\
**Created:** [June 10, 2018, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-clk-class-damage/118969 "2018-06-10T01:35:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Joegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c4cdca/32.png) [@Joegreen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joegreen)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-clk-class-damage/118969/1 "2018-06-10T01:35:40Z")

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Can lemon juice and water mess up my tank my girlfriend put it in

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-clk-class-damage/118969/2 "2018-06-10T12:23:43Z")

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Maybe. How much did your EX-girlfriend pour in?

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**Author:** ![Joegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c4cdca/32.png) [@Joegreen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joegreen)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-clk-class-damage/118969/3 "2018-06-10T15:59:28Z")

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She said she poured one water bottle and a little lemon juice mixed

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-clk-class-damage/118969/4 "2018-06-10T16:01:52Z")

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One water bottle. You mean a gallon bottle? One liter? 12 oz? What size?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-clk-class-damage/118969/5 "2018-06-10T16:27:40Z")

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What tank are we talking about ? I also don’t know what amount this bottle holds . And why did she do it anyway?

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-clk-class-damage/118969/6 "2018-06-11T14:52:03Z")

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I am very interested in what the mechanics say to this question. My instinct is “yes.”

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**Author:** ![knfenimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@knfenimore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knfenimore)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-clk-class-damage/118969/7 "2018-06-11T15:07:12Z")

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You could try some dry gas if it was not too much water. Otherwise you will need to pull and drain the tank.

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-clk-class-damage/118969/8 "2018-06-11T15:11:39Z")

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Did you ask her why she did this, and more importantly will she do it again, and even more importantly did she pour foreign substances into any other fluid hole in your car?

Because a 12 ounce bottle of water will probably just be annoying in your tank since you have to drain it, but pouring lemon water into the brake fluid reservoir would be a whole 'nother story.