# 2009 Kia Rio - Sugar in tank **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [September 9, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-kia-rio-sugar-in-tank/148391 "2019-09-09T14:02:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShaniquaJohnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@ShaniquaJohnson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ShaniquaJohnson)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-kia-rio-sugar-in-tank/148391/1 "2019-09-09T14:02:37Z")
Somebody put sugar in my tank but my car still run but won’t take gas shoots it back out ---
**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:** [September 9, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-kia-rio-sugar-in-tank/148391/2 "2019-09-09T18:22:07Z")
Sugar in your tank would not cause that to happen. A clogged/saturated evap canister could cause that to happen, but that would come from routinely continuing to pump gas after the handle clicks off. What makes you believe someone put sugar in the tank? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-kia-rio-sugar-in-tank/148391/3 "2019-09-09T18:38:47Z")
Sugar will just sit at the bottom of the gas tank like sand. > **[What if I put sugar in someone's gas tank?](https://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/fuel-consumption/sugar-in-gas-tank.htm)** > > Putting sugar in someone's gas tank has long been rumored to ruin someone's car. But does it really work? What could really disable a car? The sugar won’t cause difficulty filling the gas tank. But spiders can. [https://www.cars.com/articles/spider-problem-shows-up-in-honda-and-hyundai-models-too-1420663171996/](https://www.cars.com/articles/spider-problem-shows-up-in-honda-and-hyundai-models-too-1420663171996/) Have someone inspect the ORVR system for restrictions. And by the way. You can’t overfill a gas tank on today’s vehicles. There’s a component in the Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery system called an overfill check valve that prevents that. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/a/aec5b5eb7ca8f7e163eab318d0ccc65d6082f747.jpg) Tester ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-kia-rio-sugar-in-tank/148391/4 "2019-09-09T22:06:58Z")
> [@Tester](#): > > The sugar won’t cause difficulty filling the gas tank. But spiders can. If enough sugar was dumped in, it could fill and block the fuel inlet pipe, especially if there is a bend in it. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2019, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-kia-rio-sugar-in-tank/148391/5 "2019-09-10T13:52:33Z")
> [@Tester](#): > > And by the way. You can’t overfill a gas tank on today’s vehicles. Quite right. I don’t know why I keep forgetting about that. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2019, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-kia-rio-sugar-in-tank/148391/6 "2019-09-10T14:04:55Z")
I stop at the first click because I don’t want to spill fuel on the ground ( contaminate ground water ) or put fumes into the air . We have many Ozone Alert days in this area . I realize that may not really help much but I feel better . I also have cordless lawn equipment .