# Brake fluid

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-fluid/40300>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** pontiac, bonneville\
**Created:** [December 3, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-fluid/40300 "2009-12-03T15:23:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Sun\_Shyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@Sun\_Shyne](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sun_Shyne)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-fluid/40300/1 "2009-12-03T15:23:48Z")

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I accidently put a quarter & half of brake fluid in my gas tank which had 8 gallons of fresh gas in the tank…will this cause damage to my car…will the gas dissolve the oil…can someone pls help me out!!

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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-fluid/40300/2 "2009-12-03T15:33:03Z")

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Here is a link to a disussion on the same subject. How much is a “quarter and a half of fluid”, 3/4 of a bottle, 3/4 of a quart or 1 1/2 quarts of brake fluid?

If it was 3/4 of a bottle (~12 oz), I would fill up the tank and not worry about it. If it was a quart and a half (48 oz), I would worry about it.

[http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/2119153.page](http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/2119153.page)

Ed B.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-fluid/40300/3 "2009-12-03T15:33:24Z")

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Major edit - just go by the last discussion.

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**Author:** ![Sun\_Shyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@Sun\_Shyne](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sun_Shyne)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-fluid/40300/4 "2009-12-03T18:35:11Z")

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Thanks for takin the time to answer my ?..really appreciate it! I will fill it up…would u suggest puttin sum feul injector clean n it too…do u think i should put sum feul injection cleaner in the tank…