# Removing sugar from the gas tank of a 1993 GMC S-15 Jimmy **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** s-15jimmy, gmc\ **Created:** [March 24, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/removing-sugar-from-the-gas-tank-of-a-1993-gmc-s-15-jimmy/114332 "2018-03-24T13:58:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@Amer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Amer)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/removing-sugar-from-the-gas-tank-of-a-1993-gmc-s-15-jimmy/114332/1 "2018-03-24T13:58:09Z")
How to remove sugar from your gas 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:** [March 24, 2018, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/removing-sugar-from-the-gas-tank-of-a-1993-gmc-s-15-jimmy/114332/2 "2018-03-24T21:40:34Z")
There’s no reason. Sugar doesn’t mix with gasoline. It just settles to the bottom of the gas tank below the fuel pump pick-up filter. > **[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? Tester ---
**Author:** ![SteveCBT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevecbt/32/3192_2.png) [@SteveCBT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveCBT)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/removing-sugar-from-the-gas-tank-of-a-1993-gmc-s-15-jimmy/114332/3 "2018-03-24T21:48:49Z")
Might have to change the fuel filter a few times > **[FACT CHECK: Sugar in the Gas Tank Ruins a Car Engine?](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sugar-gas-tank/)** > > Sugar poured into a gas tank is thought to turn into a form of liquid cement and quickly render the vehicle's engine unfit for anything but a junkyard. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/removing-sugar-from-the-gas-tank-of-a-1993-gmc-s-15-jimmy/114332/4 "2018-03-24T21:55:16Z")
Interesting that Snopes’ sources included Tom and Ray and the NYT. Hee hee. I seem to remember having this conversation a few years ago. What was that stuff they used to destroy cars during the great used car slaughter some years ago? Ah, sodium silicate in the oil. Another great idea by our DC friends. Maybe someone made a killing on sodium silicate stock? Worth a look anyway. > **[Car Allowance Rebate System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_Allowance_Rebate_System)** > > The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), colloquially known as "cash for clunkers", was a $3 billion U.S. federal scrappage program intended to provide economic incentives to U.S. residents to purchase a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle when trading in a less fuel-efficient vehicle. The program was promoted as providing stimulus to the economy by boosting auto sales, while putting safer, cleaner, and more fuel-efficient vehicles on the roadways. > The program officially started on July 1, 2009, pro... At any rate it appears the answer is either leave it alone or pull the tank and dump it out. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/removing-sugar-from-the-gas-tank-of-a-1993-gmc-s-15-jimmy/114332/5 "2018-03-24T22:20:11Z")
If you’re certain the tank has been sugared then the best method is to remove the tank and do some serious blasting at the car wash.