What happens if you put BRAKE FLUID in your gas tank? (You'll be surprised!)
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2018
- Time for another experiment.. We put two bottles of brake fluid in the gas tank of my beater.. the results are pretty shocking..
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We did the experiment AGAIN! This time we filled her up with vodka when the tank was completely EMPTY.. It had a very different outcome 😂
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since brake fluid is basically oil based, same as gasoline i'd say it wouldn't hurt at all may even help the old beater. the smell you got was probably from a bit higher exhaust temps and the brake fluid may actually help clean the injectors. Back in the old days on big diesel engines we would fill the fuel filters half full with transmission fluid to clean out the injectors. the transmission fluid would burn a bit hotter thus helping clean the soot and carbon off of them.
We use brake fluid to soak rusty bolts
So it probably cleaned the fuel system! !
@@classic24hrtowingreferrals28 brake fluid is corrosive. It can be used to strip paint. I doubt it will clean the system. It will probably cause corrosion in the fuel tank, lines, filter, etc.
@@hussamhallak7505Why would it be corrosive? It doesn't corrode your brake system. Stripping paint isn't metal corrosion. Brake fluid is oil based which keeps water, the electrolyte, one of the four things necessary for corrosion (electrolyte, anode, cathode, and metal path) from touching the metal. Is it an ideal corrosion inhibitor? It is in a closed system but otherwise not, but it is designed to not corrode various metals. It probably does corrode polymers though.
@@hussamhallak7505 stay far far away from any mechanics shop please. you have zero fucking clue what you are talking about.
dot is not oil
It would have been interesting to see what the spark plugs look like after this.
Yea I was waiting for that. I have brake fluid but no gas and my bike has a spark plug issue. I might wanna wait... I do need substantial fluid in the brakes, but I don't need brake fluid if I don't have gas... Right? So I agree with you about the plugs , I bet they are looking confused.
should have done a test to see if you get better gas milage or see if it cleaned out the combustion chambers including the valves
if you are poor and drive a vehicle with a carburetor, while the engine is running pour a tiny bit of automatic trans fluid into the carb while it is running, it will smoke big time, but it will also burn off any carbon and deposits on the valves
@@wildedaveable That is a myth. it does not. I would Imagine Glycol will work as a cleaner because when you have a head gasket leak it steam cleans the Combuston Chamber. Brake fluid is also Glycol same as engine coolant just color addatives and another chemical I cannot remember the same that Brake fluid has added to it vs the coolant does not.
Seems to me like it preserved the ⛽ that was already in the tank. Very interesting 👌 👍
My dad once poured a gallon of moonshine in the tank after running out of gas. Expensive 10 mile ride to the next gas station, but better than walking. It was a 56 plymouth. Ran like a charm
Curtis Smith..What do you think E85 is?
Ethanol Alcohol 85% with 15% Petroleum (or else people would be drinking it)
@@stevedeleon8775 😮
I bet he walked to school up hill both ways in the snow also I’ve herd that from to many people I’m sure it’s been done but do you really think your dad did that or is he full of sh*t like my pops been everywhere but the electric chair, seen everything but the wind lol not talking shit just saying
Lol I'll buy that ,if it isn't my car hahahaha
@@stevedeleon8775 enlightenment is a good opportunity, not a viewer with a attention span .
If you accidentally put brake fluid in your gas tank. You are automatically no longer allowed to drive.
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MESHOW ROSHOW. Lol.
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On the old motors we use to put transmission fluid in thru the carburetors to help clean the valves
I drove a 525 hp Cummins, T600 Kenworth for years. Added brake fluid nearly every fill. 263 gals of diesel. Improved mileage, improved performance, no gelling at cold temps, always great Dyno, never any engine problems.
What was the ratio? Did you just use a full bottle? And if so, what size bottle? Thanks!!
brake fluid is a oil based hydrolic fluid so it will mix with gas, i used brake fluid in the past to decarbonize the head and pistons, good chance all you did was clean the carbon out of the engine! kinda like seafoam!
Which is better Dot3 or Dot 4?
@@lionreb either one would work!
I know a few people who put ATF in their gas at every fill up. My uncle has 330k on a Chevy and he says he’s put ATF in the gas since 100k miles. Engine purrs like a kitten
@@FinsleysCustomCarAudio I have run transmission fluid in my 1991Ford 7.3 IDI CCLB 4X4 501,000+ miles, RUNS GREAT! It cleaned the injectors right out! It's more expensive than diesel fuel so I don't think I'll be doing that very often.
Brake fluid is a good way to bump start a engine too it's very volatile when new
They always say you shouldn't get brake fluid on the paint finish, glad you were so careful.
Brake fluid is primarily hard on new paint jobs factory paint is baked
Military have been doing this for years on older landrovers as a fast decoke trick. and a taste straight down the carb too , 2/3 revs hold steady and dribble some down the carb , watch the soot fly out of the exhaust , now that was pre cat days of course.
My dad had a geo prizm...best little car ever...thing ran and ran. I dont doubt that someone out there is still using it. Love you dad!
Putting brake fluid in the car, in smaller amounts, actually helps the car. The brake fluid gets rid of all the gunk that actual gasoline leaves. I put brake fluid about a half a bottle per tank in my tractor trailer, and it cleans the injectors. It helps the mileage, it went from 5 mi to the gallon to about 8 I've done this for the past 20 years. So probably it will make your catalytic converter last longer because it's cleaning out all the gunk
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Awesome, I agree
What size bottle? That’s a big increase. I have twin 100 gallon tanks in mine and if it works I’d be willing to try it
Good one man. Brake fluid is the best cleaner ever. I learnt this since in the 1970s. I had a dirty carburetor which I soaked over night in the fluid, next morning is was clean as a whistle. Since then, I always use brake fluid to clean my fuel systems. You will be amazed how the injections, intake manifold along with the valves will be free of all the sticky carbon build up. You have stumbled unto the best gum removal cleaner ever. Also, I had an engine that was stuck that had not started for years, I took the spark plugs out, poured fluid into each cylinder, it soaked overnight, next day it turned over started and ran like a dream ever since. There will always be doubters in the world. Again good one man. Stay up.
Ummm, you mean, "Brakleen" by CRC. Not actual brake fluid.
Jesus dude !!
Everard Manwaring yep nailed it
Michael Collins umm no he doesn’t mean brake kleen!! He means brake fluid!!! Go ahead and take a drop of brake fluid on your paint. It’s very very corrosive hence the cleaning power like solvent. Soo not so quick smarty pants.
Break fluid will decarbon a motor better than anything.
You are right Everard; also Kerosene will do the same thing; most fuel system cleaners are just Kerosene with a few additives anyway !!!
It might run through the piston rings and mix with the oil, especially making your engine a ticking bomb.
No. It will simulate a bad brake booster sucking brake fluid into the engines cranks case. Emitting a white cloud of smoke. Worse if you have no cats. At that point. It's technically a war crime.
Total B.S.
oil burns, brake fluid does not...so that just wont happen.
@@nexxterra The ignition of brake fluid at 520 degrees F
@@nexxterra dot 3 brake fluid does burn. Have used it to help free up stuck pistons in old engines. Cylinder heads off soak old denim material in brake fluid stuff in the cylinder bores and light on fire. The brake fluid seats down helps loosen the stuck rings the heat helps as well badicly getting the block ,pistons and rings through a heat cycle the expansion and contraction loosen the stuck rings.
I had used breakfluid in my 1975 Mazda 323 transmission to stop a slipping problem and it worked very good until I sold it.
I also add transmission fluid into my engine and run it for a few minutes to remove gunk build up before oil change.
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And what all you people don't realize is he has gas and stabilizer in the tank and the needle doesn't work on the gas gauge there's gas in there brake fluid brake fluid that he put in Google right to the bottom of the tank so he's just running on gas will you people are gullible
@@michaelgudewicz8995 yup !! LOL !!
Wonder how long it took before the paint started to bubble up and fall off where the brake fluid dribbled down the side from gas fill.
Worked at a dealership and while bleeding brakes some got on the hood. They wiped it off with soapy water. But some was trapped in the hood creases and the next morning it had cleaned a nice little path down the fender. Had to repaint fender on a brand new car!!
Brake fluid will ruin a cars paint finish.
Many modern paints can stand modern brake fliud. I still wouldn't do it. It's usually OK for rubber (what it's made for).
I be waiting
not to mention the the damage exhaust leak caused....he prolly lost a good chunk of lung function too #jackass
Pretty good experiment. Try putting Degreeser. It will probably continue working and clean-up the gas lines and carburator.
I've seen running water into the carburetor to steam clean the valves etc. but again you need to rev the motor and keep it revved so as to not stall from the water. Let it run water thru for a couple min, turn off water run motor for a couple more and done. Don't worry about the massive clouds coming out of tailpipe most of it is water vapor.
Yep steam clean inside engine like that😂😅
My husband is a mechanic and he said he is not surprised. That probably removed any water he had in his fuel. He also said it would not be a good idea to do that too often. Brake fluid can be hard on some rubber/gasket/plastic components.
Funny same thing I said! Would eat away the Neopreme Gasket in the fuel pump in tank. $500.00 Repair or more...👍.Engine Builder...☺🏁
Well Amy husband's wrong,and Amy husband's wrong again! Waterboy!
MY SISTER PUT BRAKE FLUID IN MY MOM CAR AND ANYTHING BAD HAPPENS/CAR STILL RUNNING 🏃♂️
Now you got me thinking. What about transmission fluid in the gas tank. I'm sure ti won't be good on the gas millage but we used to slowly pour transmission fluid into the carburetor with the motor running to loosen up sticky valves.
When doing this you have to hold the gas throttle to keep the RPM's running high enough so it wouldn't kill the motor. Too much oil at one time will stall the motor. To low of RPM will stall motor as well. Another words... Turn car on. Rev up motor. Slowly poor half to whole bottle of transmission fluid into carburetor. Keep it revved up so the motor won't die. Motor will run rough while doing this but it will smooth out once your done pouring.
Result... Huge amount of smoke will come out of exhaust. Oil residue will blow thru exhaust so don't do this in the driveway unless you have a good size cardboard or and old sheet/blanket that you no longer need or simply do it in the neighbors yard and don't worry about it. ( kidding about neighbors yard of coarse but the rest is fact).
The funny side of this is... a neighbor from down the street jump in her car to see where all the smoke is coming from thinking our house was on fire. She wasn't too happy when I explained what I was doing, especially all I could do is laugh. I've done this when I was living on the farm but living in a residential neighborhood, people tend to freak out to easy. You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy. lol
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That's just tickled me pink and very informative too cheers for that
Prior to putting brake fluid in the gas tank you should have taken it down the strip or recorded the mpgs. It would have told you another more
Wow this is really amazing.
I believe the experiment is quite useful and can I say timely.
In this disturbing circumstances of gas crisis, I believe it's time to invent an alternative form of liquid or gas system for vehicles.
We are waiting for the final outcome.
Francis
Probably the brake fluid can substitute the gas, who knows! It worth the risk but i would like a little more of its experiment to know how good a cause.
Brake fluid will take the carbon off your car's pistons inother words it will decarbin the engine
$20 a liter, go ahead.
The video he made before this one was what happens when you wash your hair with brake fluid.
That's COLD!
Ha ha!
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Lmao!!!
Lol
Never call your vehicle hurtful names while driving. There's no telling what she'll do.
So if you mix petrol with brake fluid can you also add water to the mix that would make it burn hotter, that would be oxygen and hydrogen mix in fuel?
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I always talk to my car, I tell it "it's doing a good job" and give it a pat on the dashboard, works like a charm.
Can this work with Toyota
@temitayo mutiu, My "Sakura" is a red 1986 Toyota (Toyoda) 4WD R22 PU with 300,000 miles, I have been driving her for almost 20 years and she has taken me on trails that even Dodge Power Wagons hesitate to go. I give her lots of love and sweet talk and she takes me where ever I want to go without any back talk. I expect to drive her at least another 10 years..
More than a few times I've put brake fluid in automatic transmissions to swell seals and slow fluid leaks. I've also put automatic transmission fluid in the gas tank to run through the engine and clean deposits and lubricate the fuel system.
You can use brake fluid to temp fix a slipping automatic transmission. Depending on damage already done to the bands.
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It temporarily fixes pressure issues caused by hardened seals, and then a few weeks later the trans will definitely need a full rebuild because it won't move at all. 🤣😂. I've had to rebuild SEVERAL transmission from people trying brake fluid as a fix.
@@mrmotormd varsol in trans works better...swells seals, but does not degrade them
@@pvanb2 true, but varsol can damage metal to metal interactions such as pump components, sprags and planetaries due to the fact that it has low lubrication properties and will is used to strip metal of oils. The ratio of varsol to atf would have to be minimal I would assume. I preach to all my customers that when something is broken you fix it by replacing the failed components, there is no such thing as magic in a bottle. There are however temporary fixes. If I really needed to buy myself a couple of days before rebuilding my transmission I might use varsol. But as I preach to my customers if it is broken fix it, don't patch it. There is no such thing as that "magic in a bottle" most companies claim. Even the most intelligently planned attempts to restore things such as this without actually repairing it usually leads to bigger problems and higher cost of repair.
@@mrmotormd Use varsol replace the transmission oil after a service, then you run through the gears for a few minutes to ensure varsol is throughout the various clutch packs. Then the vehicle is parked and left for just a half hour or so, idle running in park, as the varsol softens the seals. Then a drain and refill with proper ATF.
This procedure will cure a delayed engagement and soft shifts for various lengths of time, depending on how bad condition of the seals were, but it delays the clutch packs steels and fibers from further degradation and ultimate failure..for awhile longer.
This will delay the need for an expensive overhaul for customers who cannot afford one, but of course is only a temporary fix. Guaranteed ...these grateful customers will use you to do the proper repair on their vehicle, or their next one.
If you thought to drive around for any length of time with only varsol in the transmission...you are NO mechanic or transmission tech.
In my high school years, I was walking home from my girl friend's house and I cut across a parking lot. Two guys in their 20s were high-revving a car's engine. They had put a brick on the gas pedal and were outside, waiting to see what would happen. I waited with them, watching billowing clouds of smoke coming out of the tailpipe. My thought was that engine parts would soon be flying through the air (or embedding themselves in the pavement). A show of another kind.
Surprise, after several minutes, the smoke began to lessen, although the noise did not -- still high-reving. In another few minutes, there was hardly any smoke and one of the guys removed the brick. The engine idled down, they got in the car and drove it away, as if nothing had happened.
I have heard that a half-hour at freeway speeds will do wonders for a city car. This may have been the short-cut treatment.
bloggerccc your dead right, to much farting about in town driving is the worst thing for an engine , especially a diesel , they need a good blow out fairly regularly .
@@elizabethtaylor9321 we all need a good blow out from time to time
I’ve used Transmision fluid in my gas and oil for years and the inside of my engine is so clean I had a keep that my daughter was driving and when I started driving it again it was sluggish and not much power after running the transmission fluid in the gas and oil it regained the power and fuel mileage increased I use 1qt in the oil and 3-4oz in the gas every other time I fill up it works great 👍
Yep. Marvel Mystery oil same thing.
I'm sure your catalytic converter is shot by now
Transmission fluid NOT Brake fluid...geez
You might want to keep an eye on your Rubber hoses and seals.Some shops use Brake fluid to soften the seals on Automatic Transmissions.
That's actually completely backwards that's why you can use brake fluid in your transmission but not transmission fluid in your brakes the transmission fluid has detergents that soften the rubber in your brake system lines seals gaskets etc
@@runsolomon Brake fluid does not expand with heat. Transmission fluid does expand with heat. If you put Transmission fluid in your brake, will expand due to heat expansion and will applied your brakes without pressing your pedal. That why you do not use Transmission fluid in the brakes. And Yes, brake fluid will soften rubber.
I know this is 2 years after you made the video but I had a suggestion for a video and it is what do you do with gas that has been in a gas tank for 6 years sitting do you have to flush that out somehow or could you just put more gas in and would it not kill the engine?
I have put Carrot juice in my gas tank and didn't need to use my headlights at night.
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C G nice one what about blakies in the tyres!
I am not sure what it could do to any internal damage but quite sure it has cleaned the injectors and valves. I do know that if you put brake fluid in a leaking slipping automatic transmission it will temporarily stop the slip and leak for the most part it swell's the clutches and seals.
Yeah but you only use a couple of ounces. Too much will cause problems.
I put brake fluid in my automatic transmission once it stopped the oil leak and made the transmission start shifting like it was designed to do never had any problems after the brake fluid was added
You hates your car and wanted to break it. 😂
Good on you for making it into an experiment.
That was pretty darn cool..!!! Thankyou for this video
I put milk in my tank, but it stopped every few miles and wouldn’t go any further until I fed it a cookie.
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What the actual fuck lol
Boring
Thanks for the sharing tips
I've got a 99 Chevy prizm that is falling apart at the seams but the motor still runs solid and good in that cars just beat the s*** and it just never lets me down though I love it
Just as a technical nitpick.... Brake fluid does not AMPLIFY brake pressure, it TRANSMITS hydraulic pressure. The ratio of the master cylinder piston to the brake cylinder piston is what amplifies the pressure. Still, video was entertaining as heck to watch... :)
Well thank ou for that lesson, what other advice will you be teaching us next week..u should start up a u-tube chanell with your professional knowledge go for it ya never know where it could take you in life..🚘
That's not right bill what amplifies the hidraulic braking system its the servo that works with vacuum ...basic knowledge liquids are not compressable in resume you simple cannot transfer more liquid (brake fluid ) into a small recipient and just another fact ...the brake master cylinder takes less oil then one of the calipers... imagine all ... 👍👍
I love this man's curiosity. Most of us lose this curiosity as we age.
I am going to be 68 in a few months. One of the things I still have that hasn't dimmed even a smidgen, is my curiosity. In fact, as the world grows more chaotic & confused, (like many of you out there, & some that may be reading), the more confused & frightened the masses grow it seems I am seeing & thinking more clearly than ever before. As people are becoming more frightened of what is around the next corner so to say, I seem to be more at peace than I've ever been. Do you feel this way? People often don't take a breath and look at the whole picture, instead of just the peephole view before their eyes. People, THIS is the very reason we do not have to fear; if God be for you, who can be against you (that matters)? This is the trying & testing of (our) your faith in your Almighty God & Father. Christianity is the ONLY system of faith in which we are to KNOW, that we ARE the very children of the Most High. He is, and calls Himself our Father, and we, His children. Jesus tells us to pray "Abba", Our Father... ? No. Abba, is our "Daddy", and we, no matter our age, are His little children. How beautiful!!! How comforting that the God of ALL, the only and true God the Creator, cares, & even more than cares. He gave His only begotten, perfect, sinless Son, in order to give us a chance for forgiveness, repentance, and eternal life. "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13
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His got money so he can afford his curiosity unlike some of us who don't have a budget to lose a good car
You actually did your car a pretty good favor by putting it in there it is a type of solvent that will eat fuel deposit it is also a catalyst though it will absorb water very easily meaning you will end up with water in your fuel
Had a car that overheated and was running really rough. My dad poured a little brake fluid through the carburetor and the engine started running smooth. An old mechanic told him it would get rid of the carbon buildup on the valves. Guess it worked but he sold the car within the month so don't know how long term the fix was.
dumping some water in the carb will also knock carbon off valves n pistons
dumping some water in the carb will also knock carbon off valves n pistons
Unbelievable, great experiment 👍🏻
The brake fluid has an alcahol content plus a light lubricant. In the gas tank it serves as a gasoline additive; when mixed, suspends any water in the tank which is "burned".
Correct bro!!!
I'd like to see what would happen if you filled the gas tank full of Farts instead of gasoline. Then see if it would still run? Farts are in fact combustible.
Should anyone take the advice from someone who can't even spell alcohol?
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Interesting. Would this cure my very lumpy tick-over due to Water in the cylinders, leaking from the inlet manifold gasket?
Good little experiment but myself having plenty knowledge on cars it could be pretty dangerous, especially wit continued use over time. But perhaps let’s say in extreme emergency cases, stranded or whatnot hopefully it can get you to where you need to go!
I thought May start a fire 🔥 lol 😂 I’m shocked 😳 how adventurous you are! Scary crazy !!!
Brake fluid will clean sticky lifters and sludge when added to engine oil,so maybe you just cleaned your injectors.
interesting, have you tried it?
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Auto transmission fluid does the same, I add half a pint to the sump when I'm changing dirty oil as a flushing agent, I run the motor for a half hour or so and give it a few revs about every five minutes before draining and adding a fresh change of oil and filter, oil pressure is improved afterwards so it definitely clears out those passages.
Is this true mate???
@@darrylwallace8623 I've been doing it for years with auto tranny fluid into the oil before a due oil change, I even do it with motorcycles when I don't know their history and having blew a bike up going mad on it afterwards I decided to strip and rebuild the motor, I was amazed at how clean the engine was internally once I opened the crankcases and I'd not long owned the bike and the PO hadn't done nothing to it but ride it for 16,000 miles.
I poured a 40 oz of Old English Malt Liquor in my tank and the car got a DUI, cops let me walk home.
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That's the best comment here
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Are you a "strange visitor from another planet? Who let you loose on this one? I stopped watching the football game to read your darn comment. I'm glad I did....I lmao. Hellava comment. Thanks man and have a great day:).
@@vinyltapelover . I'm a joker just having fun, have a wonderful afternoon.
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Dot 4 is synthetic, the old stuff was vegetable oil. When the brake master cylinder leaks through the servo you can get brake fluid into the engine naturally that way too. What I'd like to know is what's happening to your catalytic converter?
The fact you have a Chevrolet that lasted 200,000 miles is pretty amazing! Lol
the engine is made by toyota!!!
Meanwhile, the results of breathing the brake-fluid-laden exhaust fumes, have had the most profound effect on his liver,
... as seen in these autopsy photos.
All the health problems are gone. Brake fluid cures everything . So does dying.
Guy took his car to the mechanic because it was running a bit rough. Mechanic says "Leave it with me for a couple of hours, I'll get her fixed"
Guy comes back and the car's fixed. "What was wrong," he asks, "Shit in the petrol tank," says the mechanic.
Guy says "How often do I have to do that?"
do you mind if i put this on my headstone?
It raining over here
@@hulado Gosh dam, thats funnier than the joke...ROFLMAO
That's a good one right there, hot-rod, ain't no doubt.
Steve Barnes was that suppose to be funny.
Back in the day my dad did the mechanic work himself and I always assisted, I loved it but he put brake fluid in the gas everytime he did tune ups in the 383 hemi and 402 big block in their regular vehicles . I asked him one time if he messed up cause it said brake fluid , he kinda giggled and said no baby I don't mess up , it lubes the engine and breaks build up loose, trash and oil can build up depending on quality of oil and the environment the vehicle is driven in most . He never took our cars anywhere for work and they ran like scalded dogs !! !! Had to come back and add too brake fluid takes oxidation off headlights too!!!! It'll strip the cloudy look off and makes em crystal clear again ..
I had a friend that worked at a Unocal refinery back in the 80’s, he told me that they routinely “disposed” of assorted odds and ends as well as goofed blends by diluting it into their gasoline.
One thing comes to mind when I see this being done. I know that an old mechanics trick, is to add a little brake fluid in cases where you may need a seal to swell. I'm not sure of the long term effects of adding this brake fluid to an engine as far as the seals go.
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@@kristensalerno1075 Excellent input.
gasoline or oil will swell brake cylinder rubber so back in the day we did not clean them with gas. In the older days we would rebuild brake cylinders at each wheel instead of buying new ones. There were rebuild kits that we bought because it would save a few dollars. The brake fluid will not affect the rubber except in a good way. It probably cleaned the injectors up too. Brake fluid will eat paint so that is why people with custom paint jobs that cost a lot use silicone brake fluid so it does not harm paint if it spills. However, a car that has had silicone spiled on it is difficult to repaint over the spot where it spilled unless super cleaned and prepped. With various changes in rubber now the newer cylinders might have viton or other superior rubber in them but I would still never use gas to clean them.
Gasoline and Brake fluid are flammable for sure there's no problem if you add the Brake fluid to gasoline car still running.
Only while smoking ... ....
Thank you for the Video,QUESTION.......Does it improve fuel consumption?
That’s pretty cool I wonder if it helped clean the injectors I might have to try that with my old Bronco though it’s no’s injected has a car wondering what would happen it can’t run any worst than it dose now
That's crazy man, but thanks for sharing. 2 thumbs up!
Most likely melt plastic gas tanks ? !
Lol, madness. Keep on answering these unasked questions, so that we don’t try do it at home, lol!
I bought a car from a used car dealer years ago and someone had put windshield washer fluid in the radiator and antifreeze in the windshield washer fluid tank. That was a mess on the windshield.
At least they didn't pour any laundry detergent in the radiator. I had this one customer that did that and his car was bubbling
I read alot of these comments/opinions/suggestions..nobody is wondering about mpg!! apparently, brake fluid in the gas tank cleans the engine internally, injectors, knocks, etc. it also doesn't destroy rubber ie. brake lines, calipers are rubber.
anyway, MPG's are better with a clean system, but I wanna know how much better.
For awhile, many years ago, my father added a can of transmission fluid into the gas tank....nothing bad happened to the vehicle. Great experiment...
My father in law way back did the same thing. He told me it helped clean the engine. Must of been BS going around back then and probably started by repair mechanics to increase business.
@@coobay978 It just work as lubricant for the fuel injectors. A well known fuel injector cleaner is just a mixture of paint thinner and automatic transmission fluid.
@@coobay978 its very common and very real. The detergents in ATF clean the engine and the oil lubricates it.
Brake fluid, dexron ATF and diesel fuel make a great penetrating oil. I use it to break old frozen (locked up, seized) tractor engines loose.
Brake fluid has MANY uses other than the intended but use NOTHING other than brake fluid in your brake system.
78 YOA and STILL learning.
Will in Florida
I completely agree
Could be the ethanol in the gas also helps mix other fluids into the gasoline. What many people say is it helps clean the engine on the inside.
Very interesting to see that the car didn't come to stop after traveling for 15 minutes and also engine idling through the night.
It's a good experience for remedy.
It would have been interesting to see and test the exhaust smoke as well as do an engine compression test before and after, the smell may have been the excess carbon and oild build up just burning off. Something you don't try at home, just in case.
I’d like to know more as well before adding break fluid to my 351 modified antique Bronco engine I’d hate to have to go head hunting if ole girl left me stranded in the Gila Mts.
I think it’s an assanine thing to do change your oil every 3500 miles and you can get 3/4 off a million miles out of a motor trust me I’ve done it break fluid get real
@@lobopinfeather5738 This all sounds sooo intriguing, especially when just yesterday I had been searching around for an hour online for places that will recycle my used brake fluid from brake flushes and no one whatsoever taking it... However, I would rather just to the kitty litter method periodically putting little amounts in kitty litter and then throwing it in the trash, than ruining my main mode of transportation. Not worth it in my opinion, but I am no engineer who is also a chemist.
It's quite obvious what will happen... when you take your foot off the gas peddle, the engine will slow down much quicker because it is running on "brake fluid... it means you will have more "Engine braking" and thus save on brake pads. Don't know why I had not thought of this before. I'm going down the local auto parts tomorrow to stock up on brake fluid.
Lol, that's an awsome idea. Who'd a thunk!
Hahaha!
Funny.
Lol
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Putting a few ounces of Brake Fluid in the car Transmission actually makes the Transmission works smoother. This experiment was done by an experienced Transmission mechanic, and good results were observed.
ATF has shown to give a slight increase in MPG and helps maintain cleaner internals injectors
Having been a master Chevrolet mechanic(1970-1980s), I can tell you it can clean the carbon out of the motor when run through a carburetor, I might suspect it could clean injectors as well.
Hey if you ran through a 454 engine in a motorhome that's been sitting for over a year in canadian weather, would it help clean carbs out?
Brake fluid is basically a solvent so yes I am sure. If you want an example grab a slightly rusty wrench or something and rub it down with brake fluid on washcloth or something slightly abrasive.
Heather Robson Personally I would take about a half a pint of gauging transmission fluid (ATF) really any kind cheapest kind you can find or even just a little bit that is leftover in the garage or something and mix it with about a half of pint of kerosene or fuel oil and about a quarter pint of gasoline and shake it up real well in a glass quart jar like the ball kind for canning then put it down the carburetor as you run it with somebody giving it gas to keep it from stalling you can always add more gasoline to the mixture in the jar if you need to but it should billow out some nasty smelling white smoke that would be cleaning everything out. Another thing you could do to clean the engine and valves and such would be to drain about a quart of the old oil out and put a mixture of about three-quarters ATF and a quarter kerosene or fuel oil let it run at idle for maybe 10 minutes and then drain at will hot you are arrested then fill it up with oil and a new filter once again the cheapest stuff you can find run it for maybe an hour or even drive it around a little and then drain it hot again and now fill it up it's whatever you would do this for normal change with a new filter once again this should clean any sludge out of it that is built up inside of it no these are not recommended methods nowadays but they do work when it runs like a champ afterwards you can look up towards the sky and thank my grandpa! The kerosene will work as a solvent and a slightly oil-based lubricant and the ATF will work as a solvent and the highway of oil-based lubricant as well as are you working slightly as a swelling agent for things such as seals.
How about all gaskets ,angd lifters seals.
Well it's not exactly weird that it's still running, it has the same engine as a toyota corolla, the 7AFE or 4AFE engine depending on 1.8 litre or 1.6 litre engine. The point is that is one of the best and most reliable engines ever built! I am a mechanic and a mechanical engineer and I have all kinds of cars because I love cars; bmw's mercedes, porsche and the 7AFE is my favorite engine of all time. So no need to be so surprised. It's not a piece of junk as you say, the general public has been programmed to consider cars junk that are not the newest shiniest and most fancy. The fact is most of these newer shiny cars that you think are so nice are actually the pieces of junk with built-in failures all over the place and cheap plastic parts. I'll take and older 7AFE any day, entertaining video btw, I gave it a thumbs up ;)
Stfu
I completely agree my family owns many cars and one of them is the ‘99 Corolla as an extra vehicle and it is the most reliable of all our newer cars except it has actually been maintained it’s even run with no oil at one point
Emmanuel Santana why don’t you?
This is the engine that actually deserves a rebuild
Clint Hightower if that’s the same engine as the celiac 7th gen. they’re terrible engines. But having done 200,000 odd I wouldn’t say it was the same engine.
I bet you got better gas mileage. I put a small amount of transmission fluid in my oil before each oil change to clean it. It works great.
Thanx for the idea
You should have done it with a basically empty tank.
The old classic Toyota Corolla/Chevy Prizm. Then GM/Toyota turned it to the Toyota Matrix/Pontiac Vibe. Many of them still on the road today.
You forgot about the pre-Chevy Prism GM Corollas...the mid 80’s Chevy Nova and the Geo Prism. Haha.
I used brake fluid instead of 2stroke oil on a Yamaha AG 100, and it kept going with awesome explosions from the exhaust 🤗
When I was just a young boy my father had a 1939 Plymouth that he ran out of gas about 3/4 of a mile from home on a dirt road that led up to our house where we were living at the time. He had five gallons of kerosene in a five gallon can that he had bought for kerosene oil lamps and other cooking apparatus fueled by kerosene also. So him being a mechanic poured the kerosene into the gas tank of the old car to get it home and he also poured two quarts of motor oil into the gas tank and I asked him why he did that( I was old enough to know that kerosene and regular motor oil is not normally used to fuel cars with.) But he said that the motor oil would lubricate something with in the engine ( I can't remember exactly what because that was nearly sixty years ago now) but he started it up and it blew so much white smoke from the exhaust that it looked like a white cloud on the ground but it ran and we got it home on its own power. So that was quite a memory that I have from my childhood somewhere back in the early to mid sixties I suppose.🙂
Brake fluid is also flammable, thus it will clean your pistons,lifters,valves and such....but syrup on the other hand will give you a different outcome!!!
Brake fluid is also hygroscopic which means it adsorbs liquid
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Mix 50/50 brake fluid and swimming pool shock powder and stand back. 1-2 minutes, you'll get a self-igniting hugh fireball. Don't breath the white chlorine smoke preceding ignition. Don't enclose in a sealed bottle either... Kaboom
@@SamaritanElad in a past life when I worked in an outback mine we "borrowed a drum or 2 off swimming pool chlorine from the mine pool" we used to fill a balloon with fuel and hang it over a drum of pool chlorine powder then as the fuel ate its way out it dropped into the drum of pool chlorine , and bob's your uncle the fun begins just keep long long lon away
I have poured rubbing alcohol in my brake master cylinder before because I couldn't get brake fluid
My dad used to add a quart of Transmission fluid every once in a while to the gas tank of our 55 Chevy. He said it was like upperlube. He always had a clean engine I know that.
Any kind of transmission fluid?
This is an old beater car so even if the engine blew up, no significant loss. Even based on this experiment, I would not try it on a car that you rely on for transportation. Questions left unanswered- (1) Did it affect the octane of the gas? (2) Did it damage the paint where it dribbled out of the funnel? (3) Did it damage the catalytic converter? (4) Did it affect the O2 sensor system? (5) Did it affect any seals in the fuel system? (6) Did it affect fuel injectors? Probably a lot more unanswered questions that may have longer term effects as opposed to two quick trips down the road. This is an old car with old technology. I doubt anyone would want to try this on their brand new $50,000 SUV or truck.
For a second I thought it was a 2000 Toyota Corolla. Interesting great experiment. I think it would be better if you checked your injectors to see if you have any affects
if u wanted to find out what actually would happen it should of been on empty and poured in only brake fluid...its not like its gonna pull direct brake fluid if it has more than 1/4 fuel in it.
I agree
thinking of the same thing while watching his video...c'mon mike, there's still a quarter of fuel in the tank, don't be surprised, geez.
I mean it was what happens when you put brake fluid in your gas tank. Not will a car run on brake fluid. If you want that go to LifeOD. Or ProjectFarm is good to he tries product claims and tests multiple produces to see whats to best and of course trying weird stuff as fuel in small lawnmower engines
Well putting brake fluid in the gas tank has started a reaction with the rubber in the fuel line. They will start harding up and leaking sooner then if not
looks like most of you are surprised as to why he did what he did . maybe someday you will understand the people in the youtube world lmao .
You actually HELPED the motor !!. We use Brake FLUID ( not cleaner) to clean injection parts all the time !!. I know several "Old School" mechanics that pour a bottle of Brake FLUID into their fuel tanks every couple of months !!. And their Vehicles have ALOT OF MILES on them !! Without much repair !!. Also, This WAS regular Brake FLUID that he used ! Not gas or any other liquid !! He didn't "Swap" the liquids !!. We also use Brake FLUID in Diesel Equipment to "Clean" injectors and the pumps !! As well as to prevent freezing on colder areas !!.
Right on !!
Why does it smell so bad?
Why are you SO EXCITED!!??
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Not only would it clean the fuel system , brake fluid actually conditions rubber seals and is good for leaks because it actually swells the rubber 👍
I think that's a very good idea with the brake fluid it worked perfect as you were saying that you need to top up with regular and that's a good idea and I'm going to try and I gonna let you know how it work with me because it was very fine with you
Wait til he finds out what brake fluid does to that awesome paint job! Lol
Brake Fluid will cause the gas to burn hotter and, may have an impact on cleaning out fuel injectors, as well.
Yeah some people use it to clean parts.
One of the most entertaining videos I've ever watched lol
On my Jeep Patriot 2010 I put one month ago and clean the entire fuel system and injectors
Now is running like new and added more miles per gallon , now 29-30 miles per gallon and better starting from zero to 60
I noticed when he started the next morning the gas tank showed slightly higher than the day before.
that happens with gas too on my corolla 2001 is because the gas is moving all over
He was on a hill and than can change the gas level
When it is hot gas expands a bit. May be that or the other replies below, too. :)
Love your f-150 2018 ford. Good vid 🍻
I had a 91 Geo Prizm. I don't even remember how many miles to had on it I'm sure it was a lot. That was a great little car it was inexpensive in every aspect and reliable to
I was hoping to see if brake fluid mixed with gasoline would enhance engine performance.
To properly answer your "HOPE" it would be wise to actually determine ALL of the ingredients in brake fluid and exactly WHAT they are chemically capable of doing. Using it as an "experiment" in the fuel system of a beater is pretty reckless.
It save a mechanic and spare parts of fuel pump and enjector because it made so clean
Add vodka in the gas tank
Keep up the good work, Mike. You are such a humble guy. All the best from Holland!
Can I have that car
How was the gas mileage after adding break fluid to the gas tank?
By doing this the only damage that I think was done was, to the catalytic converter... You actually helped the fuel system . Although that was a lot of brake fluid for such a small amount of fuel...I would have to say that doing what you did definitely damaged the cats..I used to put brake fluid and or transmission fluid or WD40 in my fuel tank ever so often to lubricate the fuel system but, just a small amount.. No more than about 1 ounce per 1gal- of fuel to avoid damage to the catalytic converter.