A man reported being completely shocked when he discovered a mysterious substance in his car’s fuel tank while filling up for gas.
Alberto Martinez from Los Angeles, California (USA), posted a video on his TikTok profile to report the incident. “Okay, I’m doing this TikTok because I couldn’t believe it,” he begins in the clip.
“I haven’t driven my car since New Year’s Eve. I work in downtown Los Angeles and I wanted to get gas and this is what I found,” Alberto said before showing what was in his car’s filler neck.
The photos show that the filler neck was filled with a brown, grainy substance. “It’s like sweet salt. Has someone, has someone tried to kill me? Or is someone messing with me?” Alberto asked.
Although it is impossible to say for sure, the case appears to be an attempted act of vehicle sabotage. This is due to the popular belief that putting sugar in a car’s fuel tank can impair its functioning.
Sea Popular Mechanics However, this is nothing more than a myth. This means that a car’s filtration system is more than adequately designed to handle the average size of around 200 microns that make up a single sugar crystal.
“Filters in a car’s fuel system trap particles significantly smaller than that,” the magazine explained. So if someone really tried to ruin a car by putting sugar or “sweet salt” as Martinez called it, this plan most likely won’t work.
Even if sugar actually ends up in the tank, the car is not “ruined” as many believe. It is enough to take the vehicle to a mechanic who can open the tank and carry out a simple cleaning. Also take the opportunity to change the fuel filter if necessary.
@thealbertomartinez I just spent $2500 to get my car fixed —got it back on Christmas Eve, and now this. I don’t know if this was intentional or just some random person in Dtla trying to ruin lives. Help #fy #f #fypshi #dtla ♬ original sound – Alberto Martinez
Photo and video: TikTok @thealbertomartinez. This content was created using AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
