One man said he was completely shocked when he found a mysterious substance in his fuel tank when he stopped his car to refuel.
Lives in Los Angeles, California, USAAlberto Martinezposted a video on his TikTok profile to convey the incident. “Honestly, I couldn’t believe it, so I’m making this TikTok,” he says at the beginning of the video.
“I haven’t driven my car since New Year’s Eve. I was working in downtown Los Angeles and I went to fill up and found this,” Alberto explained before showing me the inside of his car’s gas tank.
Looking at the video, you can see that the inside of the fuel filler port is filled with a brown granular substance. “It’s like sweet salt. Was someone trying to kill me? Or is someone messing with me?” Alberto questioned.
Although we do not know for sure, it appears that this incident may have been an act of sabotage, or sabotage. That’s because there’s a myth that adding sugar to your car’s fuel tank has a negative effect on how your car operates.
but,Popular MechanicsAccording to him, this is just a myth. According to the media, car fuel filter systems are capable of handling the average particle size of about 200 microns, which is the size of a single sugar crystal.
“Filters in your car’s fuel system trap much smaller particles,” the magazine explains. So even if someone really tried to destroy a car by pouring sugar, or “sweet salt” as Martinez called it, the plan probably wouldn’t work.
Even if sugar does end up in the tank, it won’t “completely ruin” your car, as many people think. All you have to do is take your car to a repair shop, open the tank and do a simple cleaning. At that time, it is also a good idea to replace 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/Video: TikTok @thealbertomartinez. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by an editorial team.
