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 😂 ua-cam.com/video/zWq_03sIXoE/v-deo.html
Please Just CHANGE to a Creater instead of a Destroyer before reality Earth Rejects and Destroys abusive you. Why destroy a good car which could serve someone's life? Why don't you stop breaking and destroying and squandering what is here for future generations? Take care
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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
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.
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.
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!!
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.🙂
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
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
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.
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 👍
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 ;)
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
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.
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 .
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 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.
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.
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.
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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.
*The brake fluid in the gas tank with at least a half tank of gas or more, in a closed system that has fuel injection will clean out the entire fuel system and also alleviate moisture build up in the fuel. But you must never let your gas tank get below a quarter of a tank with an older model car because any build up in the gas tank will clog and ruin your fuel system. Also only use one bottle because you over did it thats why it smells so bad. You can also use power steering fluid in the transmission and vice versa*
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.
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.
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 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
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 ... 👍👍
It’s not a piece a junk. Especially if it can get you to work. Meaning it pays for itself everyday it gets you to your job or even to a Emergency 🚨 room if ever needed. Or pick up your stranded family or friends 👫.
I felt bad when I saw the video too. What a waste ! Anything that starts up that good could be a better use to somebody than some dude trying to destroy it on purpose for UA-cam ratings. Several years ago I had a beater, a Geo Metro, and gave it to a man who lost everything during that Hurricane that hit Texas. He drove it to work and lived in it. It saved his life ! I heard from him about a year later... turned out he got rear-ended and from the settlement he was able to go buy a Cadillac ! So, even old beaters can be a big deal to someone in need.
This is an old trick. If you have a bad misfire and you replaced the spark plug wire and coil , remove the plug and pour pour brake fluid directly into the cylinder. It will loosen the corroded stuck valve and clean the rings and fix your issue
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".
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.
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
@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..
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
I suspect that you have cleaned out the injectors and fuel pump with the brake fluid. As for the smell, I suspect that it is the smell of burnt brake fluid. As long as you keep putting brake fluid it will continue to smell crappy, but it will run better as the injectors get cleaner. This will be helpful at times to do this and keep the injectors clean.
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.
while this video is a complete nonsense, the nonsense inside me led me to watch this anyway, and eventually I learned something after google search. Most brake fluids are glycol-ether based, which can easily mix with gasoline (mixture of hydrocarbons like paraffin, olefins). Also brake fluids are flammable albeit not as combustible as gasoline. Thus mixing it to gasoline will not in principle pose any immediate problem (but maybe detrimental to your car over long term use).
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.
@@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.
From a chemical engineers point of view... they are both long chain hydrocarbons that are completely miscible... and will both burn. They will have different octane values though. That's about it.
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.
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.
@@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.
For 40 years I have been putting brake fluid into my engines, first down the carb, then through a vacuum pipe. Whilst the engine is running...lots of it. As soon as it starts smoking I would switch off and leave it overnight. It makes plenty of smoke but it runs smoother and quieter. Brake fluid is excellent for cleaning off carbon. BTW the smoke soon stops.
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 Sabbathtruth.com
Brake fluid doesn't amplify any pressure in the brake system. Hydraulic pressure is a constant. Other brake system components increase pressure on the fluid. The fluid just delivers system pressure to calipers or wheel cylinders. It's also hygroscopic meaning it tends to absorb moisture.
I'd be into seeing what happens if you run the fuel down to near zero, then pour in about a half gallon of brake fluid. Some (usually really old cars) have a bolt on bottom of gas tank you can remove to drain the gas. Dunno if it would work then. Also
I had a bad brake booster that was leaking past the diaphragm, didn't know it for a little while so the fluid built up in the vacuum chamber. Before I replaced it I showed a co-worker what a hard left circle was like in the parking lot as the vacuum line sucked the swishing fluid up into the manifold. James Bond move over
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.
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.
I agree with the remote starter idea. Some chemicals can actually explode your tank as you drive or even just cold starting. Cool video. Please take more precautions when mixing fluids into your fuel tank. Get that remote starter then do your experimental videos.
Bleach in a ping pong ball, popped into the gas tank is a garenteed 4th of July, but you didn't hear it from me, mind reader in Automatic mode.gotta love Technology and Big Bang's as well..
Why would it break if you put the wrong brake fluid lol, at worst you would need to bleed the whole brake system and replace with the correct fluid, it wouldn’t “break” a car, the logic behind that made no sense.
@Buddha Bell You don't need to do it all the time just once a year or two would work not every oil change. This works on an older engine I don't know about these newer engines.
I wonder what effect this would have on your fuel pump. All the rubber in your master cylinder and calipers are made to resist breaking down with brake fluid. What about the rubber in your fuel hoses, will it withstand the brake fluid or break the rubber down causing fuel leaks and fires? Remember flexfuel cars burn ethanol E85, but my car dealer tells me to never run that in my 2017 Sante Fe. Be careful with additives that aren't made for your car. The damage could be quite costly.
Logically, that is a real possibility of rubber/plastic components of the fuel system failing because of the nature of what brake fluid is and does outside the resivor, like strip paint if you happen to spill and not clean the affected area. But when women are involved with 'adding' stuff, it's a good chance they have no idea of what they are doing, being mostly not being mechanically 'minded'. :-/
As I recall in mechanics school adding actual oil to a brake cylinder will expand their seals until they become too soft to function. I don't believe that happens in reverse. Brake fluid is not a petroleum product. Dot 4 brake fluid is made of borate and glycol.
It's a CHEVY!! What did you expect? That's all I buy for myself and my daughter. I'm a Chevy girl. I have a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu and a 2012 Chevrolet Traverse. I've owned my Chevy Malibu for 16 years and she still run like a champ.
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.
Conventional brake fluid is alcohol based so it makes sense that it would burn. Can't imagine it would be good for the catalytic converter- maybe that's why the smell. Probably bad for the fuel pump too.
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 ..
Just checked out your video, and found it to be VERY interesting. I recently purchased a 2018 Lexus and was curious to experiment as well. I replaced the brake fluid with blood, I took all the antifreeze out and replaced it with gasoline... I swapped out my power steering fluid for hot sauce... I filled the gas tank with Nitro glycerin... I replaced the windshield washer solvent with black paint... I drained the transmission fluid and replaced it with Gorilla Glue... instead of regular air I filled my tires with helium. I started the car up to go to church that Sunday morning, and to my surprise it blew up into a million pieces!!!!!. I was thrown into the future and landed at that same Lexus dealership where I purchased my vehicle. I questioned the sales representative about such a liability, and he assured me that it was covered, and the catastrophe would be rectified immediately... I just did not read the fine print. Relieved, I walked out the front door and back into the past, and was happy to see that my Lexus had been restored to pristine condition. Lesson here: stick to the owner's manual and don't forget to read the fine print.😲
@@NickKler Happy New Year Nick...Just responding to your comment on my automotive experiment. I must confess I didn't use whole blood to replace the brake fluid, I separated the plasma from the hemoglobin, and mixed the platelets with leukocytes. To answer your second point... my Lexus is not as important to me as the unicycle I got from a midget at Cirque du Soleil. As far as my brain being affected, I grant you I'm no Einstein, but the function of my cerebral cortex, far exceeds the capacity to hold a conversation with the upper echelons of academic Society. I conclude the hypothesis was a success!!! Have a wonderful New Year, and remember... Moderation is the key.
Seafoam in your gas can improve your engine a lot and also in your crankcase.You will be shocked how better it works for performance,gas mileage,and knocks and pings. Super-tech motor treatment does the same thing.Change oil after 100 miles.Use one ounce per gallon .No smell either,it's pure petroleum.
I would not have put that much in my vehicle. I remember back in the day we used to pour about a tablespoon in the carburetor to clean the valves, lifters, and piston rings, after that
Depends on how much air is in the tank. A person I know told me his dad dropped a leaky gas tank off to get welded. Csme back the next dsy and the front of the guy's shop was missing...
In the beginning of your video you stated that brake fluid is used to amplify braking power in hydraulic brakes...Sorry, but that is wrong. The "brake booster" mounted behind the master cylinder uses the vacuum generated from the intake manifold to amplify the force from the brake pedal to the master cylinder. Brake fluid is a hydraulic fluid with a very high boiling point so that it can function in the brake calipers which can get so hot that they glow red and can catch fire. The dry boiling point of a Dot 4 is 230°C and its wet boiling point is 155°C. DOT 5 has a dry boiling point of 260 °C (500 °F) and a wet boiling point of 180 °C (356 °F) "Wet" defined as 3.7% water by volume and "Dry" is directly from a sealed container..
Dot 5 is hydrophobic.[ Does not absorb water ] An advantage over other forms of brake fluid is that silicone has a more stable viscosity index over a wider temperature range. Another property is that it does not damage paint.
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.
@@MarkSmith-jk4sl When I lived in Montana in the 1970s we had to worry about diesel freezing. But it was more about the fuel getting thicker making it hard to start vehicle. We used block heaters to aid with this and to aid with keeping the engine from freezing. Block heaters were ( are ) also used in gasoline cars there. By the way, in Montana, it is not unusual for the temperature to be below -20 F which is -28.9 degrees c, significantly below -20 c. I saw it get to -30 F in 1976 which is -34.4 c. The block heater on my truck had a built in water pump which kept the water moving all the time the heater was working. Mine, like most block heaters plugged into the electrical power source at my home. I had a neighbor that had one that ran off a propane tank in the bed of his truck. He used that because it was not unusual for him to stay over night in remote locations due to his profession. A great side effect of this block heater was that the heater was always warm when you started your vehicle. :) When I was using the block heater, I was living in Polaris Montana which is 7600 feet above sea level. TThe nearest mountain top to us was Comet Mountain which was a little over 10,000 feet above sea level. At the time there was a mining road which made it possible to drive to with in 2000 feet of the top of the mountain but was not possible in the winter due to the 10+ feet (3.0+ meters) of snow which accumulates on the ground. I went there many times in the winders by snow mobile. By the way, the air is so thin on Comet mountain that we had to adjust the airflow to the carburetor to go up there in order to keep the vehicle running. I had an adjustment on my Pick-up truck's air cleaner which allowed me to make these adjustments quite easily. It effectively made the engine run richer. I climbed the extra 2000 feet one summer and at the top, the air was so thin, I had to stop every few minutes to catch my breath. I was in excellent shape at the time but the air was just that the thin that it difficult to make the climb and after just a few steps (about a meter) I would go from completely comfortable in my breathing to panting as if I had run a mile. By the way, I never heard of using brake fluid to keep the diesel from freezing.
I can only imagine the brake fluid added a lubricant to the fuel and might actually be a fuel injector cleaner / lubricator and not only not do any damage but possbily be a positive step ... If you havent driven to much since this video pull an injector and see if it appears to be cleaner than it should for its age and mileage .. or maybe do a complete seperate before and after video and pull some injectors make photos of condition and then do an after video .. ? you know it will not hurt anything .. and brake fluid does not swell rubber so it cannot hurt the injector o-rings
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
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?"
It's a pile of shit. Why would this make you cringe? If it was a Lamborghini, you'd have a point, but this cringe you have is pointless and makes me cringe ironically.
wouldn't the quarter of the gas you have in the tank dilute it enough to where the brake fluid is essentially non existent? I think the gas will burn faster than the brake fluid and if you don't fill your tank with gas that in a couple of days still driving that your entire engine will probably be caput. can we get a follow-up on what happened or did you fill the rest of the tank up with gas?
try Automatic Transmission Fluid. I know I did it once per a recommendation from a mechanic in an early 1990's vehicle I owned and the mechanic told me to go ahead and drive it. the internal parts were the cleanest I had ever seen
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.
@@portcityrulez The reason one usually needs to change brake fluid is it absorbs water and that lowers its heat range. not good when you have boiling fluid and you are trying to brake a car with that
Ronnie Hunt 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:).
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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Please Just CHANGE to a Creater instead of a Destroyer before reality Earth Rejects and Destroys abusive you.
Why destroy a good car which could serve someone's life? Why don't you stop breaking and destroying and squandering what is here for future generations?
Take care
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
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 🏃♂️
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.
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
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
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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!
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
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 !!!
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).
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not to mention the the damage exhaust leak caused....he prolly lost a good chunk of lung function too #jackass
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.🙂
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)
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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 .
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’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
The fact you have a Chevrolet that lasted 200,000 miles is pretty amazing! Lol
the engine is made by toyota!!!
it's a rebranded Toyota corolla ahahha
This comment just shows you are not mechanically inclined at all.
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.
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
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.
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I completely agree
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!!
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.
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 ... ....
If you accidentally put brake fluid in your gas tank. You are automatically no longer allowed to drive.
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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.
*The brake fluid in the gas tank with at least a half tank of gas or more, in a closed system that has fuel injection will clean out the entire fuel system and also alleviate moisture build up in the fuel. But you must never let your gas tank get below a quarter of a tank with an older model car because any build up in the gas tank will clog and ruin your fuel system. Also only use one bottle because you over did it thats why it smells so bad. You can also use power steering fluid in the transmission and vice versa*
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.
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 .
Seems to me like it preserved the ⛽ that was already in the tank. Very interesting 👌 👍
ALL it will do is clean the valves and pistons.
And make any rubber expand.
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 ... 👍👍
It’s not a piece a junk. Especially if it can get you to work. Meaning it pays for itself everyday it gets you to your job or even to a Emergency 🚨 room if ever needed. Or pick up your stranded family or friends 👫.
I felt bad when I saw the video too. What a waste ! Anything that starts up that good could be a better use to somebody than some dude trying to destroy it on purpose for UA-cam ratings. Several years ago I had a beater, a Geo Metro, and gave it to a man who lost everything during that Hurricane that hit Texas. He drove it to work and lived in it. It saved his life ! I heard from him about a year later... turned out he got rear-ended and from the settlement he was able to go buy a Cadillac ! So, even old beaters can be a big deal to someone in need.
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@@tfaber9394 thousands of cars of the sort...
This is an old trick. If you have a bad misfire and you replaced the spark plug wire and coil , remove the plug and pour pour brake fluid directly into the cylinder. It will loosen the corroded stuck valve and clean the rings and fix your issue
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.
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?
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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 !!
On the old motors we use to put transmission fluid in thru the carburetors to help clean the valves
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..
I have put Carrot juice in my gas tank and didn't need to use my headlights at night.
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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.
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😂😅
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?
kenneth walkers
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.
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.
I suspect that you have cleaned out the injectors and fuel pump with the brake fluid. As for the smell, I suspect that it is the smell of burnt brake fluid. As long as you keep putting brake fluid it will continue to smell crappy, but it will run better as the injectors get cleaner.
This will be helpful at times to do this and keep the injectors clean.
thank u
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
Apart from being a hydraulic fluid it is also corrosive ,so all you really did was clean out your fuel system.
Sounds like you work on cars. I use water to clean carbon build up off.
while this video is a complete nonsense, the nonsense inside me led me to watch this anyway, and eventually I learned something after google search. Most brake fluids are glycol-ether based, which can easily mix with gasoline (mixture of hydrocarbons like paraffin, olefins). Also brake fluids are flammable albeit not as combustible as gasoline. Thus mixing it to gasoline will not in principle pose any immediate problem (but maybe detrimental to your car over long term use).
You should have done it with a basically empty tank.
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.
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
From a chemical engineers point of view... they are both long chain hydrocarbons that are completely miscible... and will both burn. They will have different octane values though. That's about it.
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?
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.
For 40 years I have been putting brake fluid into my engines, first down the carb, then through a vacuum pipe. Whilst the engine is running...lots of it. As soon as it starts smoking I would switch off and leave it overnight. It makes plenty of smoke but it runs smoother and quieter. Brake fluid is excellent for cleaning off carbon. BTW the smoke soon stops.
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
Interesting… Mine has to graze on some grass, every so often, before continuing to go, when I use the milk :-)
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
Brake fluid doesn't amplify any pressure in the brake system. Hydraulic pressure is a constant. Other brake system components increase pressure on the fluid. The fluid just delivers system pressure to calipers or wheel cylinders. It's also hygroscopic meaning it tends to absorb moisture.
I'd be into seeing what happens if you run the fuel down to near zero, then pour in about a half gallon of brake fluid. Some (usually really old cars) have a bolt on bottom of gas tank you can remove to drain the gas. Dunno if it would work then. Also
I had a bad brake booster that was leaking past the diaphragm, didn't know it for a little while so the fluid built up in the vacuum chamber. Before I replaced it I showed a co-worker what a hard left circle was like in the parking lot as the vacuum line sucked the swishing fluid up into the manifold. James Bond move over
@@martyjoseph9507 pop I
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.
Just a cheaper injector cleaner that's all,you dont need STP or LUCAS this works about the same
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
How was the gas mileage after adding break fluid to the gas tank?
Crazy. Maybe Try bacon grease in your engine(or gas tank). It might work great, smell much better, but would probably squeal really bad.
HA HAZ HA
I agree with the remote starter idea. Some chemicals can actually explode your tank as you drive or even just cold starting. Cool video. Please take more precautions when mixing fluids into your fuel tank. Get that remote starter then do your experimental videos.
Bleach in a ping pong ball, popped into the gas tank is a garenteed 4th of July, but you didn't hear it from me, mind reader in Automatic mode.gotta love Technology and Big Bang's as well..
But have a bit of compassion for whoever is following, phewee! Probably cleaned out some carbon tho!
the amg C63 would break ..if u put the wrong brand of brake fluid in the brake fluid reservoir
hungrynapps lmaooooo can’t kill a Toyota engine if it was his Mercedes would of break by now tht goes to show u what Toyota engines are made off
It also breaks when it rains
@@andersonrodriguez8258 what. Literally any engine could run on brake fluid.
Why would it break if you put the wrong brake fluid lol, at worst you would need to bleed the whole brake system and replace with the correct fluid, it wouldn’t “break” a car, the logic behind that made no sense.
@@Alex-bq3kp calm down .. i was joking .. lol.. u must be new to the comment section
You can also put transmission fluid in your oil just a quart will work once in a while.
@Buddha Bell I actually did this it really cleaned the crankcase and got rid of the engine sludge.
@Buddha Bell You don't need to do it all the time just once a year or two would work not every oil change. This works on an older engine I don't know about these newer engines.
Brake fluid will eat the paint off your car. When you first poured it in, you spilled some on your paint. It should've peeled by now.
Its art?
the car is junk he said
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.
I wonder what effect this would have on your fuel pump. All the rubber in your master cylinder and calipers are made to resist breaking down with brake fluid. What about the rubber in your fuel hoses, will it withstand the brake fluid or break the rubber down causing fuel leaks and fires? Remember flexfuel cars burn ethanol E85, but my car dealer tells me to never run that in my 2017 Sante Fe. Be careful with additives that aren't made for your car. The damage could be quite costly.
Logically, that is a real possibility of rubber/plastic components of the fuel system failing because of the nature of what brake fluid is and does outside the resivor, like strip paint if you happen to spill and not clean the affected area. But when women are involved with 'adding' stuff, it's a good chance they have no idea of what they are doing, being mostly not being mechanically 'minded'. :-/
As I recall in mechanics school adding actual oil to a brake cylinder will expand their seals until they become too soft to function. I don't believe that happens in reverse. Brake fluid is not a petroleum product. Dot 4 brake fluid is made of borate and glycol.
Put some urine in the tank, and see if it will crank
Alcohol fuels caused this problem. Various gaskets were impervious to petroleum products but got soft and leaky from alcohol.
It's synthetic fluid. Not corrosive like the standard fluid
It's a CHEVY!! What did you expect? That's all I buy for myself and my daughter. I'm a Chevy girl. I have a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu and a 2012 Chevrolet Traverse. I've owned my Chevy Malibu for 16 years and she still run like a champ.
.....it's actually a Toyota, sorry. Corolla twin, built on the same line.
@@emmexfyv You are correct sir & know what you are talking about!
Lol, madness. Keep on answering these unasked questions, so that we don’t try do it at home, lol!
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.
Conventional brake fluid is alcohol based so it makes sense that it would burn. Can't imagine it would be good for the catalytic converter- maybe that's why the smell. Probably bad for the fuel pump too.
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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. :)
Its kinda hard to believe since after opening the brake fluid the camera was switched off and then back for both bottles.
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 ..
Just checked out your video, and found it to be VERY interesting. I recently purchased a 2018 Lexus and was curious to experiment as well. I replaced the brake fluid with blood, I took all the antifreeze out and replaced it with
gasoline... I swapped out my power steering
fluid for hot sauce... I filled the gas tank with Nitro glycerin... I replaced the windshield washer solvent with black paint... I drained the transmission fluid and replaced it
with Gorilla Glue... instead of regular air I filled my tires with helium. I started the car up to go to church that Sunday morning, and to my surprise it blew up into a million pieces!!!!!. I was thrown into the future and landed at that same Lexus dealership where I purchased my vehicle. I questioned the sales representative about such a liability, and he assured
me that it was covered, and the catastrophe would be rectified immediately... I just did not read the fine print. Relieved, I walked out the front door and back into the past, and was happy to see that my Lexus had been restored to pristine condition. Lesson here: stick to the owner's manual and don't forget to read the fine print.😲
So true. Good advise!!
What did you replace your blood with?? Is your Lexus that important? Now that could seriously effect your brain
@@NickKler
Happy New Year Nick...Just responding to your comment on my automotive experiment. I must confess I didn't use whole blood to replace the brake fluid, I separated the plasma from the hemoglobin, and mixed the platelets with leukocytes. To answer your second point... my Lexus is not as important to me as the unicycle I got from a midget at Cirque du Soleil. As far as my brain being affected, I grant you I'm no Einstein, but the function of my cerebral cortex, far exceeds the capacity to hold a conversation with the upper echelons of academic Society. I conclude the hypothesis was a success!!! Have a wonderful New Year, and remember... Moderation is the key.
This was literally one of the funniest comments I've EVER read in my life! Thank you!!!:)
@@antoniajohnson3852 Your Welcome..😎
Seafoam in your gas can improve your engine a lot and also in your crankcase.You will be shocked how better it works for performance,gas mileage,and knocks and pings.
Super-tech motor treatment does the same thing.Change oil after 100 miles.Use one ounce per gallon .No smell either,it's pure petroleum.
Piece of junk? It has 200k and it’s still runnning strong. Your Mercedes died within 2500km I think? Lol
jared Noah Toyota power
DJ Bahaa Chevrolet power
@@tomlewis3490 Toyota engine
yeah, his AMG might not live that long.
Yeah
I would not have put that much in my vehicle. I remember back in the day we used to pour about a tablespoon in the carburetor to clean the valves, lifters, and piston rings, after that
Wait til he finds out what brake fluid does to that awesome paint job! Lol
What happens if you put an ignited zippo lighter in your fuel tank??
Haaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
You'll see a bright light,.....Heaven.
I'm going to have to try that
Geovanni ignited Zippo lighter it would go kaboom but if you throw a cigarette in the gas tank nothing will happen long as it doesn't Spark
Depends on how much air is in the tank. A person I know told me his dad dropped a leaky gas tank off to get welded. Csme back the next dsy and the front of the guy's shop was missing...
In the beginning of your video you stated that brake fluid is used to amplify braking power in hydraulic brakes...Sorry, but that is wrong. The "brake booster" mounted behind the master cylinder uses the vacuum generated from the intake manifold to amplify the force from the brake pedal to the master cylinder. Brake fluid is a hydraulic fluid with a very high boiling point so that it can function in the brake calipers which can get so hot that they glow red and can catch fire. The dry boiling point of a Dot 4 is 230°C and its wet boiling point is 155°C. DOT 5 has a dry boiling point of 260 °C (500 °F) and a wet boiling point of 180 °C (356 °F) "Wet" defined as 3.7% water by volume and "Dry" is directly from a sealed container..
Don't mix silicone based DoT 5 with anything else. It's completely incompatible.
You are right.Also to remind that brake fluid is very corrosive, e.g. can destroy car body paint.
+Mohammad Moshtofar - you're not wrong there my friend. Most coolants are bad news as well.
Dot 5 is hydrophobic.[ Does not absorb water ] An advantage over other forms of brake fluid is that silicone has a more stable viscosity index over a wider temperature range. Another property is that it does not damage paint.
Thanks for info.
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.
Don't spill it on your beautiful paint! Brake fluid removes paint.
Brake cleaner
That's an improvement ......................
I used brake fluid in a diesel truck to keep it from freezing up. I was told you can use it to clean fuel injectors
Where do you live, diesel in the uk has to get -20c at least before freezing and anti freeze is cheaper than brake fluid
yeah...go w the anti-freeze...
Take the injectors out and soak the tips in a bit of brake fluid overnight.
@@MarkSmith-jk4sl When I lived in Montana in the 1970s we had to worry about diesel freezing. But it was more about the fuel getting thicker making it hard to start vehicle. We used block heaters to aid with this and to aid with keeping the engine from freezing. Block heaters were ( are ) also used in gasoline cars there. By the way, in Montana, it is not unusual for the temperature to be below -20 F which is -28.9 degrees c, significantly below -20 c. I saw it get to -30 F in 1976 which is -34.4 c. The block heater on my truck had a built in water pump which kept the water moving all the time the heater was working. Mine, like most block heaters plugged into the electrical power source at my home. I had a neighbor that had one that ran off a propane tank in the bed of his truck. He used that because it was not unusual for him to stay over night in remote locations due to his profession. A great side effect of this block heater was that the heater was always warm when you started your vehicle. :)
When I was using the block heater, I was living in Polaris Montana which is 7600 feet above sea level. TThe nearest mountain top to us was Comet Mountain which was a little over 10,000 feet above sea level. At the time there was a mining road which made it possible to drive to with in 2000 feet of the top of the mountain but was not possible in the winter due to the 10+ feet (3.0+ meters) of snow which accumulates on the ground. I went there many times in the winders by snow mobile.
By the way, the air is so thin on Comet mountain that we had to adjust the airflow to the carburetor to go up there in order to keep the vehicle running. I had an adjustment on my Pick-up truck's air cleaner which allowed me to make these adjustments quite easily. It effectively made the engine run richer. I climbed the extra 2000 feet one summer and at the top, the air was so thin, I had to stop every few minutes to catch my breath. I was in excellent shape at the time but the air was just that the thin that it difficult to make the climb and after just a few steps (about a meter) I would go from completely comfortable in my breathing to panting as if I had run a mile.
By the way, I never heard of using brake fluid to keep the diesel from freezing.
They probably meant brake CLEANER.
I can only imagine the brake fluid added a lubricant to the fuel and might actually be a fuel injector cleaner / lubricator and not only not do any damage but possbily be a positive step ... If you havent driven to much since this video pull an injector and see if it appears to be cleaner than it should for its age and mileage .. or maybe do a complete seperate before and after video and pull some injectors make photos of condition and then do an after video .. ? you know it will not hurt anything .. and brake fluid does not swell rubber so it cannot hurt the injector o-rings
So actually it can't cause any 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
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.
That brake fluid on the paint makes me cringe it'll eat and destroy the paint 😅😅
I don't think he cares about the paint lol
The rest of the Prism’s paint is destroyed anyway so why even bother😂
It’s the hooptie though
He doesn't care! Its a $500 piece of shit!
It's a pile of shit. Why would this make you cringe? If it was a Lamborghini, you'd have a point, but this cringe you have is pointless and makes me cringe ironically.
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 👍
Brake fluid might actually clean the lines and fuel injectors, simply because it's properties and what it's made from.
wouldn't the quarter of the gas you have in the tank dilute it enough to where the brake fluid is essentially non existent? I think the gas will burn faster than the brake fluid and if you don't fill your tank with gas that in a couple of days still driving that your entire engine will probably be caput. can we get a follow-up on what happened or did you fill the rest of the tank up with gas?
Kaputt????
@@heinrichshredder747dead 😂
stop calling it a piece of junk. more reliable than any of your other cars!
lol why is this the most true comment here😂😂😂
Because Mr.Clean always treating reliable cars bad, bet he won’t do that to his annoying ass c63
Fuck this guy
It's got a Corolla engine, those engines run forever.
You got that right
try Automatic Transmission Fluid. I know I did it once per a recommendation from a mechanic in an early 1990's vehicle I owned and the mechanic told me to go ahead and drive it. the internal parts were the cleanest I had ever seen
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.
Brake fluid will draw off any water in the tank so if nothing else will make the car run better
try putting diesel in your GAS tank.
Thank you for being rhe 1st person with mechanical sense
@@portcityrulez The reason one usually needs to change brake fluid is it absorbs water and that lowers its heat range. not good when you have boiling fluid and you are trying to brake a car with that
You cool dude
I think break fluid will burn all the pollution out. All the sytem more clean now.
that actually would be brake fluid, if it had been break fluid it would have broken the car. :)
Hey man y ru surprise I've been doing that for years I am a Subaru mechanic for over 32 years I do it all the time
@@michaeldwyer5013 I'm curious to know what would be the benefit of doing this?
I poured a 40 oz of Old English Malt Liquor in my tank and the car got a DUI, cops let me walk home.
Ronnie Hunt lmao🤣🤣💀
That's the best comment here
Ronnie Hunt
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.
@@thehuntx We can use smiles and giggles out here. Well done.:) Now back to the fb game :).