What happens if you put BRAKE FLUID in your gas tank? (You'll be surprised!)

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  • @AutoVlogOfficial
    @AutoVlogOfficial  11 місяців тому +6

    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

    • @JimTMcDaniels1
      @JimTMcDaniels1 7 місяців тому

      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

  • @jaywilliamson9860
    @jaywilliamson9860 2 роки тому +131

    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
      @classic24hrtowingreferrals28 Рік тому +10

      We use brake fluid to soak rusty bolts
      So it probably cleaned the fuel system! !

    • @hussamhallak7505
      @hussamhallak7505 Рік тому +10

      @@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.

    • @dickJohnsonpeter
      @dickJohnsonpeter Рік тому +17

      ​​​@@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.

    • @Bureza
      @Bureza 10 місяців тому

      @@hussamhallak7505 stay far far away from any mechanics shop please. you have zero fucking clue what you are talking about.

    • @efdbjon2114
      @efdbjon2114 10 місяців тому

      dot is not oil

  • @perrylc8812
    @perrylc8812 Рік тому +89

    It would have been interesting to see what the spark plugs look like after this.

    • @dylanusie1023
      @dylanusie1023 Рік тому +1

      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.

    • @daveberkovits4976
      @daveberkovits4976 4 дні тому

      Pull the spark plugs out and check them.Pull a fuel injector out and check it. I wonder if brake fluid will clean the injectors? I wonder what brake clean would do in the gas tank ?

  • @amyfullerton4125
    @amyfullerton4125 5 років тому +42

    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.

    • @x-tremevidpro
      @x-tremevidpro 5 років тому +3

      Funny same thing I said! Would eat away the Neopreme Gasket in the fuel pump in tank. $500.00 Repair or more...👍.Engine Builder...☺🏁

    • @curtkennedy6909
      @curtkennedy6909 3 роки тому

      Well Amy husband's wrong,and Amy husband's wrong again! Waterboy!

    • @genaroaviles7983
      @genaroaviles7983 2 роки тому

      MY SISTER PUT BRAKE FLUID IN MY MOM CAR AND ANYTHING BAD HAPPENS/CAR STILL RUNNING 🏃‍♂️

  • @fallscitybob
    @fallscitybob 5 років тому +59

    They always say you shouldn't get brake fluid on the paint finish, glad you were so careful.

    • @ih8usgov
      @ih8usgov 3 роки тому +2

      Brake fluid is primarily hard on new paint jobs factory paint is baked

    • @waqaskhan148
      @waqaskhan148 2 місяці тому

      😂😂😂

  • @arc1welds
    @arc1welds 2 роки тому +6

    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!

  • @MoparMan-ff8fb
    @MoparMan-ff8fb 3 роки тому +74

    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

    • @wildedaveable
      @wildedaveable 2 роки тому +1

      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

    • @trxtech3010
      @trxtech3010 2 роки тому +1

      @@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.

  • @the45er
    @the45er 2 роки тому +6

    The fact you have a Chevrolet that lasted 200,000 miles is pretty amazing! Lol

    • @brianthornton7793
      @brianthornton7793 10 місяців тому +2

      the engine is made by toyota!!!

    • @RedNoise-hz5nh
      @RedNoise-hz5nh 6 місяців тому +2

      it's a rebranded Toyota corolla ahahha

    • @JohnSmith-xx1lx
      @JohnSmith-xx1lx 5 місяців тому

      This comment just shows you are not mechanically inclined at all.

  • @waynehoskins6223
    @waynehoskins6223 4 роки тому +55

    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

    • @jkytgud
      @jkytgud 4 роки тому +3

    • @thomasbates2835
      @thomasbates2835 2 роки тому

      (0;p

    • @vincentmillwood
      @vincentmillwood 2 роки тому

      @@jkytgud 👍 good 👍 on you victor mate aussie aussie 👌 👍 😍 🥰 ☺

    • @roberttully3001
      @roberttully3001 2 роки тому

      Awesome, I agree

    • @cullertransportation
      @cullertransportation 2 роки тому

      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

  • @everardmanwaring2549
    @everardmanwaring2549 6 років тому +178

    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.

    • @nostailigic5393
      @nostailigic5393 6 років тому +6

      Ummm, you mean, "Brakleen" by CRC. Not actual brake fluid.
      Jesus dude !!

    • @jonathanbower2225
      @jonathanbower2225 6 років тому

      Everard Manwaring yep nailed it

    • @davecarr1769
      @davecarr1769 6 років тому +10

      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.

    • @terrydonovan9024
      @terrydonovan9024 6 років тому +14

      Break fluid will decarbon a motor better than anything.

    • @timklein3962
      @timklein3962 6 років тому +16

      You are right Everard; also Kerosene will do the same thing; most fuel system cleaners are just Kerosene with a few additives anyway !!!

  • @mibnixon
    @mibnixon 5 років тому +229

    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!

    • @lionreb
      @lionreb 5 років тому +1

      Which is better Dot3 or Dot 4?

    • @mibnixon
      @mibnixon 5 років тому +6

      @@lionreb either one would work!

    • @FinsleysCustomCarAudio
      @FinsleysCustomCarAudio 5 років тому +30

      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

    • @WayOffGrid
      @WayOffGrid 5 років тому +6

      @@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.

    • @GWR4079
      @GWR4079 4 роки тому +6

      Brake fluid is a good way to bump start a engine too it's very volatile when new

  • @johnlivesay5110
    @johnlivesay5110 3 роки тому +2

    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.🙂

  • @gummybear918714
    @gummybear918714 4 роки тому +310

    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.

    • @jaytaylor7151
      @jaytaylor7151 4 роки тому +20

      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!!

    • @michaeldischbein294
      @michaeldischbein294 4 роки тому +9

      Brake fluid will ruin a cars paint finish.

    • @malcolmnicholls2893
      @malcolmnicholls2893 4 роки тому +3

      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).

    • @trumanrollins9434
      @trumanrollins9434 3 роки тому

      I be waiting

    • @saltpepper1894
      @saltpepper1894 3 роки тому +2

      not to mention the the damage exhaust leak caused....he prolly lost a good chunk of lung function too #jackass

  • @2manyspruces
    @2manyspruces 6 років тому +44

    I put milk in my tank, but it stopped every few miles and wouldn’t go any further until I fed it a cookie.

    • @williamlove3087
      @williamlove3087 4 роки тому

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @AYouTubeChannelwithNoName
      @AYouTubeChannelwithNoName 4 роки тому +1

      What the actual fuck lol

    • @sushiacid
      @sushiacid 2 роки тому

      Boring

    • @voicetube
      @voicetube 7 місяців тому

      Interesting… Mine has to graze on some grass, every so often, before continuing to go, when I use the milk :-)

  • @configured
    @configured 5 років тому +15

    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

  • @tintdr
    @tintdr Рік тому +1

    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

  • @curtissmith2679
    @curtissmith2679 4 роки тому +263

    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

    • @stevedeleon8775
      @stevedeleon8775 4 роки тому +19

      Curtis Smith..What do you think E85 is?
      Ethanol Alcohol 85% with 15% Petroleum (or else people would be drinking it)

    • @Or_321
      @Or_321 3 роки тому +2

      @@stevedeleon8775 😮

    • @larrymarks7098
      @larrymarks7098 3 роки тому +9

      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

    • @shermanbaptista5398
      @shermanbaptista5398 3 роки тому

      Lol I'll buy that ,if it isn't my car hahahaha

    • @shermanbaptista5398
      @shermanbaptista5398 3 роки тому +2

      @@stevedeleon8775 enlightenment is a good opportunity, not a viewer with a attention span .

  • @meshowroshow8238
    @meshowroshow8238 5 років тому +901

    If you accidentally put brake fluid in your gas tank. You are automatically no longer allowed to drive.

    • @ryanhunter4262
      @ryanhunter4262 5 років тому +15

      Robert Houg BEST REPLY EVER
      #winning

    • @davelindstrom6005
      @davelindstrom6005 5 років тому +4

      WORD, bro!!!!!!!

    • @BossyBossy2023
      @BossyBossy2023 5 років тому +10

      Haven't you heard dude is an experiment

    • @ohwhatelse
      @ohwhatelse 5 років тому +2

      MESHOW ROSHOW. Lol.

    • @espinosanester2886
      @espinosanester2886 5 років тому +1

      @@davelindstrom6005 qqq by
      Baby would my consent to your I'm doing the same thing All know that way I know how big a kill me to take doesn't re 21ww 12'sbull oh qpcq q

  • @davidallen9289
    @davidallen9289 4 роки тому +172

    make all the fun you want of him, but he's laughing all the way to the bank with 7,673,566 hits

    • @michaelgudewicz8995
      @michaelgudewicz8995 3 роки тому +2

      Halifax message making a list and he's checking it twice all you shiny app winners laughing everybody to the bank the taxman is coming

    • @michaelgudewicz8995
      @michaelgudewicz8995 3 роки тому

      Uncle Sam is sick the dogs on all the hue he's going to make a tidy profit on all app money makers

    • @michaelgudewicz8995
      @michaelgudewicz8995 3 роки тому +4

      And your boy Biden it was just a person going to do it to you LOL LOL LOL

    • @michaelgudewicz8995
      @michaelgudewicz8995 3 роки тому +3

      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

    • @arthilliker3721
      @arthilliker3721 3 роки тому +1

      @@michaelgudewicz8995 yup !! LOL !!

  • @mainorandrews417
    @mainorandrews417 2 роки тому +1

    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

  • @Engineerboy100
    @Engineerboy100 6 років тому +62

    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 ;)

    • @emmanuelsantana8638
      @emmanuelsantana8638 6 років тому +1

      Stfu

    • @ctknetwork3008
      @ctknetwork3008 6 років тому

      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

    • @ctknetwork3008
      @ctknetwork3008 6 років тому

      Emmanuel Santana why don’t you?

    • @ctknetwork3008
      @ctknetwork3008 6 років тому

      This is the engine that actually deserves a rebuild

    • @68WAG
      @68WAG 6 років тому

      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.

  • @jackhill436
    @jackhill436 4 роки тому +20

    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 👍

    • @wilsonrawlin8547
      @wilsonrawlin8547 3 роки тому +3

      Yep. Marvel Mystery oil same thing.

    • @unclejoe6811
      @unclejoe6811 3 роки тому +1

      I'm sure your catalytic converter is shot by now

    • @normangmcgill8161
      @normangmcgill8161 3 роки тому

      Transmission fluid NOT Brake fluid...geez

  • @abrown5516
    @abrown5516 5 років тому +13

    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.

    • @joeyl.rowland4153
      @joeyl.rowland4153 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah but you only use a couple of ounces. Too much will cause problems.

  • @CurlyFromTheSwirly
    @CurlyFromTheSwirly Рік тому +2

    You hates your car and wanted to break it. 😂
    Good on you for making it into an experiment.

  • @bloggerccc
    @bloggerccc 6 років тому +11

    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.

    • @elizabethtaylor9321
      @elizabethtaylor9321 5 років тому

      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 .

    • @kyle-409
      @kyle-409 3 роки тому +2

      @@elizabethtaylor9321 we all need a good blow out from time to time

  • @doznt12
    @doznt12 6 років тому +142

    Never call your vehicle hurtful names while driving. There's no telling what she'll do.

    • @allycat2012
      @allycat2012 6 років тому +1

      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?

    • @shayanali4703
      @shayanali4703 6 років тому +1

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    • @joecam21
      @joecam21 6 років тому +2

      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.

    • @feargodandstopdoingevil4479
      @feargodandstopdoingevil4479 6 років тому +1

      Can this work with Toyota

    • @doznt12
      @doznt12 6 років тому +1

      @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..

  • @rontrulycanadian995
    @rontrulycanadian995 4 роки тому +77

    I love this man's curiosity. Most of us lose this curiosity as we age.

    • @cutlerj103
      @cutlerj103 2 роки тому +6

      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

    • @oneness1_
      @oneness1_ 2 роки тому +2

      His got money so he can afford his curiosity unlike some of us who don't have a budget to lose a good car

  • @craigsmith8096
    @craigsmith8096 3 роки тому +14

    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.

    • @semistop8594
      @semistop8594 2 роки тому

      What was the ratio? Did you just use a full bottle? And if so, what size bottle? Thanks!!

  • @lucianogranie4247
    @lucianogranie4247 6 років тому +7

    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...

    • @coobay978
      @coobay978 5 років тому

      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.

    • @csanchez8338
      @csanchez8338 4 роки тому

      @@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.

    • @claybear1199
      @claybear1199 2 роки тому

      @@coobay978 its very common and very real. The detergents in ATF clean the engine and the oil lubricates it.

  • @marvintyus4073
    @marvintyus4073 6 років тому +66

    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".

    • @hiteman1
      @hiteman1 6 років тому +6

      Correct bro!!!

    • @scassidy77
      @scassidy77 6 років тому +7

      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.

    • @MrOhgoodgolly
      @MrOhgoodgolly 6 років тому +13

      Should anyone take the advice from someone who can't even spell alcohol?

    • @eldaddio9100
      @eldaddio9100 6 років тому +1

      @@scassidy77 💩💥

    • @waldenhouse
      @waldenhouse 6 років тому

      Interesting. Would this cure my very lumpy tick-over due to Water in the cylinders, leaking from the inlet manifold gasket?

  • @Tsepz
    @Tsepz 6 років тому +73

    Lol, madness. Keep on answering these unasked questions, so that we don’t try do it at home, lol!

  • @multiversespeaks
    @multiversespeaks 3 роки тому +12

    Seems to me like it preserved the ⛽ that was already in the tank. Very interesting 👌 👍

  • @MrBillrookard
    @MrBillrookard 6 років тому +86

    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... :)

    • @meredithahern-tamilio4667
      @meredithahern-tamilio4667 5 років тому

      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..🚘

    • @josegoncalves3518
      @josegoncalves3518 5 років тому

      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 ... 👍👍

  • @williamtownsend1596
    @williamtownsend1596 3 роки тому +10

    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

  • @dariuscanuto
    @dariuscanuto 4 роки тому +8

    Gasoline and Brake fluid are flammable for sure there's no problem if you add the Brake fluid to gasoline car still running.

  • @williamkoehler5039
    @williamkoehler5039 3 роки тому +17

    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.

    • @runsolomon
      @runsolomon 3 роки тому +2

      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

    • @antoniocruz4853
      @antoniocruz4853 3 роки тому +2

      @@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.

  • @backyardchevy328
    @backyardchevy328 6 років тому +265

    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.

    • @joshkearns734
      @joshkearns734 6 років тому +4

      I agree

    • @josephbourne4078
      @josephbourne4078 6 років тому +10

      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.

    • @superguest3
      @superguest3 6 років тому +8

      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

    • @allanc3655
      @allanc3655 6 років тому +10

      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

    • @carmichaelmoritz8662
      @carmichaelmoritz8662 6 років тому +8

      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 .

  • @kennethwalker4551
    @kennethwalker4551 6 років тому +142

    Brake fluid will clean sticky lifters and sludge when added to engine oil,so maybe you just cleaned your injectors.

    • @JoshKilen
      @JoshKilen 6 років тому +6

      interesting, have you tried it?

    • @angeloformaggi5994
      @angeloformaggi5994 6 років тому

      kenneth walkers

    • @fornicateu2
      @fornicateu2 6 років тому +22

      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
      @darrylwallace8623 6 років тому +7

      Is this true mate???

    • @fornicateu2
      @fornicateu2 6 років тому +8

      @@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.

  • @axlef1513
    @axlef1513 5 років тому +46

    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.

    • @kristensalerno1075
      @kristensalerno1075 2 роки тому +1

      Ok

    • @HunterJs2
      @HunterJs2 2 роки тому +3

      @@kristensalerno1075 Excellent input.

    • @TruthPoliceLegend
      @TruthPoliceLegend 2 роки тому +5

      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.

  • @mrivera3046
    @mrivera3046 2 роки тому +2

    I can already see project farm trying this on his lawn mower

  • @johnrandolph6187
    @johnrandolph6187 5 років тому +11

    Brake Fluid will cause the gas to burn hotter and, may have an impact on cleaning out fuel injectors, as well.

    • @garymaya1767
      @garymaya1767 2 роки тому

      Yeah some people use it to clean parts.

  • @gmannfram8682
    @gmannfram8682 5 років тому +11

    ALL it will do is clean the valves and pistons.
    And make any rubber expand.

  • @dougamclean
    @dougamclean 6 років тому +71

    Wait til he finds out what brake fluid does to that awesome paint job! Lol

  • @DadJeff-jo7pm
    @DadJeff-jo7pm 2 роки тому +2

    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.

    • @stephenaddair
      @stephenaddair Рік тому

      Yep steam clean inside engine like that😂😅

  • @barnacora
    @barnacora 6 років тому +26

    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).

  • @utahrailfan1946
    @utahrailfan1946 4 роки тому +25

    You should have done it with a basically empty tank.

  • @96GQ
    @96GQ 5 років тому +36

    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.

    • @lobopinfeather5738
      @lobopinfeather5738 3 роки тому

      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.

    • @lobopinfeather5738
      @lobopinfeather5738 3 роки тому

      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

    • @GMoney-B
      @GMoney-B 2 роки тому

      @@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.

  • @eddiebrown2847
    @eddiebrown2847 2 роки тому +1

    Had a car that overheated and was running really rough. My dad poured a little brake fluid through the carburetor and the engine started running smooth. An old mechanic told him it would get rid of the carbon buildup on the valves. Guess it worked but he sold the car within the month so don't know how long term the fix was.

    • @gladeloy3341
      @gladeloy3341 2 роки тому

      dumping some water in the carb will also knock carbon off valves n pistons

    • @gladeloy3341
      @gladeloy3341 2 роки тому

      dumping some water in the carb will also knock carbon off valves n pistons

  • @johnh3245
    @johnh3245 6 років тому +7

    I added brake fluid to my tank and my truck instantly turned into a giant robot with CGI weaponry and a ridiculous voice.

  • @lelandfuller888
    @lelandfuller888 6 років тому +22

    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.

    • @heatherrobson2732
      @heatherrobson2732 5 років тому +1

      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?

    • @justintompkins1456
      @justintompkins1456 5 років тому

      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.

    • @justintompkins1456
      @justintompkins1456 5 років тому

      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.

    • @abivard944
      @abivard944 4 роки тому

      How about all gaskets ,angd lifters seals.

  • @carolstevens1429
    @carolstevens1429 6 років тому +700

    The video he made before this one was what happens when you wash your hair with brake fluid.

  • @clintonjordan1699
    @clintonjordan1699 3 роки тому +3

    On the old motors we use to put transmission fluid in thru the carburetors to help clean the valves

  • @cg1564
    @cg1564 6 років тому +433

    I have put Carrot juice in my gas tank and didn't need to use my headlights at night.

  • @kevinpatrick4670
    @kevinpatrick4670 6 років тому +7

    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.😲

    • @mattgameinggosein-garcia2460
      @mattgameinggosein-garcia2460 6 років тому

      So true. Good advise!!

    • @NickKler
      @NickKler 6 років тому +2

      What did you replace your blood with?? Is your Lexus that important? Now that could seriously effect your brain

    • @kevinpatrick4670
      @kevinpatrick4670 6 років тому +1

      @@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.

    • @antoniajohnson3852
      @antoniajohnson3852 5 років тому +1

      This was literally one of the funniest comments I've EVER read in my life! Thank you!!!:)

    • @kevinpatrick4670
      @kevinpatrick4670 5 років тому

      @@antoniajohnson3852 Your Welcome..😎

  • @marshalllhiepler
    @marshalllhiepler 4 роки тому +10

    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.

    • @got2kittys
      @got2kittys 3 роки тому

      All the health problems are gone. Brake fluid cures everything . So does dying.

  • @timsawyer1000
    @timsawyer1000 2 роки тому +6

    You can use brake fluid to temp fix a slipping automatic transmission. Depending on damage already done to the bands.

    • @drwaynegodwin2490
      @drwaynegodwin2490 2 роки тому

      ⁰0000++quick 90⁰⁰⁰8

    • @mrmotormd
      @mrmotormd 2 роки тому

      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
      @pvanb2 Рік тому +1

      @@mrmotormd varsol in trans works better...swells seals, but does not degrade them

    • @mrmotormd
      @mrmotormd Рік тому

      @@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.

    • @pvanb2
      @pvanb2 Рік тому

      @@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.

  • @marvinmyers6130
    @marvinmyers6130 6 років тому +7

    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.

  • @dinovargo4755
    @dinovargo4755 6 років тому +12

    How was the gas mileage after adding break fluid to the gas tank?

  • @squiddy707
    @squiddy707 6 років тому +125

    What about blinker fluid? 🤔

    • @MrJoel125
      @MrJoel125 6 років тому +1

      😂

    • @TonytheGr8
      @TonytheGr8 6 років тому

      Christian Alcala 🤣🤣

    • @ColoradoSpringsDashcam
      @ColoradoSpringsDashcam 6 років тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/E6GsXhBb10k/v-deo.html

    • @tqdinh2
      @tqdinh2 6 років тому

      lmao

    • @Nick-ko1tw
      @Nick-ko1tw 6 років тому +2

      Of course drain the blinker fluid.
      Why?
      Because bmw driving school said so

  • @peterfulk174
    @peterfulk174 3 роки тому +5

    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.

    • @paulzamora6223
      @paulzamora6223 2 роки тому

      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

  • @LTD-7
    @LTD-7 5 років тому +19

    *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*

  • @whitemamba2049
    @whitemamba2049 6 років тому +31

    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

    • @martyjoseph9507
      @martyjoseph9507 2 роки тому +1

      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

    • @billdavis3223
      @billdavis3223 2 роки тому

      @@martyjoseph9507 pop I

  • @LuisGonzalez-ph8zp
    @LuisGonzalez-ph8zp 5 років тому +11

    I accidentally put coke on my gas tank drove around,crossed the border had no problems 🤣🤣

  • @roberttully3001
    @roberttully3001 2 роки тому +2

    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.

  • @robwetch4469
    @robwetch4469 5 років тому +11

    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.

  • @gskchicago
    @gskchicago 4 роки тому +5

    You can also put transmission fluid in your oil just a quart will work once in a while.

    • @gskchicago
      @gskchicago 3 роки тому

      @Buddha Bell I actually did this it really cleaned the crankcase and got rid of the engine sludge.

    • @gskchicago
      @gskchicago 3 роки тому

      @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.

  • @dalejohnson9342
    @dalejohnson9342 4 роки тому +18

    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.

  • @jgaisahvideos1373
    @jgaisahvideos1373 3 роки тому +30

    I was hoping to see if brake fluid mixed with gasoline would enhance engine performance.

    • @roycagle3646
      @roycagle3646 2 роки тому +1

      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.

    • @georgesia6362
      @georgesia6362 2 роки тому +1

      It save a mechanic and spare parts of fuel pump and enjector because it made so clean

    • @mariofigueroa8202
      @mariofigueroa8202 2 роки тому

      Add vodka in the gas tank

  • @lesleb
    @lesleb 5 років тому +5

    Just a cheaper injector cleaner that's all,you dont need STP or LUCAS this works about the same

  • @martinhawkes2823
    @martinhawkes2823 4 роки тому +15

    I noticed when he started the next morning the gas tank showed slightly higher than the day before.

    • @IvanPlayStation4LiFe
      @IvanPlayStation4LiFe 3 роки тому +1

      that happens with gas too on my corolla 2001 is because the gas is moving all over

    • @pleasy_d3stacks963
      @pleasy_d3stacks963 3 роки тому +2

      He was on a hill and than can change the gas level

    • @AFineLineA
      @AFineLineA 3 роки тому

      When it is hot gas expands a bit. May be that or the other replies below, too. :)

  • @davidl1507
    @davidl1507 6 років тому +10

    Its kinda hard to believe since after opening the brake fluid the camera was switched off and then back for both bottles.

  • @davekewing1
    @davekewing1 3 роки тому +12

    But have a bit of compassion for whoever is following, phewee! Probably cleaned out some carbon tho!

  • @victorsuarez6130
    @victorsuarez6130 4 роки тому +12

    I put break fluid in my taco sauce and now the sauce keeps the spices running all night in my bowels.

    • @JustAzer1
      @JustAzer1 3 роки тому +1

      I put brake fluid up my ass
      I feel like i wanna run away from home

  • @robbinghook3571
    @robbinghook3571 6 років тому +11

    Just start watch at 1:55 and see at 1:55 a glitch showing the video is not continuous.
    Then again after popping the 2nd bottle 2:18 and before started pouring there was the 2nd glitch at 2:19.

    • @jim1528
      @jim1528 6 років тому +2

      EXACTLY! It's a fake!

    • @brianmarquardt51
      @brianmarquardt51 6 років тому +1

      Yep! Noticed right away.

    • @albertocaridade8666
      @albertocaridade8666 6 років тому

      Because those bottle are full with gas..not brake fluid...

    • @davidgeemuthafuka
      @davidgeemuthafuka 6 років тому

      The video is edited. For all anyone knows he recorded the drive a week before he recorded the pour. Its all there to get you to watch an ad.

    • @mylink2u7
      @mylink2u7 6 років тому

      I don't even remember what the ad was for or about???

  • @gregmodder5439
    @gregmodder5439 6 років тому +11

    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.

  • @garymaya1767
    @garymaya1767 2 роки тому +21

    It might run through the piston rings and mix with the oil, especially making your engine a ticking bomb.

    • @eaglewarrior8707
      @eaglewarrior8707 2 роки тому

      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.

    • @constancehstch3672
      @constancehstch3672 2 роки тому +1

      Total B.S.

    • @nexxterra
      @nexxterra 2 роки тому

      oil burns, brake fluid does not...so that just wont happen.

    • @ericchapman399
      @ericchapman399 2 роки тому

      @@nexxterra The ignition of brake fluid at 520 degrees F

    • @craigwiess1656
      @craigwiess1656 2 роки тому

      ​@@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.

  • @fitshamer
    @fitshamer 6 років тому +188

    stop calling it a piece of junk. more reliable than any of your other cars!

    • @nowifinoobs
      @nowifinoobs 6 років тому +9

      lol why is this the most true comment here😂😂😂

    • @Metr-vm4ob
      @Metr-vm4ob 6 років тому +7

      Because Mr.Clean always treating reliable cars bad, bet he won’t do that to his annoying ass c63

    • @stephencurry305
      @stephencurry305 6 років тому +1

      Fuck this guy

    • @teddygman
      @teddygman 6 років тому +9

      It's got a Corolla engine, those engines run forever.

    • @danweiers6950
      @danweiers6950 6 років тому +2

      You got that right

  • @karenhinson6350
    @karenhinson6350 5 років тому +5

    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.

    • @emmexfyv
      @emmexfyv 5 років тому +1

      .....it's actually a Toyota, sorry. Corolla twin, built on the same line.

    • @MuckoJumbie
      @MuckoJumbie 3 роки тому

      @@emmexfyv You are correct sir & know what you are talking about!

  • @damoncolbert6697
    @damoncolbert6697 6 років тому +10

    "The Bucket" is back! I wouldn't mix two different chemicals together to see what happens. It might explode. You never know. You're kinda "cray cray", Mike. I think this falls in the category of don't try this at home. lol

    • @antoniocruz4853
      @antoniocruz4853 3 роки тому

      Brake fluid and gasoline are petroleum based.

  • @martyjoseph9507
    @martyjoseph9507 2 роки тому

    At more concentrated amounts you can't breath if you're in the path of the smoke. Had a bad brake booster for a while and goofed around with left hand turns causing the accumulated fluid to slosh up into the vacuum line leading to the manifold.

  • @davidstinson9293
    @davidstinson9293 6 років тому +42

    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.

    • @kcox3090
      @kcox3090 6 років тому +2

      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'. :-/

    • @mrwebber35
      @mrwebber35 6 років тому +2

      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.

    • @darthraider2050
      @darthraider2050 6 років тому +2

      Put some urine in the tank, and see if it will crank

    • @bloggerccc
      @bloggerccc 6 років тому +1

      Alcohol fuels caused this problem. Various gaskets were impervious to petroleum products but got soft and leaky from alcohol.

    • @toetagmusic2827
      @toetagmusic2827 6 років тому +1

      It's synthetic fluid. Not corrosive like the standard fluid

  • @jesseljoseph9975
    @jesseljoseph9975 4 роки тому +20

    Apart from being a hydraulic fluid it is also corrosive ,so all you really did was clean out your fuel system.

    • @garrywhere7511
      @garrywhere7511 3 роки тому

      Sounds like you work on cars. I use water to clean carbon build up off.

  • @67judge
    @67judge 5 років тому +37

    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 👫.

    • @tfaber9394
      @tfaber9394 5 років тому +10

      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.

    • @jayrob7418
      @jayrob7418 3 роки тому

      My man 🙏

    • @horrerahashmi8306
      @horrerahashmi8306 3 роки тому

      @@tfaber9394 thousands of cars of the sort...

  • @Gibrilamansaray
    @Gibrilamansaray 2 роки тому +20

    Wow this is really amazing.
    I believe the experiment is quite useful and can I say timely.
    In this disturbing circumstances of gas crisis, I believe it's time to invent an alternative form of liquid or gas system for vehicles.
    We are waiting for the final outcome.
    Francis

    • @bobbyrichards2287
      @bobbyrichards2287 2 роки тому

      Probably the brake fluid can substitute the gas, who knows! It worth the risk but i would like a little more of its experiment to know how good a cause.

    • @hendrikvandermerwe4599
      @hendrikvandermerwe4599 2 роки тому +2

      Brake fluid will take the carbon off your car's pistons inother words it will decarbin the engine

    • @MegaRmac
      @MegaRmac Рік тому

      $20 a liter, go ahead.

  • @orianpoole981
    @orianpoole981 5 років тому +11

    I thought that's where you always put the brake fluid. That's where I was taught it goes. BTW that car is a trooper. great video.

  • @daveleighton4683
    @daveleighton4683 6 років тому +12

    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.

  • @chewsingh2745
    @chewsingh2745 6 років тому +13

    for everyone saying "it's a $500 pos!" my first car was a 1997 Volvo 960 that i bought for 500 with 155k miles and I drove and baby'd that car for 50k miles+ and I loved it. never underestimate a good $500.

    • @russelldaniels1797
      @russelldaniels1797 6 років тому +3

      I got a 91 Chevy Camaro for $700. It leaked oil badly. Owner said the rear main seal was busted and to add a quart of oil every week or so. Took it home, used a flashlight under the hood to find a $1 distributor shaft seal was broken. Took 15 minutes to fix, drove the car for 5 years, and sold it for $3,500...

    • @richierudd
      @richierudd 6 років тому

      It's true because if the car last you six months it's a win. Renting a car for a week cost that much.

    • @rafthirty2813
      @rafthirty2813 6 років тому

      Russell Daniels cool!

  • @cindycliburn716
    @cindycliburn716 2 роки тому +1

    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 ..

  • @hungrynapps
    @hungrynapps 6 років тому +53

    the amg C63 would break ..if u put the wrong brand of brake fluid in the brake fluid reservoir

    • @andersonrodriguez8258
      @andersonrodriguez8258 6 років тому +6

      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

    • @JattAnmoli
      @JattAnmoli 6 років тому +12

      It also breaks when it rains

    • @aliabdallah102
      @aliabdallah102 6 років тому

      @@andersonrodriguez8258 what. Literally any engine could run on brake fluid.

    • @Alex-bq3kp
      @Alex-bq3kp 6 років тому +1

      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.

    • @hungrynapps
      @hungrynapps 6 років тому +3

      @@Alex-bq3kp calm down .. i was joking .. lol.. u must be new to the comment section

  • @thehuntx
    @thehuntx 6 років тому +331

    I poured a 40 oz of Old English Malt Liquor in my tank and the car got a DUI, cops let me walk home.

    • @LordSpyder
      @LordSpyder 6 років тому +3

      Ronnie Hunt lmao🤣🤣💀

    • @jasonfield6875
      @jasonfield6875 6 років тому +6

      That's the best comment here

    • @vinyltapelover
      @vinyltapelover 6 років тому +6

      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:).

    • @thehuntx
      @thehuntx 6 років тому +5

      @@vinyltapelover . I'm a joker just having fun, have a wonderful afternoon.

    • @vinyltapelover
      @vinyltapelover 6 років тому +3

      @@thehuntx We can use smiles and giggles out here. Well done.:) Now back to the fb game :).

  • @lahypnotista7737
    @lahypnotista7737 6 років тому +114

    My man learned this trick from his uncle to clean the fuel injectors, works great

    • @ernestnartey4858
      @ernestnartey4858 4 роки тому +2

      Please I'm from ghana ,in ghana here we have more break fluid so can I used any one of them because what you are using is not here And can it let the fuels conjunction come down

    • @budhihart8161
      @budhihart8161 4 роки тому +4

      Make sense ...since brake fluid sometimes being used to clean parts...and it is a little corosive....so i guess that will clean fuel system and injector also ignition chamber as well

    • @gamitaalfonso9999
      @gamitaalfonso9999 4 роки тому +1

      Bingo! I watched my dad do it in his old beater truck back in the day. Smoked like crap, but it worked.

    • @jacobleiva9826
      @jacobleiva9826 4 роки тому

      Show me video

    • @marcosvillafranco6605
      @marcosvillafranco6605 4 роки тому +1

      Yes sir ,,i remember my dad taught me ,,transmission fluid does the same,,as far as lube the valves and lifters..

  • @elevandoamoralmundo
    @elevandoamoralmundo 2 роки тому

    I thought May start a fire 🔥 lol 😂 I’m shocked 😳 how adventurous you are! Scary crazy !!!

  • @danastilwell9686
    @danastilwell9686 6 років тому +38

    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

    • @MarkSmith-jk4sl
      @MarkSmith-jk4sl 6 років тому +3

      Where do you live, diesel in the uk has to get -20c at least before freezing and anti freeze is cheaper than brake fluid

    • @blueforest2927
      @blueforest2927 6 років тому +1

      yeah...go w the anti-freeze...

    • @bushmaster1740
      @bushmaster1740 6 років тому +2

      Take the injectors out and soak the tips in a bit of brake fluid overnight.

    • @JR-qw6eb
      @JR-qw6eb 6 років тому +1

      @@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.

    • @charleshein6537
      @charleshein6537 6 років тому +3

      They probably meant brake CLEANER.

  • @64bitlewis98
    @64bitlewis98 6 років тому +13

    Here's what happened. I was watching your video and showed my dad. He is a 30+ yrs mechanic. So in the middle of the video he says to me, "back in the day we used to used the brake fluid to clean the carburetor." He says, "We used to open the top and just pour a little in. It's so toxic that whatever was black and mucky was cleaned up." He also said, "it is too toxic to leave your windows closed. (as you found out), but they poured in a little, so you should have topped off your tank with gas after pouring the two bottles." Then we finished watching the video and you said "the mechanic told the couple to just keep topping off the gas and keep driving."

    • @talalzouaoui9183
      @talalzouaoui9183 6 років тому

      EitShm w

    • @blde20
      @blde20 6 років тому +1

      This all BS. If any one knows how breaks fluid looks like you would know that, that wasn't brake fluid. Brake fluid is oil and a bit heavier. In this video everytime he opens up the bottle he cuts the video. So he couldn't had pour gas in the bottle. Pay attention people.

    • @archangelmichael9037
      @archangelmichael9037 6 років тому

      @@blde20 Exactly

    • @mattgameinggosein-garcia2460
      @mattgameinggosein-garcia2460 6 років тому

      BS

    • @nazveel
      @nazveel 6 років тому

      It help to start in cold day

  • @billnorfolk6719
    @billnorfolk6719 6 років тому +6

    This guy's video reminds me of when I was a child too! Especially the time I was doing similar things like playing with a bottle of sulphuric acid one day and the local Priest asked me "what's that you have there son" "a bottle of acid" I replied. He was very concerned and offered to trade my acid for some Holy Water. "What use is that" I asked him, he replied, "last week I rubbed this on a pregnant woman's tummy and she passed a lovely baby boy" "That's shit" I said, "Yesterday I poured some on my dogs arse and it passed a freaking motor bike"...............We all have done crazy stuff at sometime or other.

  • @madtater5948
    @madtater5948 2 роки тому +1

    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

  • @BoB-Dobbs_leaning-left
    @BoB-Dobbs_leaning-left 6 років тому +70

    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?"

    • @hulado
      @hulado 6 років тому +4

      do you mind if i put this on my headstone?

    • @timmynormand8082
      @timmynormand8082 6 років тому +1

      It raining over here

    • @jeffjohnson3897
      @jeffjohnson3897 6 років тому +1

      @@hulado Gosh dam, thats funnier than the joke...ROFLMAO

    • @jeffjohnson3897
      @jeffjohnson3897 6 років тому +1

      That's a good one right there, hot-rod, ain't no doubt.

    • @autobahnman6869
      @autobahnman6869 6 років тому +1

      Steve Barnes was that suppose to be funny.

  • @thehuntx
    @thehuntx 6 років тому +144

    After watching this video I'm going outside to drink my cigar and smoke my coffee.

    • @hersheythebody
      @hersheythebody 6 років тому +1

      Ha 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @filipe3310
      @filipe3310 6 років тому +1

      Hahahahaha best !

    • @jeffreythompson9911
      @jeffreythompson9911 6 років тому

      5

    • @davidjudd221
      @davidjudd221 6 років тому +2

      I'm having a cop of cuffee as I write this.

    • @jerrysimone9896
      @jerrysimone9896 6 років тому +2

      I smoked my coffee but ate my cigarette and my match for dessert lol

  • @wickeddee1860
    @wickeddee1860 3 роки тому +8

    That's cool did not know that gas just went from 2.50 to 88cents gallon lol.

  • @robsmith3824
    @robsmith3824 2 роки тому +1

    Prior to putting brake fluid in the gas tank you should have taken it down the strip or recorded the mpgs. It would have told you another more