You put what in the gas tank?

Jano526 · Post by **Jano526** » 20 Nov 2002, 00:59

I put a small red bottle of gas treatment in my gas tank after filling the tank with gas. I did not know the bottle had, instead of gas treatment, acetone. What should I do. My beloved Volvo is a 1993 850 glt. Please help asap. It's my only transportation but I will not drive it until I'm told it's okay or what to do. Thank you very much.

chriskose · Post by **chriskose** » 20 Nov 2002, 10:27

Acetone? Where did you get this bottle? home garge, store?

MJJ · Post by **MJJ** » 21 Nov 2002, 15:36

Acetone is such a simple compound I'm sure you can burn it in small quantities without problems. I'd just siphon your tank as dry as you can get it, refill with clean gas, and get on with life. I doubt seriously it will hurt your baby.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » 26 Jan 2003, 21:48

accetone wont cause any damage to your car, in small quantities. try to aviod it in future.

TallPaul · Post by **TallPaul** » 09 Sep 2005, 22:12

interestingly, I have been reading on a website where small amounts of acetone can be used to improve gas mileage. We're talking one to three ounces per ten gallons of gas. The claim is that it reduces the surface tension on droplets which enable them to atomize better. Less emissions too?

Post by **kelvin6** » 09 Sep 2005, 23:19

Personally I don't use treatments like these, but in this case, I would drive it out. Run the tank empty and just refill, and that should flush most of that stuff.

Some brand name fuels like Shell, Exxon, Chevron, etc. have fuel additives in them already, especially premium 91 octane gas.

Should be okay to drive. If it starts up fine, then feel free to drive it, your car should be fine.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 17 Sep 2005, 08:35

I pour in a couple ounces every now and then with good results. http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/sho ... p?t=133739 is where I got the idea. I'd dilute it first in a 2 gallon container first since at 100% pure can melt thin rubber.

digital2 · Post by **digital2** » 18 Sep 2005, 09:41

acetone is rich in oxygen, upon combustion oxygen is released and hence helps in the combustion process gives extra ooomph or horsepower. remember the nitrous systems?

Being a fantastic solvent will help to remove tar from the fuel system/injectors etc.

Dissolves water / miscible, removes water from fuel system.

Having said that the fuel supply system in the 850 contains some lengths of fuel pipes/tubing that is non-metallic and frequent use may accelerate their decline. more of a problem for 240s rather.

hope this helps.

short term use may improve fuel consumption but not recommended for enduser mixing as the quantity is not precisely added/measured to petrol tank.