pissed off and rightfully so.

Pissed any one off lately? If not, im not supprised that there are dicks who will do this at random. From what ive seen arround here, this kind of crap is all to common.

 

Why did it happen?

Just random? Or someone you know maybe???

 

got a rough idea..

i think the person has a big misinterpretation on the way the world works, and it is directed at my mum more than anything.. im not going to get into it..

but as the cops say, unless there is hard evidence, it is ****en useless accusing anything..

just a shame to see such a awesome car go to waste, cost a ****load of money to compensate for because of some.... *thinks really offensive names* silly people...

grrr

 

That makes me feel sick that some low life scum could do that... Best of luck with it all.

 

Very sad to hear mate, especially on a car that would have otherwise been going strong for 20+ years.

 

How do you know someone put sugar in the fuel tank??

 

Actually. Sugar in the tank will not cause any harm to the engine. The worst you can see of it is the fuel filter getting clogged up. Sugar will not dissolve in Petrol.

Still sucks since you have to get the crap out or keep replacing filters over and over again.

 

man you gave me a scare that it happened to that sweet apv :O

but still that aint good what a waste of such a nice patrol as i said give that guy you talk about a little scare just to make sure if he is doing these acts, he will reconsider next time

 

Sugar in the gastank - that's rough mate.

Best of luck with the insurer.

 

i know its sugar because the petrol flap has been pryed open and there is sugar lining the area around the filler

it got driven unnoticed for 40kays, and apparently has turned the petrol into a slush like substance because it was low at the time. Basically clogged injectors and head would need to be taken off and cleaned from what the insurance was saying..

grr

 

First in your tank at the pickup tube there would be a "sock" that in affect is a filtering device. It can and will allow a very little bit of substance through that is not liquid to pass on down the lines.

Second you have your inline fuel filter that if any larger material that got past the sock would be stopped by this.

If by some sort of no luck you do not have a fuelfilter then yes it could theoretically reach your injectors, but it would stop at that. The only thing that you will have to do at this point is the following 4 things.

1. have your injectors cleaned/flowed. at worse replaced
2. flush the fuel lines
3. replace your fuelfilter
4. clean your tank

All of this is under 300$ unless you are replacing the injectors and even then if you have insurance then your deductable is all you should have to pay. Your insurance is full of shit simply because you will not have to clean your heads.

Sugar in the tank ruining a cars engine is a myth. http://www.snopes.com/autos/grace/sugar.asp

My parents had their BMWs tank filled with 5 pounds of the stuff. They went through 2 tanks of gas before noticing it. Dad was oblivious to the fact that someone had left a sugar package near the car.

These actions resulted in the fuel tank being dropped and cleaned. Fuel lines flushed a new filter and the injectors flowed. There was no damage to any head, internal engine parts or the likes.

This has happened to others that I know as well. They too had the same things done. They too had NO internal part damage on the engine and no other parts other than what I have listed needed to be replaced.

 

Sweet Patrol Man!!!

 

Sweet Patrol Man!!!

:AAHHH: Worst. Joke. Ever

 

hmmm interesting...

the downside is that along with the sugar, there is 7 panels which have been keyed as well along with 2 slashed tyres.... then the sugar thing as well.

also we wont accept a repair on the car unless the insurace has a contract that should any problems occur down the track as a result of it, that they will cover it..

anywayz assesor comes out tomorow, we c what happens.

cheers,

 

sounds very personal to me...
once it's fixed perhaps set up an old video camera pointing straight at it each night and leave a light on it... or sleep in it for a week with a baseball bat (i'm sure you could come up with some imaginative places to pour sugar once you've caught the bastard

 

didnt happen at home lol

 

unless you use diesel the sugar won't as has been said affect the motor in any way, for quite some time,,

 

the dickhead forgot to hold the thing inside the filler down so hardly any got in, that which got in didnt make it near the fuel pickup, being a 4x4 it has something like 3 or 4 fuel filters before it goes near the motor. they changed the tank, all the fuel filters and the fuel pump as well as cleaning the injectors and it is all great...

cheers,

 

Any Ba*tard that does that sort of sh*t should be shot hope you do find out who did it and give them a good bloody floggin

 

"PROACTIVE KARMA"....why wait?

 

"PROACTIVE KARMA"....why wait?

haha nice

 

From what I have read Lunatic SVT is right, sugar is ineffective as a method of immobilising a vehicle. In WWII an organisation called the SOE (Special operations executive) operated behind the German lines engaging in sabotage, blowing up railway lines,locomotives etc. They conducted a study on how to quickly sabotage an enemy vehicle and found sugar useless. They eventually devised a method using a condom filled with abrasive paste and lobbed that down the oil filler cap of target vehicles. Result? the engine lasted about 50 km before turning into scrap!
On the paint damage you should find that most insurers' repairers will warranty the repairs, some for the life of the vehicle. Hope the bad luck is over for now,
cheers
Bill.