Can pouring carbonated drinks in your tank save on petrol? One YouTuber put this theory to the test.
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Hack or hoax? Does pouring Coke in your tank save on petrol? [watch]
Can pouring Coca-Cola in your tank save on petrol? One man put this trending theory to the test- see what happens next…
Can pouring carbonated drinks in your tank save on petrol? One YouTuber put this theory to the test.
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With petrol prices becoming the bane of existence and a source of great distress for many, South Africans are looking for any means necessary to save money …and that includes unbelievably desperate measures
The latest “petrol saving trick” to hit the internet are claims that pouring Coca-Cola or Coke in your petrol tank can reduce your fuel consumption by “more than 50%”.
But is it as ridiculous as it sounds – or a well-kept secret?
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PETROL SAVING ‘TIP’ GOES VIRAL
With yet another petrol price increase last week – and talk that it may very well reach the unprecedented level of R40 per litre – South Africans on social media have been left grasping at straws.
Following last month’s petrol-pill fiasco, another “fuel-saving trick” has gone viral. And this one involves pouring carbonated drinks into your tank.
A pop-up advert showing a man pouring a buddy bottle of Coke into his tank with the words “Simple trick to lower car fuel consumption by 55%” is fast gaining momentum.
The advert has been spotted on Twitter and Reddit and has intrigued many Netizens. But the advert has led to a page advertising a product called EcoPlus. The product claims to be “a chip tuning box” that can “reduce fuel consumption”.
According to Snopes, EcoPlus has distanced itself from the advert, citing: “the ad is not ours. And Coca-Cola is not related to our product”.
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DRIVER TRIES ‘HACK’ – SEE WHAT HAPPENS…
Whilst the advert on saving petrol by using Coke as an alternative has proved to be just clickbait, one YouTuber took it a step further by wanting to “test” the theory.
In a video titled: “What happens when you fill up a car with Coca–Cola?” – the Youtuber does exactly that.
In a video with over 12 million views, the man pours a bottle of Coke into the tank of his BMW. “Today I decided to kill a car”, he shared in the description box.
Needless to say, a few minutes after driving, the vlogger reports hearing a “strange noise” which comes from the engine. “It’s like bubbling or something”, he says to the camera.
Watch the video below to see what happens next…
THE DANGERS OF SUBSTITUTING PETROL WITH COKE
Meanwhile, one mechanic is warning of the dangers of pouring anything but petrol into your tank.
Mahommed Raza, of Raza Auto in Midrand, told IOL: “Your car is supposed to have fuel in the tank; that fuel will run to your engine, that’s how it performs. However, if you put a foreign substance into the tank, it will go to the motor.
“It will then seize up the injectors and create a sticky blockage that will damage them, as well as the fuel pump, and a lot more parts”.
Carscoop added: “From what we have learned over the years, Coca-Cola is great for giving your tires a nice shine. It can also be used to clean rust off various metals.
However, the publication continued: “Be it the classic recipe or the diet version, Coca-Cola, as other soft drinks, cannot be used as a substitute for gasoline [petrol] or diesel”.
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