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1994 Oldsmobile 88 SAE30 engine oil got put into gas tank

Tiny
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Engine Performance problem
1994 Oldsmobile 88

Pranksters put SAE30 small engine oil into the gas tank of my car. The tank is currently about 1/2 full.
I don't know how much got put in, it was a small jug and most of it got poured on the car and ground, but evidence around the gas lid suggests some got in.
Can I drive it to the gas station and fill it up and just run it clean? Or do I have to get it towed to a repair shop to get it flushed out?
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009 AT 3:24 PM

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Tiny
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Go ahead and drive it. THe oil won't do much except make your exaust smokey. Especially ifyou add more fuel. A quart spread around 20 gallons of fuel doesn't do any more harm than these advertisers saying add this to your fuel. The absolute most it would do is maybe clog the fuel filter but you woul dneed one hell of a lot of oil to do that.
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 AT 10:33 AM

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