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Hello guys, I need your help before I throw this thing away. My Kia Optima 2007 model was misbehaving. I realised it was the fuel pump so we decided to clean the fuel system and the tank as well. We found this stuff inside my tank. Full bucket of it. No smell and it looks like pellets. Please help. Is it debris or stuff put there to react with the petrol before I throw something valuable away

Fuel tank catalyst, argue with your anus at your own peril......

It is called activated charcoal... It is used for cleaning of impurities from gases or liquids. Maybe the original owner was using it to clean the fuel he bought.

gbemixyz:
Hello guys, I need your help before I throw this thing away. My Kia Optima 2007 model was misbehaving. I realised it was the fuel pump so we decided to clean the fuel system and the tank as well. We found this stuff inside my tank. Full bucket of it. No smell and it looks like pellets. Please help. Is it debris or stuff put there to react with the petrol before I throw something valuable away

Guy, it is not normal to find catalyst pellets in your fuel tank o.
You need to investigate further with a professional mechanic, not road sides . I will recommend you go to kia office, I think they are on isolo road.
Check if your catalyst converter is even in place.

Thank you so much

Keep it ooo

Those are burnt coco puffs

Let's wait for the car experts

Wait make I buy my own car first. I dey car dealer place like this. E remain 5k to complete😁😁😁

ayanjamz:
It is called activated charcoal... It is used for cleaning of impurities from gases or liquids. Maybe the original owner was using it to clean the fuel he bought.

I think you’re right

Your car was used to smuggle LEAD into d country.

It's valuable but it's not meant for d fuel tank

It's used to produce car batteries, dry cell batteries, radiator fan brush,alternator brush ,car kick brush etc

It's poisonous.

Some bomboclat stuffs


They're coming from your charcoal canister. Replace it asap, drain the fuel tank, pull the fuel tank out and run HOT water in the fuel tank to wash any remaining pellets out. It would also be a good idea to blow compressed air through the EVAP lines that run to the fuel tank and check any other EVAP components for pellets. The fuel pump may need some disassembly to remove any pellets that get stuck in it. I've run into this before, PITA to chase down, but was an easy fix once we figured out what was going on. Depending on your mileage, might see if will be covered under warranty. Good luck.

Just hold on let the auto engineers arrive

Go to Kia shop for proper information.

Hmmm, this is strange

It'll take up space meant for main fuel

ogahshtu:
Fuel tank catalyst, argue with your anus at your own peril......

You sound like a zombie, are you one?

Ignorance

It's used for removing impurities from fuel.
Ask a professional mechanic, he will tell u to discard or return it back to the thank.

🤔

Never seen or heard about that before. We learn everyday

Gazzuzz will know

Rat shit

Make I learn

That is from your charcoal canister, nothing strange about it. It is part of the emission regulation system. Without it, the pressure from your tank can make the car to explode. The canister ensures that excess fuel vapor is sent to the combustion chamber and burnt properly.

Omo na rat shit be that..

Rat don encroach your mub..

You don hammer


This are real diamond omletz


They're worth plenty of money

Motor problem differs shaa

Rat shit

gazzus will have a better response tag him

ogahshtu:
Fuel tank catalyst, argue with your anus at your own peril......

Stupid you

EVAP canister oti lo

The charcoal inside don see beach to swim they are on vacation

Keep overfilling your fuel tanks at petrol stations feeling like bosses una go learn