Can a motor blow up if some one puts milky way or snickers in the gas tank

Tiny
TIM HEG
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  • 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU
  • 175,000 MILES
I found out that some body put 3 or4 milky way candy bars and 2 snickers in my gas tank the car******* and sputtered ans then would not start when it died there was blue white smoke off the back side of the engine block and it smelled like something was burning did the candy bars make the motor blow up
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 AT 9:45 PM

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Tiny
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I doubt it, the fuel system will have to be cleaned and the filter changed, you may have to get the injectors serviced as well, start here, and get a scan done for any unresolved fault codes.
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 AT 10:42 PM

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