Weasel Piss

What happens when you squirt weasel piss on your rusty nuts?

Every racer/mechanic is always looking for an edge. There may be a tool we don’t know about but obviously need for its life-changing benefit. There may be a potion we can pour into our car that magically enhances its performance. There could be a spray, paste, or potion we must have for its magic ability to improve our wrenching.

For tools right now it’s anything Milwaukee. For potions it’s Liqui Moly or Royal Purple poured into any and every orifice of your car. And then there’s a secret cabal of those in the know about the really good stuff when it comes to wrenching - we know about Weasel Piss.

What Did You Say?

I first heard about this mysterious elixir while helping some 944 friends do some front-engine work on their Porsches one Saturday north of Nashville. My fellow wrenchers Richard Hummel & David Cantrell of Music City 944s told me about this secret potion they’d learned from Tim Comeau, who runs an awesome Porsche shop out in California.

A California concoction called Weasel Piss? I was intrigued, but searching Google for more info (and the recipe) had me pretty certain I was heading toward a “2 Girls 1 Cup” type website. I’ll save you any search catastrophes and ease your fears…

Weasel Piss is simply a 50/50 mix of ATF + Acetone. The concoction is supposed to be the end-all for rust and corrosion plaguing your stuck bolts, nuts, or studs. It’s a secret elixir that promises to set them free, saving you the time, money, and the hassle of drilling, extractors, reverse taps, welding, or a trip to a machine shop when you snap a stud off or strip a bolt head beyond recognition.

Here I sit with a water pump stud broken off in the block of my spare 944 race engine - a trip to the machine shop in my future. Where was Weasel Piss when I needed it? PB Blaster and heat proved no match on that rusty bastard. Hopefully the bladder of the weasel will come to the rescue on the other 3 studs I’ve yet to attack.

I can say with certainty, the difficult rusty/stuck bolts I have “pissed on” have indeed freed up easily… “PISS ON IT” may well become a common cry in my shop.

Looking for an Edge

I did find it humorous that on the one and only internet forum where I could verify the closely guarded Weasel Piss recipe there was a guy asking fellow members if they thought Royal Purple Synthetic Syncromax might enhance the performance of the piss over regular ol’ ATF.

See what I mean? Always looking for an edge…

Because race car!