Author Topic: How to syphon fuel/drain fuel tank?  (Read 2426 times)

Offline scarr89

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How to syphon fuel/drain fuel tank?
« on: 05 March 2016, 21:44 »
As title. I filled her up with a full tank of diesel before the camblet snapped the next morning, I would like to drain it to save the cost of loss fuel.

I have got the seats up in the rear and I think its the fuel pump I can see.......What next, how would I pump it out/drain it?

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Offline Rhyso

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Re: How to syphon fuel/drain fuel tank?
« Reply #1 on: 05 March 2016, 21:49 »
Can you get it up in the air??

When I had my MK4 the guy I bought it off filled up with petrol on the day I bought it.

He got it onto a low loader and pulled off the fuel lines under the car to drain the tank :)


Offline barrym381

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Re: How to syphon fuel/drain fuel tank?
« Reply #2 on: 05 March 2016, 22:19 »
take the fuel pump out then buy a cheap hand pump takes ten mins to empty  :smiley:


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Re: How to syphon fuel/drain fuel tank?
« Reply #3 on: 07 March 2016, 18:21 »
or power up the fuel pump and put hose in container or better in the filler neck of another (near empty) diesel car.
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