Removing Petrol From Fuel Tank

[Alfie 6]

Simple question really, I'm starting to break my dead 205. There is nearly a full tank of fuel in it. Need to know safest, quickest way to get it out and into my new Pug'

[welshpug 1,666]

power up the fuel pump and direct fuel hose appropriately

[Josh_Quant 27]

or take pump out

[rallysteve 22]

Using the pump is not an option unfortunately if the car was not a fuel injected one! In that case you might want to invest in one of those siphon pumps and as said do it through the hole in the top of the tank (sender/pickup)

 

Steve

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

in carb models you can still do it using the mechanical pump attached to the head, would probably take about a week and a half of cranking tho

[daneldridge23 15]

long tube big bucket and plenty of sucking!

[BlueBolt 156]

long tube big bucket and plenty of sucking!

 

And there was me thinking all the "your mum" jokes had died off....

[daneldridge23 15]

i tried so hard not to say anything but i couldnt resist!

[allye 530 3 Cars]

invest in one of those siphon pumps

 

Or just some hose pipe!

[chipstick 382 1 Cars]

Make a jiggle syphon.

 

If you do end up having to do it the old way of syphoning with your mouth for any reason, what I would say is if you lose the stream of fuel and go to syphon it again, remove the pipe and shake the fuel residue out of it.

 

Nothing worse than going to suck it through again and inhaling a lung full of vapour.