Drain fuel tank

[rarestandrew]

Hi all I need your help again lol
I need to drain my fuel tank as a pice of ruber fell of the back of my Fuel cap (it's one off the green plastic caps)
What's the easiest way to drain the fuel out

 

[williams]

Iv just got a fuel pump from an excavtator. I just use that with some fuel hose on to pump the fuel out into a fuel can, or two.

 

[PUL54R]

Not too sure but I would try removing the pump in the tank, then if the holes big enough you could put your hand in and have a feel about for the bit of plastic. No need to drain the tank then.

 

[PobodY]

Yeah, I don't know that I'd want to be putting my hands in all that petrol. - It's not nice stuff, so you risk chemical burns (although probably not serious ones, it will damage skin) and potentially cancer (aromatics like toluene and xylene).

 

[rarestandrew]

Yeah but I need to get it out so I can drive it again
Is the pump under the back seat ?

 

[Braveheart]

I'm not sure the object will drain out so you may want to adopt both options.... pump out fuel and fish out item(s) by hand.

 

[Fast Guy]

Are you just worried about the piece of rubber going into the fuel system towards the engine? In which case there's a filter on the fuel pump so it won't go anywhere past the tank.


pump is in the tank. Access is under the metal cover in the boot (left hand side)

 

[Braveheart]

Yeah but I need to get it out so I can drive it again
Is the pump under the back seat ?

The pump's in the tank. It's a wet pump.

 

[whytie]

Yes tank is under back seats passenger side, I would just drive it highly unlikely it would get through the filter

 

[rarestandrew]

Are you just worried about the piece of rubber going into the fuel system towards the engine? In which case there's a filter on the fuel pump so it won't go anywhere past the tank.


pump is in the tank. Access is under the metal cover in the boot (left hand side)

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Yeah mate I was worried that the ruber will fuk my engine I didn't think about the fuel filter lol
I guess it can stay there ..........

 

[williams]

last time i had my hand in a tank full of petrol it dried my skin out, wouldnt recommend it. as said rubber wont get through, but if you really do want to drain it and havent got a pump you can use, you could extend the hose after fuel fitler, so it will reach a fuel can and just turn the ignition on, should empty the tank in no time.

 

[RO_SUNNY]

Or you can use this instead....without any struggle
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Siphon-Oil-Li...335?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3a6021b2af

 

[Jon Olds]

lift the plug off the fuel pump. add two wires and a battery. pump runs both ways. unhook fuel filter pipe. pipe to jerry can