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 vernam616
Seasoned Pro  Location: Middlesbrough Registered: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 2,822 Status: Offline |
Post #1
Currently in the process of breaking a 6, however got the problem of draining the fuelWhats the best way? when i lifted the fuel pump out, the petrol was almost at the top am i right in thinking theres a full tank to drain? Cheers Dan ________________________________________ Audi S3 Black Edition |
 Posted 25th Oct 2010 at 00:51
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jimmyrallye
Seasoned Pro  Location: portsmouth Registered: 19 Apr 2008 Posts: 3,144 Status: Offline |
Post #2
cordless drill 7mm drill bit and a washing up bowl well maybe 2 ________________________________________ "Police arrested two kids yesterday, one was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks. They charged one and let the other one off." |
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Posted 25th Oct 2010 at 02:37
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chris with a pug
Seasoned Pro  Location: Southampton Registered: 16 Feb 2003 Posts: 5,366 Status: Offline |
Post #3
you could disconnect the coil packs, put the fuel line in a bowl and turn it over til its empty |
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Posted 25th Oct 2010 at 02:41
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smegal
Seasoned Pro  Location: Leeds Registered: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 5,940 Status: Offline |
Post #4
Hammer a screw driver into the tank.You could take the pump out and syphon it out but it takes ages. ________________________________________ Ex SC-6Now in a Megane R26 |
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Posted 25th Oct 2010 at 03:09
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blaze wip
Senior User  Location: Hexham Registered: 07 Sep 2009 Posts: 926 Status: Offline |
Post #5
Depends if you want the tank kept useable? Tbh, if your breaking the car its not that much hassle to drop the tank and empty it from the filler neck. Be warned though when you tip the tank up, the fuel can and most probably will go everywere! ________________________________________ mechanical_repairs wrote: i feel like giving her a good dry bumming session. |
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Posted 25th Oct 2010 at 03:17
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vernam616
Seasoned Pro Location: Middlesbrough Registered: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 2,822 Status: Offline |
Post #6
Dont forget this tank has potentially 60L of fuel in it, i think ive found a method on how to make a homemade syphon2L bottle drill hole in cap and wedge pipe in the top, tape it up so it seals put the pipe in tank at fuel pump point squeeze bottle then let go, gravity should do the rest do that 30 times, each time connecting a funnel onto my rallye ________________________________________ Audi S3 Black Edition |
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Posted 26th Oct 2010 at 02:07
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jonnie205
Seasoned Pro  Location: Bicester Registered: 10 Apr 2005 Posts: 4,146 Status: Offline |
Post #7
drill a hole in the tank, best way |
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Posted 26th Oct 2010 at 02:14
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smegal
Seasoned Pro Location: Leeds Registered: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 5,940 Status: Offline |
Post #8
Don't make a seal on the pipe. As the fuel displaces the air in the bottle it will make the pressure go up.________________________________________ Ex SC-6Now in a Megane R26 |
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Posted 26th Oct 2010 at 02:42
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vernam616
Seasoned Pro Location: Middlesbrough Registered: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 2,822 Status: Offline |
Post #9
smegal wrote: Don't make a seal on the pipe. As the fuel displaces the air in the bottle it will make the pressure go up.  ________________________________________ Audi S3 Black Edition |
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Posted 26th Oct 2010 at 02:54
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funkymonk
Regular  Location: Westbury Registered: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 317 Status: Offline |
Post #10
Why not just put the fuel pipe in your container and put 12v straight across the pump? ________________________________________ There are only 10 kinds of people in this world, those that understand binary and those that don't... |
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Posted 26th Oct 2010 at 18:19
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anth
Seasoned Pro  Location: Colchester Registered: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 3,651 Status: Offline |
Post #11
Ive syphoned it before. |
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Posted 26th Oct 2010 at 18:57
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bennn
Seasoned Pro  Location: Shrewsbury Registered: 05 Sep 2008 Posts: 2,705 Status: Offline |
Post #12
i syphoned it, you wont get it all, but the rest will remain in the tank until you remove it then you can just turn the tank on its side and empty the rest into the bottle.I did swallow a fair bit of fuel/fumes as it took me several go's, this gave me a headache and very smelly burps. ________________________________________ Cherry Red 306 HDIChampionship White Integra DC5 Type R |
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Posted 26th Oct 2010 at 20:08
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joevts
Senior User Location: barnsley Registered: 21 May 2008 Posts: 608 Status: Offline |
Post #13
vernam616 wrote: Currently in the process of breaking a 6, however got the problem of draining the fuel Whats the best way? when i lifted the fuel pump out, the petrol was almost at the top am i right in thinking theres a full tank to drain? Cheers Dan you mean at the top of the pump or the top of the tank? when i got a pump from the scrappy it was full of fuel, i think they just retain it in the outer casing for some reason. try dipping a stick in the hole where the pump was to get some idea of how much is in. those tanks are hard enough to manouvre with 5 litres in never mind 50. |
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Posted 26th Oct 2010 at 22:49
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vernam616
Seasoned Pro Location: Middlesbrough Registered: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 2,822 Status: Offline |
Post #14
joevts wrote: vernam616 wrote: Currently in the process of breaking a 6, however got the problem of draining the fuel Whats the best way? when i lifted the fuel pump out, the petrol was almost at the top am i right in thinking theres a full tank to drain? Cheers Dan I lifted the pump out under the rear seat + with the homemade syphon, you dont put your mouth anywhere near you mean at the top of the pump or the top of the tank? when i got a pump from the scrappy it was full of fuel, i think they just retain it in the outer casing for some reason. try dipping a stick in the hole where the pump was to get some idea of how much is in. those tanks are hard enough to manouvre with 5 litres in never mind 50.  ________________________________________ Audi S3 Black Edition |
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Posted 26th Oct 2010 at 22:51
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309btcc
**DODGY SELLER** Location: england Registered: 07 Jul 2009 Posts: 530 Status: Offline |
Post #15
old fuel pump 2 pipes run 2 wires from it to a battery and 1 pipe thru the filler neck into tank other into big can connect the wires and it will pump out all the fuel |
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Posted 31st Oct 2010 at 20:39
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cress87
Seasoned Pro  Location: Norwich Registered: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 11,360 Status: Offline |
Post #16
Just park it up near a travellers site for a couple of hours and let nature take it's course. ________________________________________  You feed beefburgers to swans.  I may have been speeding Mr Policeman but [a] I live for the 306 and [b] did you see that dog? omfg |
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Posted 31st Oct 2010 at 20:42
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