Pumping fuel out
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Re: Pumping fuel out
Spetz likes doing things for no reason
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If you call winning the 2017 Melbourne Grand Prix "for no reason"...Sahin wrote:Spetz likes doing things for no reason
Not really sure if jacking up the rear of the car, messing around underneath it, getting fuel everywhere and having to dispose of contaminated fuel (since it would at best go into a bucket or something similar to catch it), storing the fuel then disposing of it in an environmentally friendly way is easier than undoing 3X 8mm bolts for the fuel sender and neatly pumping out fuel into a jerry can without contaminating the fuel and leaving it usable for a daily driver...evo-gsr wrote:Ummm..ok then.
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Wtf are you on about with your attempted intellectual reply?
All I posted was umm ok and you carry on like that?
Lol....just lol.... is all Ive got in reply.
All I posted was umm ok and you carry on like that?
Lol....just lol.... is all Ive got in reply.
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Perhaps you are reading into it incorrectly if you consider a response as to why I opted for one way of pumping the fuel out over another a "carry on".
You may feel your comment carried no subtext and maybe it didn't however hopefully you can see why myself (and possibly Sahin) have misconstrued it.
Anyway, I don't want to argue over spilled milk.
Basically draining the fuel by removing the drain bolt (if there is one) was not how I wanted to go ahead with this and there may be people who disagree as to what the easier option is but they were not the ones who had to do it.
You may feel your comment carried no subtext and maybe it didn't however hopefully you can see why myself (and possibly Sahin) have misconstrued it.
Anyway, I don't want to argue over spilled milk.
Basically draining the fuel by removing the drain bolt (if there is one) was not how I wanted to go ahead with this and there may be people who disagree as to what the easier option is but they were not the ones who had to do it.
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I actually am on spetz side even though I give him sh*t lol
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haha, thanks Sahin
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Lol this almost got to 3 pages
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What?
Would've been much easier to use the drain plug.
Jacking a car up takes 2 minutes. Undo the single plug, drain into a clean container. Job done.
Or pull fuel line, power to fuel pump, fuel into container in engine bay. Done.
Would've been much easier to use the drain plug.
Jacking a car up takes 2 minutes. Undo the single plug, drain into a clean container. Job done.
Or pull fuel line, power to fuel pump, fuel into container in engine bay. Done.
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In fact I did it on one of my cars last weekend. Longest part was waiting for the fuel to come out of the plug hole..
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I originally wanted to just trigger the pump but the car has no battery etc plus I knew that the pump would still leave fuel behind.
Anyway for anyone doing this in the future the point is there are multiple ways to get around this and choose whichever suits you most.
Anyway for anyone doing this in the future the point is there are multiple ways to get around this and choose whichever suits you most.
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Daniel2019 wrote:What?
Would've been much easier to use the drain plug.
Jacking a car up takes 2 minutes. Undo the single plug, drain into a clean container. Job done.
My way of thinking also....but..each to their own hey
Could have even used the fuel in the mower or whipper snipper if it was that important to save the fuel.
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spetz wrote: Anyway for anyone doing this in the future the point is there are multiple ways to get around this and choose whichever suits you most.
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Wow anyway moving on.......so Spetz the hand pump works fine then? Was it able to pick up the crud? Reason I was thinking of doing it was to pick up any contaminated fuel (water, dirt and rust mix).
I did try the hose in the mouth method but nearly suffocated. Turns out I'm bad at giving blowies
I did try the hose in the mouth method but nearly suffocated. Turns out I'm bad at giving blowies
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Nacho wrote:Wow anyway moving on.......so Spetz the hand pump works fine then? Was it able to pick up the crud? Reason I was thinking of doing it was to pick up any contaminated fuel (water, dirt and rust mix).
I did try the hose in the mouth method but nearly suffocated. Turns out I'm bad at giving blowies
Keep an eye out for these at Aldi lol
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Only thing with those is the sparks from the brushes on the drill. lolBennoz wrote::lol:Nacho wrote:Wow anyway moving on.......so Spetz the hand pump works fine then? Was it able to pick up the crud? Reason I was thinking of doing it was to pick up any contaminated fuel (water, dirt and rust mix).
I did try the hose in the mouth method but nearly suffocated. Turns out I'm bad at giving blowies :lol:
Keep an eye out for these at Aldi lol
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I had a look in my tank and there wasn't really any crud there so cleaning it up wasn't a priority.Nacho wrote:Wow anyway moving on.......so Spetz the hand pump works fine then? Was it able to pick up the crud? Reason I was thinking of doing it was to pick up any contaminated fuel (water, dirt and rust mix).
I did try the hose in the mouth method but nearly suffocated. Turns out I'm bad at giving blowies
If you do have crud down there then no the hand pump method will not work to "vacuum" it up.
I looked at those drill pumps (you can get them on eBay that are fuel safe) but as Vectose mentioned I was a bit worried of sparks etc.
If you have lots of debris and crud in the tank then I suggest dropping the tank and using something like diesel fuel to rinse it.
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Yeah fair enough. I figured if I can empty most of the tank with a handjob then leave it open to dry out completely I can then get a brush in there and do a small scrub and vacuum. I'll do it eventually if I can be f*cked
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The fuel sender opening in my Lancer was quite small and definitely not big enough to clean the tank by hand with.
I'd expect the same in the FTO
I'd expect the same in the FTO
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Nacho wrote:I can empty most of the tank with a handjob
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Clean tank by hand...?
Jesus, if you wanna clean it do it properly. Remove it and get it acid cleaned.
Jesus, if you wanna clean it do it properly. Remove it and get it acid cleaned.
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