Hi all.
My 2000 petrol V8 has died and I'll probably be scrapping it... shortly before it died I'd fuelled it up (both petrol and LPG!
). Before I get rid, I want to retrieve most of the fuel - petrol at least...! What is the best way of going about getting the fuel out?
While I'm on, does anyone know if there's a way to recover the LPG at all? I'm considering selling the tank - full - but I'm interested in any other options open to me.
Cheers in advance.
Edit: - Having now found a solution, to save you all from reading to the end if you are struggling with this yourself:
I tried all sorts of clever things - some suggested in this thread - but none worked effectively. In the end I decided I had to try siphoning the fuel out.
The car does have an anti-siphon device fitted, but it isn't that good! A hosepipe is waaaay too big, and a 10mm (approx.) pipe was also too big, but I managed to get a very thin pipe down into the tank - probably approx 5-6mm external diameter, and cut to a point at the end. It took a while to get it going, and it took a long time to do, but it did work - very well. My tank was very full, which may have helped me, but I do have some more to drain when I have an empty container, so I will post back if I struggle next time (tank now less than half full).
My 2000 petrol V8 has died and I'll probably be scrapping it... shortly before it died I'd fuelled it up (both petrol and LPG!
). Before I get rid, I want to retrieve most of the fuel - petrol at least...! What is the best way of going about getting the fuel out?While I'm on, does anyone know if there's a way to recover the LPG at all? I'm considering selling the tank - full - but I'm interested in any other options open to me.
Cheers in advance.
Edit: - Having now found a solution, to save you all from reading to the end if you are struggling with this yourself:
I tried all sorts of clever things - some suggested in this thread - but none worked effectively. In the end I decided I had to try siphoning the fuel out.
The car does have an anti-siphon device fitted, but it isn't that good! A hosepipe is waaaay too big, and a 10mm (approx.) pipe was also too big, but I managed to get a very thin pipe down into the tank - probably approx 5-6mm external diameter, and cut to a point at the end. It took a while to get it going, and it took a long time to do, but it did work - very well. My tank was very full, which may have helped me, but I do have some more to drain when I have an empty container, so I will post back if I struggle next time (tank now less than half full).
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