Best way to siphon fuel (legally)

zetec452 · 10 Apr 2007 at 00:13

I need to get about £35 pounds worth of petrol out of my car before it is collected by the scrap man.

What's the best way to do this?

Cheers,

Jon

ScoobyDoo69 · 10 Apr 2007 at 00:15

12v to fuel pump with fuel line going into a bucket?

mctiny · 10 Apr 2007 at 00:18

ScoobyDoo69 said:
12v to fuel pump with fuel line going into a bucket?

Or just take tips from this thread

zetec452 · 10 Apr 2007 at 00:20

mctiny said:
Or just take tips from this thread

I'd rather not do that really. Dispite the car going to the scrap yard.

I don't have any posh pumps and stuff is there a more manual way?

Enfield · 10 Apr 2007 at 00:20

mctiny said:
Or just take tips from this thread

Hilarious.

Stick a hose pipe in there and suck on it. You'll get a mouth full of petrol though. This is how my dad did it lol.

Simon · 10 Apr 2007 at 00:48

Disconnect the fuel line from whatever it goes to . YOu dont mention what car it is so im just guessing you can do this.

Then keep turning the ignition on and off to prime the system(pump fuel out of the pipe into a petrol can)

al123 · 10 Apr 2007 at 00:59

Depends if it has an anti-siphon device... If it is being scrapped you could always break it.

loltim · 10 Apr 2007 at 01:08

Enfield said:
Stick a hose pipe in there and suck on it. You'll get a mouth full of petrol though. This is how my dad did it lol.

I imagine it's not that simple on anything more recent than 10-15yrs old. (I don't know what car Jon has)

Mackass · 10 Apr 2007 at 01:10

Go for a long and very spirited drive.

Mint_Sauce · 10 Apr 2007 at 01:34

All you need to do is get a tube, put it in the fuel tank and then suck on the tube until you see the fuel almost getting to your mouth (see through tube is handy here). Then quickly put the tube down to ground level in a bucket.

The weight of the fuel in the pipe will pull more fuel in to it and therefore it will just keep flowing out until the tank is empty.

But you'll probably end up with a mouthful of fuel because that just always happens no matter how careful you are.

Glaucus · 10 Apr 2007 at 02:12

take the filler cap off, then simply disconnect the fuel pipe from the fuel tank.

ste_bla · 10 Apr 2007 at 10:18

Enfield said:
Hilarious.

Stick a hose pipe in there and suck on it. You'll get a mouth full of petrol though. This is how my dad did it lol.

See what you do is when sucking hold the pipe above the level of the petrol and then when it gets close to you, cap the pipe with your thumb and then place the pipe lower than the level of the petrol and let go..

Firestar_3x · 10 Apr 2007 at 10:20

bucket and wack a hole in the bottom of the tank

Chronos-X · 10 Apr 2007 at 13:13

Firestar_3x said:
bucket and wack a hole in the bottom of the tank

Good point - if it's going to the crushers, sod it!

snowdog · 10 Apr 2007 at 13:16

Put a plastic (bendable) tube all the way down to the tank, put the other end in your mouth, suck untill the petrol is near, quickly cover it with your hand to not let air in, put the tube all the way down into a bucket on the ground, and done, petrol is getting into bucket.

Sry for my poor explanation, not that good in english.

marl · 10 Apr 2007 at 14:08

Not sure what its called but i got a type of valve at a hardware store, its about the size of a cigarette liter. Open at both ends it has a ball-bearing in one end and the other end attaches to a tube. Drop it into your tank, make sure the recepticel is lower and shake it vigorously to get the fuel flowing.

Jaaay · 10 Apr 2007 at 14:32

What car?
If its a dinky little thing, get together with a mate, tip the car over

And then watch it go into the bucket nice and tidy.
No fussing around.

zetec452 · 10 Apr 2007 at 14:34

Mackass said:
Go for a long and very spirited drive.

I'd be keeping the car if the engine han't thrown its lunch up.

It's an M reg rover 416.

I think the hosepipe suggestion is best. I just need a big container to put it in.

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zetec452 · 10 Apr 2007 at 14:36

AcidHell2 said:
take the filler cap off, then simply disconnect the fuel pipe from the fuel tank.

Might take a look at this also.

Thanks for your suggestions.

kingo15 · 10 Apr 2007 at 14:38

drill it

always have to use a power tool where you can