Fuel Removal!

[Yoshi]

I got 3/4 of a tank of diesel in me 300tdi which i would prefer was not there, but in me 200tdi!

Any ideas??

Tried normal syphoning but it wouldnt go into the tank (thinking anti syphon filter).

Dont wanna spike it cos gonna be fixing up the disco in the new year!!!!

Any ideas??? lol

[cluffy]

carnt u use the fuel pump an rig up a diversion in the fuel lines in to jerry cans?

[J.D.]

BR, you can siphon it: take the inlet pipe from the fuel filler off and stick the hose straight in the tank from there mate.

[Yoshi]

Cheers guys!

Gonna take it out via the sender unit hole (or the hole that will be there when i remove the sender unit!!!) lol

Got to grind the heads of the bolts off the round thing in the boot as they are all rusted and rounded, but it dont matter cos i have to replace the floor before its next used anyway! lol

But cheers anyhoo!

[Range Rover Blues]

Isn't there a drain plug in the tank like on the RRC?

[Yoshi]

Not that ive seen!

Well i removed the cover this morning, but dont know how to get the sender unit out??

Anyone with knowledge!

Me haynes (spit) manual is in a box somewhere as it hasnt been unpacked yet! lol

[Range Rover Blues]

If it's the plastic tank then you have to spin part of the outer ring somehow.

[Yoshi]

Its ok, i cheated! lol, i cut the rubber part of the inlet pipe where it meets the fuel tank (very easily replaceable) and stuck me hose in there instead! lol

[matt_walker31289]

i had to drain a full 80 leater tank, on a 200 disco, tryed the hose pipe into the filling hole, but it wouldnt work, if you look under the truck, you can see the big pipe that the fuel goes down to go into the tank, this has a jubaly clip on it. mine was rusted on, so i cut it off.

then put the hose in and sypend it out. then put in a fue leaters of fuel, undo the banjo on the top of the fuel filter and turn it over till the new fuel came through, then chainge the fuel filter, and put the banjo back on. and turn it over and it will start.

took about 30 mins for the tank to drain once the syphon was started, so about an hour in all. but most of that is waiting round for the cans that the old fuel was being sypend into to fill up.