Draining Petrol Tank

[Cameron1590]

Hi All,

Looks like my V40 is heading for the scrap yard. Do you know of a easy way to drain the petrol tank? Just so I can make use of the fuel in it?

Thanks,

[oliverpervasive]

Some suggest letting the fuel pump do the job for you by disconnecting one of the fuel pipes near the fuel filter assuming your battery has some life. Personally I found it easy enough to pop/break open the top of the fuel tank and syphon -if its going to the dump it doesn't matter what you rip/break to gain access. I could not get in via the filler cap though...

[Dippydog]

Should think the easiest would be using the fuel pump to do it.I'd think there should be some kind of syphoning device[along the lines of those used to suck engine oil out on some modern cars.having said that it'd not be the first time I've hammered a screwdriver through the bottom of a fuel tank before weighing a car in!!

[clarkey1984]

All I did was leave the car overnight so everything is depressurised, disconnected the fuel hose in the engine bay and slipped a longer length of larger hose over the end of it so it would reach to a can, and removed the fuel pump relay, if you bridge 2 of the connections where the relay normally is the fuel pump runs all the time the ignition is on, not just a few seconds like it does normally, I can't remember which 2 connectors it is though, I put a switch on mine with spade connectors on the end so I could turn it on and off as and when.

[Cameron1590]

Originally Posted by clarkey1984

All I did was leave the car overnight so everything is depressurised, disconnected the fuel hose in the engine bay and slipped a longer length of larger hose over the end of it so it would reach to a can, and removed the fuel pump relay, if you bridge 2 of the connections where the relay normally is the fuel pump runs all the time the ignition is on, not just a few seconds like it does normally, I can't remember which 2 connectors it is though, I put a switch on mine with spade connectors on the end so I could turn it on and off as and when.

Hi,

Well I managed to get a good 25L out of the tank by disconnect the FPR at the front of the car. Only thing is, I lost the little white "O" ring. Any ideas on where I can view a parts diagram to get the part number as I was hoping to drive it down to the scrap yard.

Thanks,

[MuscleFlex]

Hi - any chance you can photo or tell me where or how you managed to syphon your fuel? I'm scrapping my V40 as well but it's got half a tank of petrol in it that I would like to keep. Car can't be driven (Coil spring has snapped) anyway so I'll empty the fuel tank.
Thanks