challinor
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Registered: 30th Sep 09
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hey i need a bit of help how to i get the petrol out of the tank on a n reg corsa b thanx
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Pipe, containers to put the fuel in, suck hard, wait for it to run dry
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Rob R
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Registered: 31st May 03
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Big straw and ask your mam to suck like she does on a friday night
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DannyB
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Is the car being scrapped? if so just smash a hole in the tank and drain it out.
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challinor
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob R
Big straw and ask your mam to suck like she does on a friday night
grow up mate
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challinor
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
Is the car being scrapped? if so just smash a hole in the tank and drain it out.
ye car is being scrapped. theres 3 1/4 of a tank in it tho dont want it goin every were lol
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Graham88
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
Is the car being scrapped? if so just smash a hole in the tank and drain it out.
Or do that, although that took bloody ages for me and got messy 
Even when we took the tank off and poured it into containers it took bloody ages
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DannyB
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Knock a hole in the tank with a screwdriver and put something underneath to catch it in.
[Edited on 04-07-2010 by DannyB]
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Toby
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i wouldnt advise that if its a metal tank, you catch a spark and booya
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DannyB
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Obviously I'm sure the lad has some common sense, it's probably not metal though.
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Tom G
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quote:
Originally posted by challinor
quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
Is the car being scrapped? if so just smash a hole in the tank and drain it out.
ye car is being scrapped. theres 3 1/4 of a tank in it tho dont want it goin every were lol
3 1/4
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scottyp1989
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Registered: 29th Jul 07
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quote:
Originally posted by Toby
i wouldnt advise that if its a metal tank, you catch a spark and booya
very much doubt it will blow up from a spark if you punch a hole in the bottom of the tank as all the fume will be in the void above the fuel
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spikedjack
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Registered: 16th Oct 08
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run a 12v live and earth to the fuel pump and pump it out?
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SportBoy
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Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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screwdriver and hammer in bottom of the tank . the scrapyard will do it if you dont
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Chadicles
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if u wanna syphon it out abit easier you can pop the bottom of the rear seats up, ply up the bit plastic cap, then under that is where the fuel pipes enter and come out of the tank via a cap held in with a metal ring, get a hammer and screwdriver and tap the ring round anti-clockwise and once the ring comes free the cap should pull up! then you got easy access to the fuel! you should also be able to buy a manual hand pump syphoner from your local halfords or car accessory shop bud
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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quote:
Originally posted by spikedjack
run a 12v live and earth to the fuel pump and pump it out?
By far the easiest and most sensible option.
Hook an old battery up to the pump under the back seat,take off the pipe that puts the fuel into the engine and put it into a suitable container,jerry cans etc,and sit back and watch the fuel pump out.Done it plenty times.
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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lol just found this pic of when I did it to my Fiesta. I wouldn't do it again, it was messy.
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Twitch
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Halfords screwdriver FTW!!!
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Graham88
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Free with oil 
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Jonny.N
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or just do the sensible thing as its getting scrapped, take the tank out and empty it out into a jerry can
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Graham88
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That's what I'd do, and did end up doing in the end.
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