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Draining fuel tank

Postby weeds on Sat, 22 Aug 2015 8:29 +0000

Did the unthinkable and put 55L of unleaded into the tank.....didn't start the engine and pushed it away from the bowser

I see its fitted with an anti-siphon device and there doesn't appear to be a drain plug??

Or did I need to look harder.??
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Re: Draining fuel tank

Postby Krat on Sat, 22 Aug 2015 7:30 +0000

If memory serves me well, I think this is a tank out job. I seem to recall this from some past posts on here with the same issue.
No drain plugs installed. :cry:
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Re: Draining fuel tank

Postby propellerhead on Sat, 22 Aug 2015 7:57 +0000

Subscribing...

There may be a time when I'll need to siphon or drain a few gallons of diesel for a generator.
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Re: Draining fuel tank

Postby martynvella on Sun, 23 Aug 2015 6:19 +0000

I would be removing the hose from the fuel pick up at the tank and pushing a hose onto that to syphon the fuel out before attempting to remove a full tank. Might take a long time but make the tank a lot more manageable to remove and empty properly.
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Re: Draining fuel tank

Postby propellerhead on Sun, 23 Aug 2015 8:43 +0000

Looking at the Service Manual for removing the fuel tank, it seems there's a No. 1 Fuel Tank protector that comes off first. Next you remove the Fuel Tank Filler Pipe and Fuel Tank Breather Hose. I'm guessing at that point you can shove a siphon into the tank.
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Re: Draining fuel tank

Postby weeds on Mon, 24 Aug 2015 5:07 +0000

It's sitting at Toyota now......as I'm I Rockhampton.

It's a fleet car, just thought I could quickly drain the fuel, I'm shitty about the bill we will get.
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Re: Draining fuel tank

Postby SRD4D on Mon, 24 Aug 2015 6:29 +0000

If i ever need to do so my pkan is.....Disconnect,supply line from tank,
Bridge the tank pump at relay to empty the tank into a container... remove tank and clean..
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Re: Draining fuel tank

Postby Torsion on Mon, 19 Oct 2015 4:56 +0000

Bugger, simple mistake......... and costly if you went back to Toyo.
I would have ditched the plastic tank and put in a Long Ranger.
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