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05-22-2008, 06:48 PM | #1 |
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Old Gas must go...
my cars been sittin for a few months and i wanna get the gas completely out of it. It's a 2004 Impreza wagon, is there a drain plug that can be removed/ replaced? once i get my car going again I don't want that old stuff in it... its almost a full taink and i hate how you can't syphen new cars!
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05-22-2008, 06:48 PM | #2 |
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How many months? If the tank is full or almost full you'll probably be fine.
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05-22-2008, 06:50 PM | #3 |
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usually there's a drain plug somewhere on the supply pipe to the engine, and you can cycle the fuel pump on and off to empty the tank through this line ...
just don't actually start the engine. |
05-22-2008, 06:51 PM | #4 |
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well im swaping a brand new motor in to it and i just don't evan wanna risk it
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05-22-2008, 06:52 PM | #5 |
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that takes forever to do it that way...
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05-22-2008, 06:55 PM | #6 |
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true statement. about an hour.
but if someone filled your tank with diesel instead of unleaded ... |
05-22-2008, 06:58 PM | #7 |
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a gas attendant must be retarded to fill a gasoline engine with diesel the nossle is like a half inch bigger and barly fits at the top of the neck... so its there a drain plug??
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05-22-2008, 07:01 PM | #8 |
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oh yeah and my battery is almost dead and my fuel pump won't evan come on.
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05-22-2008, 07:14 PM | #9 |
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05-22-2008, 07:16 PM | #10 |
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haha thats true... i hate going up to tacoma to visit my fam, i allways pull up to the station and sit there untill i notice eveyone else is pumping there own gas i feel like such an idiot
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05-22-2008, 07:23 PM | #11 |
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drain plug anyone?? also isin't it bad to let your fuel pump run constently?
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05-22-2008, 07:26 PM | #12 |
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Yes there is a drain plug, its a 12mm(?) on the bottom of the gas tank.
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05-22-2008, 07:28 PM | #13 |
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a) it wasn't me, i swear
b) it happened in ireland. they have gas attendants. and i have no clue how he managed to do it. c) your fuel pump won't run continuously. you'll have to switch the accessory features on, you should hear it "whir" and the fuel dump out, switch it off, and repeat. is it bad for you car? beats me, it gets the fuel out tho. d) as to a drain plug on the bottom of the gas tank, i haven't looked. the passat we were driving (06?) didn't have one. |
05-22-2008, 07:29 PM | #14 |
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sweet now i just gotta figure out how the hell im going to get under the damn thing!
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05-22-2008, 08:15 PM | #15 |
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05-22-2008, 09:22 PM | #16 | |
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Go to shucks and pick up a cheap garage kit w/ jack, stands, etc. I picked one up for about $100. Works great if you're not a professional mechanic. |
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05-22-2008, 09:35 PM | #17 |
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oh yeah, forgot about that part
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05-22-2008, 09:46 PM | #18 |
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Don't feel bad I had what was once a 350 diesel powered Olds Cutlass that I swapped a 500+hp 455 into. I let a friend borrow it and it still had the little warning on the gauge cluster and fuel door that said diesel fuel only. You can figure out the rest...
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05-22-2008, 09:55 PM | #19 |
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speaking of which..i know a girl who put diesel (dont ask me how) in her 2007 328xi..needed a new engine after about 1 minute of being turned on
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05-22-2008, 10:30 PM | #20 |
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it's just as bad stopping in oregon, getting out, going to pump, then looking at the gas attendant like "wtf you want" then realizing your a jack ass and saying nothing but "fill up, premium" and walking back to your car something like this
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05-23-2008, 10:24 AM | #21 |
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How long the car was sitting?
Couple months will not make your gas bad. So I think you are pretty safe. |
05-23-2008, 11:37 AM | #22 |
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that's what I was wondering^^^
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05-23-2008, 10:26 PM | #23 |
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it all takin care of.... got all that gas out and put it in my truck it was kinda like free fuel!
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05-24-2008, 12:08 AM | #24 |
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glad to hear it went well.
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05-24-2008, 12:39 AM | #25 |
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did you siphon it out?
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