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How to Empty the Fuel Tank

Model: (Various brands) Various
Part: Checks and maintenance

Sometimes it may be necessary to empty the fuel tank, for example, in the case of incorrect refuelling (petrol instead of diesel or vice versa). If you want to avoid removing the tank and do not have a siphoning pump available, you can proceed as follows. Open the bonnet, connect a rubber hose, one end to the pipe through which the petrol flows to the engine, and the other end to a sufficiently large container. Locate the fuel pump relay in the fuse box and power it with a jumper to activate it.

Updated on 26 May 2026 by ScegliAuto

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