How to properly drain gasoline from the gas tank of a VAZ and foreign cars. How to drain gasoline from a car tank, some useful tips The easiest way

When does it become necessary to drain the fuel from the tank?

The need to drain fuel from the tank occurs if the tank is full (excess fuel is sent to cans). Draining the fuel may be necessary when repair work or to help someone out on the road (if that someone is in a difficult situation).

Note! It is best to drain gasoline on the street, and not in a garage, for example. Fuel vapors are toxic, and if you dump fuel indoors, you may inhale the fumes and get sick.

During repair

All fuel from the tank will have to be drained if:

1. It's time to change fuel filter.

2. Need to replace fuel pump.

3. The tank must be flushed (if low-quality fuel has been there for a long time or the tank has become clogged).

4. The fuel tank must be replaced with a new one (broken, damaged by rust, etc.).

The law of driver mutual assistance is as old as the world.

1. On the road, someone stalled due to “running out of fuel” and asks for help.

2. Another driver needs fuel to heat the cabin (if, for example, a strong snowstorm catches you on the road, and you have to wait for the Ministry of Emergency Situations for some time, and there is not enough space in your car for everyone).

3. Fuel is required to refuel the generator when accumulator battery sat down.

Methods

Situations on the road are different, and it can take us to hard-to-reach places where there are no benefits of civilization nearby. It is important not to get confused, but to remember all, even the most primitive, methods of draining fuel from the tank.

The old-fashioned method of draining fuel is known to everyone: We take a canister, a hose, lower the hose into the tank and pull air from the other end of the hose with our mouth until the fuel flows. Many could at this moment take a fair amount of liquid into their mouths. You could have doused everything around or spilled fuel on the ground because you didn’t have time to lower the hose into the canister in time. The method is primitive, of course, but just in case you need to know it.

Homemade method: You will need any tube and rope or clothing laces. We tie a knot at one end of the rope so that it fits snugly against the inside of the tube (this is your piston, which will then pull the fuel out). We wet this unit with water. Now we lower the end with the knot into the tank, and hold the other end in our hands (do not lower it into the canister to collect fuel). Slowly pull the rope through the tube. When the knot comes to the end of the tube, lower the tube into the canister and pull out the rope completely. The fuel should flow into the canister.

Through the fuel pump or return

Draining fuel using a hand pump for pumping out flammable liquids(When purchasing, be sure to make sure that this pump can pump fuel). Hand pumps come in different sizes and configurations. More expensive pumps have various adapters and hoses, but cheap ones don’t have all this, and then you will frantically search for at least some hose in the garage or in the trunk in the middle of the road.

We connect the necessary hoses, lower one end of the hose into the tank, the other into the container and begin pumping fuel (into a canister or bucket). It is necessary to pump the pump until the sound of flowing liquid appears. If the tank is full, then one container will not save you; before pumping, prepare several empty containers.

You can drain the fuel through the return line. With the engine off, disconnect the fuel hose (located behind the fuel pump). Place the hose into the canister. Now turn on the ignition, the engine will not work, and the fuel pump will pump fluid as usual. After pumping as much as needed, turn off the ignition and reattach the fuel pipe.

Some cars turn on the fuel pump only for a short time (until it starts to turn) to increase the pressure to fuel system. This time will not be enough to drain the fuel from the tank. You will have to turn the starter several times, but no more than 10 - 15 seconds with breaks for cooling.

Remember! If you drain all the fuel through the fuel pump, the fuel pump itself may burn out.

Through the filler neck

You can drain fuel through the filler neck if there is no mesh on it.

Fuel is pumped out through the filler neck using a hose or hand pump (see description above).

Through the cap at the bottom of the tank

On older car models there is a plug at the bottom of the tank (modern cars no longer have such a plug) through which you can drain the fuel. The principle of operation is simple: we look for this plug at the bottom of the tank, place a container for fuel and unscrew the plug. Everything flows by itself.

Precautionary measures

When draining fuel, do not forget about safety precautions:

1. It is prohibited to smoke near the drain container or pump fuel near an open fire (for example, near a fire in the forest). One random spark and you can cause trouble. Remember! Fuel is a flammable product!

2. Using the “old-fashioned method” of sucking air through your mouth, remember that you can accidentally sip gasoline or diesel fuel. If this happens, rinse your mouth well with water.

3. Make sure that fuel does not get on your clothing (if an accidental spark hits, your clothing may ignite).

4. Hose from fuel filler neck There is no need to pull sharply so as not to tear it. The hose gets inside the tank easily, but the fuel valve holds it back. To pull it out without effort and nerves, lightly press the valve with a wooden block (but not a metal one, so as not to provoke a spark: fuel vapor + metal, and as a result a fire) inside the fuel neck - the hose can be pulled out freely.

5. Do not forget to close the tank with a lid (fuel should not splash out while driving).

Often, drivers are faced with a situation in which they urgently need to drain the fuel from the gas tank. This is necessary, for example, when the wrong or low-quality fuel was filled, or gasoline needs to be drained to repair the fuel system vehicle. If fuel is drained from a classic domestic model does not present any particular difficulties, with foreign cars everything is much more difficult. This is due to the fact that a special mesh is installed on the filler neck of the gas tank, used as a filter and protection from those who like easy money, so that it is impossible to lower the hose into the fuel tank, as in Russian classics. First, I would like to give a warning that the information described below is intended for drivers who need to urgently drain gasoline from the fuel tank of their car.

But not for those who want to earn easy money by emptying the gas tanks of other people's cars. We must not forget that such actions are a crime and are punishable under Russian law. In this regard, we will consider ways to drain gasoline from modern cars mobile phones, especially foreign cars.

Methods for draining gasoline from a gas tank with a protective mesh

If there is a mesh inside the fuel tank of the car, and it is not possible to drain gasoline with a hose, there is no need to despair, since there are other ways to carry out this procedure. Usually on most modern cars, at the bottom of the fuel tank there is a special fuel drain hole through which gasoline can be drained from the tank. You just need to find this hole, place the dishes under it and open it. This method is simple and does not require any intervention in the device of the machine. However, you need to remember that not every car has such holes, and it is not always convenient to crawl under the car in search of a drain hole.

Therefore, there is another option for draining gasoline from the fuel tank of a foreign car. To do this, you need to open the hood of the car and, turning off the engine, disconnect the fuel hose in the place located after. The hose needs to be placed in the container and ask an assistant to turn the key. The car will not start, but with the fuel pump turned on, fuel will begin to be quickly pumped out through the hose. This procedure will have to be performed several times, since you need to stop the pump to cool it. When using this method, it is better not to drain all the fuel to avoid airing the fuel system. You also need to remember that gasoline should be drained from the gas tank of a foreign car in an open space to eliminate the possibility of poisoning by fuel vapors that are harmful to humans.

When does it become necessary to drain the fuel from the tank?

The need to drain fuel from the tank occurs if the tank is full (excess fuel is sent to cans). Draining fuel may be necessary during repair work or to help someone out on the road (if that someone is in a difficult situation).

Note! It is best to drain gasoline on the street, and not in a garage, for example. Fuel vapors are toxic, and if you dump fuel indoors, you may inhale the fumes and get sick.

During repair

All fuel from the tank will have to be drained if:

• It's time to change the fuel filter.
• The fuel pump needs to be replaced.
• The tank must be flushed (if low-quality fuel has been there for a long time or the tank has become clogged).
• The fuel tank must be replaced with a new one (broken, damaged by rust, etc.).

The law of driver mutual assistance is as old as the world.

• On the road, someone stalled due to “running out of fuel” and asks for help.
• Another driver needs fuel to heat the cabin (if, for example, a strong snowstorm catches you on the road, and you have to wait for the Ministry of Emergency Situations for some time, and there is not enough space in your car for everyone).
• Fuel is required to refuel the generator when the battery is low.

Methods

How to drain fuel Situations on the road are different, and it can take us to hard-to-reach places where there are no benefits of civilization nearby. It is important not to get confused, but to remember all, even the most primitive, methods of draining fuel from the tank.

The old-fashioned method of draining fuel is known to everyone: we take a canister, a hose, lower the hose into the tank and draw air from the other end of the hose with our mouth until the fuel flows. Many could at this moment take a fair amount of liquid into their mouths. You could have doused everything around or spilled fuel on the ground because you didn’t have time to lower the hose into the canister in time. The method is primitive, of course, but just in case you need to know it.

The “homemade” method: you will need any tube and rope or clothing laces. We tie a knot at one end of the rope so that it fits snugly against the inside of the tube (this is your piston, which will then pull the fuel out). We wet this unit with water. Now we lower the end with the knot into the tank, and hold the other end in our hands (do not lower it into the canister to collect fuel). Slowly pull the rope through the tube. When the knot comes to the end of the tube, lower the tube into the canister and pull out the rope completely. The fuel should flow into the canister.

Through the fuel pump or return

• Draining fuel using a hand pump for pumping out flammable liquids (when purchasing, be sure to make sure that this pump can be used to pump fuel). Hand pumps come in different sizes and configurations. More expensive pumps have various adapters and hoses, but cheap ones don’t have all this, and then you will frantically search for at least some hose in the garage or in the trunk in the middle of the road.

Drain the fuel We connect the necessary hoses, lower one end of the hose into the tank, the other into a container and begin pumping the fuel (into a canister or bucket). It is necessary to pump the pump until the sound of flowing liquid appears. If the tank is full, then one container will not save you; before pumping, prepare several empty containers.

• You can drain the fuel through the return line. With the engine off, disconnect the fuel hose (located behind the fuel pump). Place the hose into the canister. Now turn on the ignition, the engine will not work, and the fuel pump will pump fluid as usual. After pumping as much as needed, turn off the ignition and reattach the fuel pipe.

Some cars turn on the fuel pump only for a short time (until the starter starts turning) to increase the pressure in the fuel system. This time will not be enough to drain the fuel from the tank. You will have to turn the starter several times, but no more than 10 - 15 seconds with breaks for cooling.

Remember! If you drain all the fuel through the fuel pump, the fuel pump itself may burn out.

Through the filler neck

• You can drain fuel through the filler neck if there is no mesh on it.
• Fuel is pumped out through the filler neck using a hose or hand pump (see description above).

Through the cap at the bottom of the tank

Draining the fuel On older car models there is a plug at the bottom of the tank (modern cars no longer have such a plug) through which you can drain the fuel. The principle of operation is simple: we look for this plug at the bottom of the tank, place a container for fuel and unscrew the plug. Everything flows by itself.

No, we are not going to drain other people's gasoline. Sometimes you also have to drain your gasoline. There can be many cases, but the most common is refueling with disgusting quality fuel. In old cars, the issue was resolved very simply - a tube, a canister and a neck, the main thing is not to drink too much gasoline. Now everything has become more complicated. Even draining gasoline.

When to drain gasoline

On modern cars install plastic fuel tanks that don't even have a drain plug. The manufacturer believes that if a mesh is installed in the neck, then nothing bad can get into the tank, and it itself does not rust, so there is no need to be afraid of rust. Naive. They should see what we have to fuel ourselves with.

Over time, gasoline itself can separate into fractions if the car sits for a long time; no one is going to filter it at a gas station, much less at oil refineries. Therefore, you can find more than enough reasons to flush the tank. Not to mention the annoying mistakes of operators, who can cause a short-sighted lady to bubble up a full tank of diesel fuel instead of 95-grade gasoline. There is only one way out - drain.

Drain the fuel through the return line

If the fuel pressure regulator is located under the hood, then you do not have the most new car, but in this case you are in a better position. You can also drain gasoline through the injection line, the main thing is not to mix up the hoses. Only a primer can help here. Each car has hoses located differently.

We find the fuel pressure regulator under the hood. On it we identify the valve for the return flow of excess gasoline into the tank.

This is good, but what if the pressure regulator is in the gas tank?

If the regulator is in the gas tank

Then you will have to do things a little differently. You can try using a standard fuel pump to pump out fuel. To do this, you simply need to disconnect the hose from the injector or fuel filter. It is advisable to carry out this entire operation on a lift or inspection pit, then you can painlessly turn off the fuel filter and lower the hose into a container. When the ignition is turned on, the standard fuel pump will pump a certain amount of fuel, but only as much as it can do in 2-3 seconds. Then you will need to turn the ignition on again, and turn it off again, and so on until the required amount of fuel is in the canister.

There is one nuance here - not all foreign cars will allow you to do this to yourself on the road. There may be complex systems for attaching hoses, difficult-to-reach places for their location, and other difficulties may arise when the fuel line is disconnected. After all, we simply may not have the right diameter hose if we're on the road. Then we use the third method. Radical.

This method does not guarantee 100% success, since every car is different, but the probability of a successful drain is 78%. We proceed as follows.

In some foreign cars the task is greatly simplified. In some models of Rovers and Hondas, the fitting is located directly in the trunk, so before diving under the car, check if it is there.

Here's how to drain gasoline from the tank of a foreign car, even the most sophisticated one. There are no hopeless situations, but it is still better to monitor the quality of the fuel before it is poured into the tank. Clean gasoline to you, and good luck on the road!

At times, motorists are forced to drain gasoline from the gas tank. For example, for a gasoline lawn mower or to help refuel another car. And if a gas tank leaks, then you have to drain all the fuel in order to carry out repairs, remove water or bad gasoline from the tank.

If on old cars (carburetor foreign cars and some VAZ models) the draining process is relatively simple, then on new models you will need to work hard. This is due to the fact that they have a long winding channel, where it is difficult to push the hose, and a mesh installed at filler neck, which also prevents draining.

Below we describe how to drain fuel yourself, depending on the type of gas tank and methods of fuel supply.

How do you drain gasoline from a car?

You need to know about these methods because... situations are different, sometimes drivers are carried to places where civilization has not reached, and fuel from the tank may be required. Therefore, it is necessary to know how to quickly and safely drain the gasoline from the tank when needed. Gasoline is also drained during fuel system repairs.

Below are methods for draining tanks without a mesh. These are mainly the following cars: VAZ, Gazelle, Niva, Volga, i.e. mostly Russian models. There is also a way to do this work on modern cars with an injector.

Old-fashioned way

Known to many drivers. You will need a canister and a hose to drain gasoline, which is inserted into the tank, after which you need to draw air from the other end of the tube using your mouth. You need to quickly suck in air from the hose and wait 2-3 seconds. Because gasoline will not flow immediately. Keep the end of the hose as close to the ground as possible and do not lift it up. When the fuel flows, the hose is inserted into the canister.

This method is used as a last resort, because there is a danger of swallowing gasoline (hazardous to health), or spilling it on the ground if you do not have time to insert the tube into the canister in time. It's also not hygienic.

As an additional video, how to drain gasoline from a tank without getting drunk:

Using a fuel pump or return line

You can drain the fuel from the tank of a foreign car or modern cars of the VAZ family (Kalina, Granta, Vesta, Priora) using a hand pump. When purchasing, make sure that the pump can actually pump out fuel. Hand pumps come in different sizes and configurations. Those that are more expensive have an adapter and a hose. Cheap pump options do not have them, and you have to additionally purchase these devices.

It's done like this:

• The hoses are connected to each other, one end is lowered into the tank, the other into the container.
• Fuel pumping begins.
• The pump pumps until the characteristic sound of liquid approaching is heard and it flows out of the hole.
• If you need a lot of gasoline, then prepare several cans in advance.

Another way to injection machines– use of return. For this you need to turn off the engine car and take the fuel hose, which is located behind the fuel pump. It is better to disconnect it under the hood of the car. It runs from the tank to the engine fuel rail. This is where it is more convenient to disconnect it. Its end is lowered into the canister, after which the ignition is turned on to the second position. The motor is switched off(we don’t start), but the fuel pump will pump fluid as usual. After pumping the required amount of fuel, the ignition is turned off and the tube is installed in place.

On many foreign cars such as Renault Logan or Chevrolet Niva and VAZs from the 10th family, there is a special fitting in the fuel rail specifically for draining gasoline. We unscrew it and calmly drain the gasoline from the tank.

It must be remembered that if you drain all the fuel through the fuel pump, it may burn out. To protect the car from breakdown, it is advisable to turn on the ignition in several passes so that the pump pumps liquid in small portions. Also, after this method, the system may become airy, which can be treated by bleeding the system at increased engine speeds.

Drain gasoline through the fuel line and the plug in the tank

In some older foreign cars and carburetor cars, the fuel pump is located not in the tank itself, but near the engine. In this case, you can try to drain the fuel through the fuel line. You need to proceed according to this scheme:

• Remove the clamp and disconnect the hose leading from the tank to the fuel pump.
• Install the hose into the fuel container.
• After these actions, gasoline will flow from the gas tank.

If there is a drain plug in the car (you can find it in the operating instructions), you will have to use an overpass or drive the car to the inspection hole. The sequence of actions on how to drain gasoline from a tank is as follows:

• A large container or 5-liter canister is placed under the drain plug.
• The plug is unscrewed.
• The required amount of fuel is drained.
• The plug is twisted.

If there is no such plug, then you need to use a fuel pump. This method is much more complicated, because... you will have to disassemble the interior, sometimes cut a hole in the rear of the floor, and remove the entire fuel pump. This can be done when you need to completely drain all the gasoline from the tank and clean the system of dirt.

As an addition, here is a short video instruction on how to drain gasoline from the tank of a foreign car or VAZ with an injector:

To use one or another method of draining fuel from a car tank, it is important to determine for what purpose this is being done - in order to help a stalled driver who is left without fuel, or it is necessary to drain a large amount of gasoline. This is important, since for each case a certain method will be effective.