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Title: finaly sold it
Post by: bigbadee on 17 April 2014, 21:00:24

its been a long two years love and hate thing .Love the old 2.2 but its been hard work keeping it on the road lots of little haggles but loved the mpg and the comfort but it has been sitting for the last 4 months blocking the drive so onto ebay it went and sold last night .As it  has sold thought ide take it out for a little run around today just to say goodbye only round the block forgot just how nice it was to drive kinda hope the buyer don't turn up now.Any ideas how to siphon the diesel out cant let it go with over half a tank.

Title: Re: finaly sold it
Post by: martin42 on 17 April 2014, 21:07:36

Easy take it for a long drive  ;D

Title: Re: finaly sold it
Post by: Andy B on 17 April 2014, 21:21:27

Quote from: bigbadee on 17 April 2014, 21:00:24

.     Any ideas how to siphon the diesel out cant let it go with over half a tank.

I used a Pela oil extractor to empty the tank on my Astra before I scrapped it. Removed the feed to the filter form the tank, shoved the suction pipe down the fuel pipe, taped it up to help make a air/vacuum seal & sucked it out. In the absence of a pump you could syphon from the same point  :-\ :-\

Title: Re: finaly sold it
Post by: 05omegav6 on 17 April 2014, 21:27:36

Quote from: bigbadee on 17 April 2014, 21:00:24

its been a long two years love and hate thing .Love the old 2.2 but its been hard work keeping it on the road lots of little haggles but loved the mpg and the comfort but it has been sitting for the last 4 months blocking the drive so onto ebay it went and sold last night .As it  has sold thought ide take it out for a little run around today just to say goodbye only round the block forgot just how nice it was to drive kinda hope the buyer don't turn up now.Any ideas how to siphon the diesel out cant let it go with over half a tank.

Box it in and leave it running for about ten hours, aircon on of course :y

Title: Re: finaly sold it
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 18 April 2014, 18:52:22

Quote from: Taxi Al on 17 April 2014, 21:27:36

Quote from: bigbadee on 17 April 2014, 21:00:24

its been a long two years love and hate thing .Love the old 2.2 but its been hard work keeping it on the road lots of little haggles but loved the mpg and the comfort but it has been sitting for the last 4 months blocking the drive so onto ebay it went and sold last night .As it  has sold thought ide take it out for a little run around today just to say goodbye only round the block forgot just how nice it was to drive kinda hope the buyer don't turn up now.Any ideas how to siphon the diesel out cant let it go with over half a tank.

Box it in and leave it running for about ten hours, aircon on of course :y

That would probably use about 5L..... ::)

Title: Re: finaly sold it
Post by: bigbadee on 18 April 2014, 19:39:47

Quote from: Taxi Driver on 18 April 2014, 18:52:22

Quote from: Taxi Al on 17 April 2014, 21:27:36

Quote from: bigbadee on 17 April 2014, 21:00:24

its been a long two years love and hate thing .Love the old 2.2 but its been hard work keeping it on the road lots of little haggles but loved the mpg and the comfort but it has been sitting for the last 4 months blocking the drive so onto ebay it went and sold last night .As it  has sold thought ide take it out for a little run around today just to say goodbye only round the block forgot just how nice it was to drive kinda hope the buyer don't turn up now.Any ideas how to siphon the diesel out cant let it go with over half a tank.

Box it in and leave it running for about ten hours, aircon on of course :y

air con don't work so would only be about 2 but wifey has a diesel citroen and half a tank in the mig would last her 6 months, mouth full of diesel time .

That would probably use about 5L..... ::)