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HELP....!!!!!
« on: 23 July 2010, 13:21:29 »

Help please...   some little s**t has poured a load of sugar in my fuel tank....

please help on what to do..???

am at a loss....
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Re: HELP....!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: 23 July 2010, 13:27:04 »
Have you run it?
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« Reply #2 on: 23 July 2010, 13:53:54 »
no mate, not even turned the ignition on...
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Re: HELP....!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: 23 July 2010, 14:01:47 »
How much fuel is in the tank? And how much Sugar?

Best option would be to attach a hose to the fuel pump outlet in the panel under the boot floor, bridge the fuel pump relay contacts and pump it out into a couple of jerry cans, IMHO.

Then remove the pump plate and check for any undisolved remains in the tank.

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Re: HELP....!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: 23 July 2010, 14:06:28 »
there was next to no fuel in it, and it looks like only a small amount of sugar went into the tank, there was alot on the floor and in the filler cap area.......   was goin to fill it today..!!!!    is there any pics that u could supply or a how 2...  please
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Re: HELP....!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: 23 July 2010, 14:10:07 »
This is for the diesel but pretty much the same http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1251298222
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Re: HELP....!!!!!
« Reply #6 on: 23 July 2010, 14:12:52 »
Any idea why it happened?
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« Reply #7 on: 23 July 2010, 14:13:03 »
cheers all...  don't suppose theres someone in the north lincs area that wants to give me a hand..???
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Re: HELP....!!!!!
« Reply #8 on: 23 July 2010, 14:13:03 »
As there's little fuel, probably best to lift to lid on the tank, syphon out the remains and check for sugar in the corner by the filler.

If you're confident very little went in the alternative is to brim it with petrol and hope for the best. :-/

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Re: HELP....!!!!!
« Reply #9 on: 23 July 2010, 18:03:32 »
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Any idea why it happened?

no idea why mate, have only jus moved into the area i live...  think it was just a random scrote...  god i wish i could catch em....
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Re: HELP....!!!!!
« Reply #10 on: 23 July 2010, 18:34:33 »
When they did that on Mythbuster's it didn't make any difference .
Wouldn't like to try myself mind you  :-/
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Re: HELP....!!!!!
« Reply #11 on: 23 July 2010, 20:14:14 »
have research this subject online, and there are mixed opinions on it...  some people say the car will be fine but others are saying i'd need to take off and clean ou the tank... 

any ideas....????
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Re: HELP....!!!!!
« Reply #12 on: 23 July 2010, 20:19:09 »
I know it's too late but, how did they get to the fuel filler.
I thought it locked the flap when the car was deadlocked. Did they break it open?

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Re: HELP....!!!!!
« Reply #13 on: 23 July 2010, 20:21:51 »
drain out as much as u can. then get a jerry can of fuel pour it in so it picks up most of the contaminated fuel. Then fill to the brim with high octane fuel and take it for a drive. Hopefully then it would have desolved so much to clear through.

Cant guarantee this will work mind u but i suppose the only other thing is pullin out the fuel tank and giving it a good clean out.
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« Reply #14 on: 23 July 2010, 20:22:30 »
Sorry meant drain again before u fill it up.
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