Easy way to remove fuel???

Jay Welch · Aug 27, 2004

Good morning men,

Is there a trick to getting fuel out of the XJ tank? I haven't tried yet but I don't think siphoning is an option due the baffling of the tank/filler tube etc??

Any ideas???

Thanks,
Jay in MA
'89 XJ

Kejtar · Aug 27, 2004

Jay Welch said:
Good morning men,

Is there a trick to getting fuel out of the XJ tank? I haven't tried yet but I don't think siphoning is an option due the baffling of the tank/filler tube etc??

Any ideas???

Thanks,
Jay in MA
'89 XJ

why are you trying to remove the fuel? When I removed the tank from my 98 it was pretty full (over half) I siphoned the fuel from the top. Anyways you can always disconnect the fuel line and turn on the pump.

bzdel2441 · Aug 27, 2004

remember never to siphon by mouth though go out and buy a little pump or sothing.

Yucca-Man · Aug 27, 2004

Jay Welch said:
Is there a trick to getting fuel out of the XJ tank?

I've always seemed to have problems keeping gas IN my tank...no matter how full I fill it the pesky gas gauge just keeps dropping. I wonder if that has anything to do with the 172,000 miles I have on it?

Pump it out if the engine's dead. Kejtar's idea would work best.

Cottontail · Aug 27, 2004

You coul always just drill a hole in the bottom!!!!! :laugh3:

1989laredoxj · Aug 27, 2004

Drill a hole in it quickest way is to just drop a lit match into the tank.

jfiscus · Aug 27, 2004

Pop off the fuel pump and siphon the fuel from there. It's pretty easy to remove with just screwdriver and hammer if I remember right...

jneary · Aug 28, 2004

if the fuel pump works then you can energize the fuel pump and let it pump it out for you. you can remove the schrader valve from the fuel rail and put a piece of hose on the fitting and let it pump it into a container.

jldiaz · Aug 28, 2004

jneary said:
if the fuel pump works then you can energize the fuel pump and let it pump it out for you. you can remove the schrader valve from the fuel rail and put a piece of hose on the fitting and let it pump it into a container.

Isn't there something in the FSM about not doing this for more than 7 seconds or you risk burning the pump?

jneary · Aug 29, 2004

jldiaz said:
Isn't there something in the FSM about not doing this for more than 7 seconds or you risk burning the pump?

if that is the case your pump would burn up all of the time. youncan energize it at the relay just remove it and jump the two parrallel cavities together.

brtb · Aug 29, 2004

jneary said:
if that is the case your pump would burn up all of the time. youncan energize it at the relay just remove it and jump the two parrallel cavities together.

That's one way... easier than that, at least on my '88 XJ, you can jumper two of the pins on the small side of the diagnostic connector. I think it was pins 4 and 5... don't have my FSM here so I can't be sure. anybody else look it up? Or disconnect the orange/black wire from the starter relay and jumper it into the positive battery terminal. Lots of places to dump 12v into the fuel pump, as I found out last month... gotta love old wiring.

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