Results 1 to 5 of 5

Thread: Cleaning fuel tank

  1. #1
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Name
    Mick
    State
    NSW
    Location
    Penrith
    Country
    Australia
    Posts
    192

    Default Cleaning fuel tank

    I drained my fuel tank today, which was full of rusty brown sludge once resembling unleaded petrol. The car hasn't been driven for 5 years, so yeh the tanks pretty filthy. What is the best way to clean it? I thought about flushing it with water, but I wouldn't want left over bits to mix with the fuel and cause problems.

  2. #2
    Veteran Jonny Rochester's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Name
    Jonathan
    State
    TAS
    Location
    Hobart
    Country
    Australia
    Posts
    2,660

    Default

    Draining the tank is often as much as you can do, unless you remove it from the car. Flush anything you want into is, as long as you drain it out. Don't be worried about a few drops of water, not compared to what was in it. To remove the water, maybe make your last flush a bit of clean fuel.

    Go for a drive, then change the fuel filter.

  3. #3
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Name
    Mick
    State
    NSW
    Location
    Penrith
    Country
    Australia
    Posts
    192

    Default

    Tank is coming out, gotta re-fit the original fuel pump, has been fitted with a custom fuel pump mounted under the chassis. I'll give it a hose out, and see how it goes.

  4. #4
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Name
    Trev
    State
    Queensland
    Location
    Redbank Plains
    Country
    Australia
    Posts
    401

    Default

    Do as Johnny has suggested and dry the tank out then put some mineral turps in it.

  5. #5
    Oldschool Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Name
    Roy
    State
    QLD
    Location
    Bris
    Country
    Australia
    Posts
    951

    Default

    Yeah as Johnny said do the last flush with fuel or use turps or acetone. Fuel is the best thing before it goes back in and sealed up.

Similar Threads

  1. in tank fuel pump with inbuilt surge tank
    By NIZLAH in forum Car Parts For Sale
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 18th September 2012, 08:43 PM
  2. WTB, AE86 JDM style Fuel tank ( as in EFI Tank )
    By Lexsmaz in forum Cars or Parts Wanted
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 1st August 2010, 10:20 AM
  3. 4AGE losing fuel supply round corners & when low fuel in tank
    By Sidey in forum Technical - Questions
    Replies: 32
    Last Post: 11th April 2008, 05:41 PM
  4. for sale , surge tank, aus fuel tank, hood linning + more
    By hillclimb86 in forum Car Parts For Sale
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 20th June 2007, 12:20 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •