Siphoning out gas?

[OverSpun]

I have to ship my b5 A4 tommorow and it has 3/4 of a tank and the car can only ship with 1/4 of a tank... i have a 5 gallon gas can that im going to siphon it into but i dont know how to do it.. anyone have any experience doing this?

[foofighter]

the old fashion way w/ some tubing...suck it till it gets in your mouth then quickly transfer tube to container...or you can go to pep boys and buy a gas siphon

[RippleChip]

On an old Saab. Stick hose in, suck gas to get it flowing, place end in can and let it drain. Can should be lower.

I'd be surprised if you can siphon, most new cars have anti-siphon devices in the tank.

Can you say driving time
Go enjoy the last few hours with your old car.

[nizmosx]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^i would

[OverSpun]

yea, well i dont want to get into an accident or anything, since its already paid for that would be a problem. the only driving its gonna see is to the shipping terminal tommorow. I guess i'll have to find a hose to siphon with..

[Pureaudi]

go siphon gas out of your neigbors car late at night.

muahahahaha!

never pay for gas again!

[greengravy]

the problem is hes trying to get rid of gas.... not get gas!!! hopefully it will work, i dont know if our audis have anti siphon restrctors built into the tank or not... good luck... i wouldnt drive the car either... i would be scared as hell... i almost wrecked the car i was trading in on my audi a few hours before the deal went through... i literally almost shit myself i was so scared

[drlandry00]

Suck and spit. just like them vegas girls.... no, you can get a little pump, looks like a little football and pump the gas out, you will need the hose connected to that going into the gas can.. i think you can get them at an autozone or pepboys, good luck, either that or drive like hell for about 200-250 miles!!!

[greengravy]

dirve like hell foir 200-250 miles?!?!?! shit son... i drive like hell for 250 miles and i need an entire tank of gas not a half a tank.. hes gotta go from 3/4 to 1/4.... if he drives like hell all he would need to do is drive it like hell for a little over 100 miles which i strongly suggest not to do

[UCan'tHang]

you guys are too scared to drive muwahahaha.
I never have fear behind the wheel, total confidence 24/7, rain or shine thanks to Quattro drive.

[FITZ TITS]

siphoning doesn't work.

[NieFolgen]

Just mount it up somehow and run it. Just don't pull a Ferris Bueler's Day Off!!!

[LEDFoot]

In the trunk there is an access hole for the gas tank. You can open it up (< 30 minutes) and siphon out of there since there seem to be an anti-siphon-device in the gas filler tube.

[mike-2ptzero]

Why dont you just do it the easy way. Remove the return line after the FPR and add a tube from the metal line to the 5 gallon jug. Then start the car and it will empty the tank while the car is at idle. The other way is to power up the fuel pump fuse with 12volts.

Doing it with the car running allows you to know when the car runs out.

[foofighter]

dam ^^^ not only does he know turbo but he knows how to steal gas that's a great idea actually

[oface]

I say just let it idle for 8-10 hours. It doesn't have to be exactly 1/4 tank. I'm sure even a half of tank is fine. No need to waste your time turning wrenches and possibly messing something up (like I would do).

[OverSpun]

i gave up, the audi DOES have siphoning restrictors, i even used a fuel pump wired to a battery to try sucking it out, and we got nothing...

Mike, i would have no idea how to set that up with the FPR... otherwise i'd try it, but i think im over it, hopefully the shipper wont mind.

[RippleChip]

Just drive it...quiet night drive for a little bit, just cruise on the highway.

[OverSpun]

driving it is a risk.

[RippleChip]

I know...sucks you have to worry about others that you can't take it out for the spin.

[bender7]

Originally posted by OverSpun
... otherwise i'd try it, but i think im over it, hopefully the shipper wont mind.

yea thats prob just fine...honestly i don't think the shipper would mind, i mean it shouldnt make THAT much difference

[quattro_maniac]

go into the trunk, take out your trunk mat...unscrew the big circle in the back, take out the pump inside (if there is one)...put a giant bucket in the spare-tire well...run as many tubes as you want into the circle and syphon it out from the actual tank itself...

MAKE SURE TO CLAMP THE FUEL LINES!

let us know if it works

[aussie_s4]

Originally posted by PureAudi
go siphon gas out of your neigbors car late at night.

muahahahaha!

never pay for gas again!

Originally posted by greengravy
the problem is hes trying to get rid of gas.... not get gas!!!

PureAudi was making a mental note to self.....(did I say that out loud?)

[aussie_s4]

Originally posted by quattro_maniac
go into the trunk, take out your trunk mat...unscrew the big circle in the back, take out the pump inside (if there is one)...put a giant bucket in the spare-tire well...run as many tubes as you want into the circle and syphon it out from the actual tank itself...

MAKE SURE TO CLAMP THE FUEL LINES!

let us know if it works

Overspun, you thought driving would be a risk!

[Pureaudi]

Originally posted by aussie_s4
PureAudi was making a mental note to self.....(did I say that out loud?)

you spilled the beans!

i will never pay for gas again! EVERRR!!!

what do you think the punishments with the law, if a cop rolls by and your takin gas?

[OverSpun]

Originally posted by aussie_s4
Overspun, you thought driving would be a risk!

yea, no kidding, i'd rather drive than accidently blow up the car or something.. that sounds a bit risky to be tampering with.

[greengravy]

uhhh.... theft lol

[greengravy]

oh yea... not to mention your neighbor better be running 91 or better or else you will get a cel... not worth it unless they are ballers too... i know down here at college the nicest car my neighbors have doesnt require anything but 87

[Pureaudi]

i live in toga, helllla nice cars. i got it allll planned out! muahaha!

[greengravy]

lucky you... im down at college and there arent many cars i could get gas out of even if i wanted to haha

[quattro_maniac]

Originally posted by OverSpun
yea, no kidding, i'd rather drive than accidently blow up the car or something.. that sounds a bit risky to be tampering with.

i changed the in-tank pump in an '88 scirocco, so i know its not risky...just got a little fuel on the fingers, but other than that, it was a simple procedure...
just don't be all staticy and slamming tools against each other...
consult a bently manual if you can find one

[greengravy]

just ship it out with 3/4 of a tank... if its that big of a deal then let them figure out how to siphon it... once its in their hands its not your responsibility anymore

[IndieRockSteve]

greengravy,
they probably won't take delivery, then its his prob.

sleep in it over night, and have the engine running. maybe use the gase pedal as a foot rest...

[greengravy]

well then let them figure out a way to siphon it... i porlly would have let it run all night and sat beside it or in it

[quattro_maniac]

i ran my car all night once, with the AC on full blast...it went from a full tank to a 7/8ths full tank...it hardly made any difference

[AudiMV]

Originally posted by greengravy
oh yea... not to mention your neighbor better be running 91 or better or else you will get a cel... not worth it unless they are ballers too... i know down here at college the nicest car my neighbors have doesnt require anything but 87

you wont get a cel for using 87

[Pureaudi]

yes in our cars, but hes talking about the nicest cars in his area require 87, wich means they arent that nice. lol

[IndieRockSteve]

dayum, I took a 3 hour nap in my jeep and that almost used 1/2 a tank... damn 360 carburated beast....
it pulls like a mofo though....

[Pureaudi]

LOL shit mang! thats crazy.

sure it wasent a 6 hour nap and not a 3? haha

[IndieRockSteve]

naw, but in a 6Klb truck with the aerodynamic profile of a forward leaning brick wall (as my best friend likens it to) that gets 12mpg-best when I'm on the highway going down in elevation, and an engine designed in the 50's you can begin to see why I bought my A4.

I keep it around for heavy snow days. It can drive through anything. Though I'm in the process of a pretty major engine system overhaul, so its out of service right now.

Plus, I can tow a mack truck with it, so thats another reason to let it sit in the driveway...