Diesel Data: Automotive Repair

Procedures




Fuel Tank Draining

Warning: Refer to Gasoline/Gasoline Vapors Warning Service Precautions.





1. Remove the fuel fill cap.

Danger: Do not use a service jack to lift this vehicle. Lifting the vehicle with a jack could cause the vehicle to slip off the jack and roll; this could cause injury or death.


2. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle Service and Repair.
3. Loosen the fuel fill pipe hose clamp (1) at the fuel tank.
4. Separate the fuel fill pipe hose from the fuel tank (2).
5. Using a hand or air operated pump drain as much fuel from the tank as possible.