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How do i drain the fuel from an MQ patrol

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How do i drain the fuel from an MQ patrol

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Can anyone please tell me how to drain the fuel from an MQ patrol, theres water in the fuel tank and a bit of mud, we have to run it on gas at the moment.....................please help!
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Post by Area54 »

Apart from the drain bolt in the bottom of the tank, you should be able to reach the inside via the sender hole in th top of the tank. In the floor of the cab there will be plate you can remove to gain acces to the top of the tank. Remove the pickup and sender from the tank, and use a syphon tube or pump device to remove the fuel/water/mud etc. check/clean the fuel pickup strainer gauze (if fitted) for blockages, and it would pay to blow out the fuel lines to the filter with compressed air. Replace the fuel filter.
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thanks mate

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cheers 4 that, we saw your fourby at landcruiser park back when the short course trials were on
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Yeah, we were up there filming the competition rounds. Which rig did you see, the Maverick or the Camolux?
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Re: How do i drain the fuel from an MQ patrol

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DangerousDave_17 wrote:Can anyone please tell me how to drain the fuel from an MQ patrol, theres water in the fuel tank and a bit of mud, we have to run it on gas at the moment.....................please help!



do it Properly, remove the tank and flush it out... draining it will remove most but not all...
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Area54 wrote:Apart from the drain bolt in the bottom of the tank, you should be able to reach the inside via the sender hole in th top of the tank. In the floor of the cab there will be plate you can remove to gain acces to the top of the tank. Remove the pickup and sender from the tank, and use a syphon tube or pump device to remove the fuel/water/mud etc. check/clean the fuel pickup strainer gauze (if fitted) for blockages, and it would pay to blow out the fuel lines to the filter with compressed air. Replace the fuel filter.


:? never seen a access point in a single MQ patrol yet !!!

but as Bogged said .... remove, flush, & reinstall is the only way to do it 100% :D
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Post by beefie »

THERE IS NO ACCESS POINT IN THE FLOOR OF AN MQ FOR SENDER UNIT
AND GETING THE TANK PAST ORIGANL SPARE WHEEL CARRIER IS A PAIN
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Post by Screwy »

Yep. there are no access points unless u use a grinder, u can drain i out the bottom bolt but the result u want wont be achieved.
Rip it out and flush the guts is the best way.

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Screwy_ScrewBall wrote:Yep. there are no access points unless u use a grinder, u can drain i out the bottom bolt but the result u want wont be achieved.
Rip it out and flush the guts is the best way.

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now there's and interesting combination .....a grinder and a fuel tank...can I watch this being done



















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Post by Screwy »

nah i mean grinder in the floor panel to get access to the tank, but yeah its still an interesting concept. or u could do a body lift and get access to it there.
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beefie wrote:THERE IS NO ACCESS POINT IN THE FLOOR OF AN MQ FOR SENDER UNIT
AND GETING THE TANK PAST ORIGANL SPARE WHEEL CARRIER IS A PAIN

I just cut the bloody thing off :D
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Post by macca81 »

just to drag up old topics again... what should i use to flush a diesel tank??
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