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cleaning diesel from tank

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cleaning diesel from tank

Post by brighty »

How/what is the best way to clean a diesel fuel tank out ready for petrol to be used in it?????

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Re: cleaning diesel from tank

Post by bogged »

slosh 5ltrs of petrol round in the tank, pour it down out, fill with petrol, drive off.
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Post by cloughy »

Just put petrol in it ;)
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Post by BundyRumandCoke »

Agreed, just drain as much out as you can, and fill it with petrol. A little bit of diesel going through a petrol motor isnt as bad as a little bit of petrol going through a diesel.
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Post by luxtce »

I agree with what has been said to some extent

IS it a new engine in the car?

Why are you using a diesel tank?

The only reason I ask is that the extra lubrication from the diesel could affect breaking in a new motor?

If this is the case I will explain more
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Post by ISUZUROVER »

Drain diesel, then pour in a few litres of metho, then train that.

Metho will dilute (and remove) any diesel or water that is in the bottom of the tank.
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Post by trains »

ISUZUROVER wrote:Drain diesel, then pour in a few litres of metho, then train that.

Metho will dilute (and remove) any diesel or water that is in the bottom of the tank.
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Post by bazzle »

Just drain and refill with Petrol. The smear left around tank will be 1/1,000,000 and wont do bugger all even if it would which I doubt

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