Draining Gas Tank - 95 Regal

[architect]

What's the easiest way to drain a full tank from the 95 Regal? Can I just get a tube in from the gas cap or is there anti siphoning?

Would like to get as much out as possible without lifting or getting under the car. Thanks.

Edited yesterday at 07:09 PM by architect

[Raffaelli]

Does the pump run? If it does, unhook a fuel line under the hood and jump the fuel pump relay.

[architect]

2 minutes ago, Raffaelli said:

Does the pump run? If it does, unhook a fuel line under the hood and jump the fuel pump relay.

Thanks will do that.

This looks to be the relay that I can access under the hood as well. Which pins should I jump?

 

[Raffaelli]

87 to 30

[White93z34]

there should be a loose red wire near the relay jump that to the positive post and it should turn the fuel pump on

[55trucker]

Hmmmmmmm....3100 or 3800 engine?

 

[architect]

57 minutes ago, 55trucker said:

Hmmmmmmm....3100 or 3800 engine?

 

3800

[55trucker]

The fuel lines that feed the fuel rail are not screw on nut fittings, both the pressure & the return are disconnected with a set of fuel line/ac disconnect tools.

The pressure line is near the centre at the back of the engine. One pulls off the engine cover & you'll see the fuel rail. Once you've disconnected the line you'll need a lengthy section of garden hose to slip over the fuel line end & tape it up to prevent any leaking & feed it into a container size of your choosing. Now you can bypass the relay to power up the fuel pump to drain the tank. 

[architect]

13 hours ago, 55trucker said:

The fuel lines that feed the fuel rail are not screw on nut fittings, both the pressure & the return are disconnected with a set of fuel line/ac disconnect tools.

Can i make due without this specialized tool? Don't want to buy something for what might be one time. 

[55trucker]

This is the only device that will separate the fuel line from the rail....

there is another method you might try....

raise the car up high enough to get under comfortably & disconnect the fuel filter from the fuel line (one end of the filter makes used of threaded connection , the other end is the same ac/fuel line quick disconnect slip-on connection).

Once again run a length of hose long enough to clear the car & fill a gas container to drain the tank.

[architect]

1 hour ago, 55trucker said:

This is the only device that will separate the fuel line from the rail....

there is another method you might try....

raise the car up high enough to get under comfortably & disconnect the fuel filter from the fuel line (one end of the filter makes used of threaded connection , the other end is the same ac/fuel line quick disconnect slip-on connection).

Once again run a length of hose long enough to clear the car & fill a gas container to drain the tank.

Lifting the car isn't an option so I'll run out to gab the device. Thanks.

Any idea what size clear tub would work? Don't have any spare garden hose to sacrifice.

[55trucker]

There are various designs...plastic or steel.......seeing as you don't intend on getting into this sort of repair again I'd suggest just picking up the plastic set, you should be able to find them at Harbor Freight.

The inlet (pressure side) is 3/8

as for a gas can..really up to you..pick up a pair of containers that will hold a total of 15 gals?