How to drain gas from my 94 Camry gas tank?

[johnjan]

My 1994 Camry is broke. Can someone please tell me how to empty the gas? The tank is 1/3rd full.

[iovaykind]

Siphon the rest of it out using any hose you have lying around.. start the siphon by sucking on it make sure you don't get any in your mouth..

[johnjan]

Is the tank generally flat at the bottom?

[iovaykind]

Yes.. if you really don't want the car anymore, you can poke a hole under the car and drain it that way

[Nervous]

I had the same problem and I was unable to siphon it out. I ended up with disconnecting a pipe from fuel filter, putting a hose on it, another end of hose was in the bottle, and applying 12V directly to fuel pump's connector.

[ghettosled]

there is a fuel line connection in front of the driver's side rear tire. disconnect that and the fuel will siphon out since the connection is lower than the tank. found this out by mistake when replacing a fuel line.

[hairball]

THIS usually works well to empty them dry...


Sorry. I just had to do that. All in fun, my fellow Toyota enthusiast!

Good luck!

[Mister_Perkins]

I've always found that drilling a 1/2" Hole at the bottom and tapping a 1/2" Bolt with rubber o-ring works pretty good after the tank is already drained for future service.

What you need to do first is get the tank off. Take out the back seat and unplug /remove the plug / fuel pump assembly that connects to the top of the tank.

Remove filler neck lines first Place a floor jack under the tank with a wide board in the center of the tank put some pressure on it with the jack.

Remove the straps and let the jack down a little bit. Once the tank drops down enough to see where the pump and wires are able to be seen visually, disconnect them. Drop the tank the rest of the way. Get funnel with filter, and drain the gas from the tank to a designated fuel collection area.

When ready to re-install, simple connect lines on top, connect harness to pump, strap it in place, connect your filler lines and done

[71Corolla]

I would caution anyone against drilling a hole into a gas tank, empty or not. It is almost impossible to remove the fumes from a gas tank unless you steam clean it, or let it sit for a long time in open air. It is unlikely, but possible, that a spark from drilling will ignite the fumes.

BTW, my '87 has a drain plug, generation 3 Camry's don't seem to have one, at least mine didn't.

[LynchburgCSI]

Originally Posted by Nervous

I had the same problem and I was unable to siphon it out. I ended up with disconnecting a pipe from fuel filter, putting a hose on it, another end of hose was in the bottle, and applying 12V directly to fuel pump's connector.

This.

[Mister_Perkins]

Originally Posted by 71Corolla

I would caution anyone against drilling a hole into a gas tank, empty or not. It is almost impossible to remove the fumes from a gas tank unless you steam clean it, or let it sit for a long time in open air. It is unlikely, but possible, that a spark from drilling will ignite the fumes.

BTW, my '87 has a drain plug, generation 3 Camry's don't seem to have one, at least mine didn't.

True, its usually safer to fill the tank with water before servicing the tank