red vet man

My car has been stored for 6or 7 months their seems to be a large mound of somthing in the bottom of my gas tank anyone knows what it is and how can i get out, sorry to say but i need to know the easy way to clean it

zr1fred

I donno, did you pull the fuel pump assembly? You can pretty much get at anything in the tank then.

red vet man

Yea I did I just dont know how to go about getting it out

zr1fred

Ohhh. Remove the gas door assembly, (four torx screws), and then CAREFULLY remove the rubber boot, it will probably be brittle. Then you will see the fuel pump assembly. Disconnect the three hoses, and remove the ten or so 10mm bolts that hold the unit in. Carefully lift and twist the unit until it lifts out. NOW BEFORE DOING THIS, you need to determine what you are trying to do. the big lump you are looking at, I now assume, is the fuel pump assembly.

red vet man

No what I am seeing is a large pile if you will of crape, the fuel pump is coated with like a carbon rusty looking stuff the sediment in the bottom is 2inches thick under the pump,I need to try to clean it in the car after taking the pump out,im just not sure how to start can i siphon the crud out? is their a pump that i can buy to suck it out?

zr1fred

Get a suction tool at Harbor Freight or at a parts store. You can also get a hose for an outboard motor (with pump ball) and use it to siphon it out.

red vet man

Thanks I will try that!!!!!!!!!!!

JackDidley

Shop vac ?? You would not believe what I used them for.

red vet man

Is their not a chance of fire? how do you use it ?

MrRenoman

Keep in mind that there is a plastic sump in the bottom of the tank. It's glued to the plastic liner. When the gas tank is low this sump captures enough fuel to keep the fuel pump from starving when going around turns. If you dislodge it you may not be able to glue it back down. This is probably why you're seeing a mound of crap below the fuel pump, it's in the sump or you're just seeing the sump with fuel in it. Just be careful you don't bang it loose.

Art

red vet man

Thanks I didnt think you could dislodge it I guess I will just pump it out buy hand with the old gas and filter it as I do it and reuse the gas over and over till I have pumped as much out as I can

PAINTER MAN

No way would I use a shop vac.

NEVRL8T

Not no but HELL NO.

Goldcylon

It only takes once!!!

Joescrvette

Excellent way to blow up yourself and your home..