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How easy would it be to take the fuel out of my mondeo tddi I'm scraping the car and I'm getting another diesel

And have half a tank of fuel

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    shouldnt be too much of an issue, you just need a pump and a reel of hose or pipe, put it into the tank and set the pump off.

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    Can I syphon the old fashioned way? Without a pump because I'm guessing by the time I've brought a pump is it really worth the hassle and moneu

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    yeah standard syphon should be fine, just bear in mind how your going to start the fuel flow - by mouth is il advised!

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    I've seen on YouTube put a pipe in to the tank and into a can then put anouther pipe in a use a towel to cover the hole then blow into the second tube?

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    I think you need to blow direct into the tube that is carrying the fuel, if you use a fuel primer bulb, you could use this as the trigger to start the syphon process!

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