[urq] removing old fuel from an urq that's been sitting

[Louis-Alain Richard]

Take a sample from the bottom, where the deposits would likely be. If rusty/cloudy, drain it and have the tank cleaned. If it looks normal, you may add a bottle of 104+ (octane booster) just to be sure it is still high-test. Drive the car smoothly, avoid high boost, and refill with premium. 

 

Louis-Alain

 

De : Wylie Bean [mailto:theringmeister at triad.rr.com] 
Envoyé : 29 novembre 2012 19:04
À : Phil Payne
Cc : Keith; Louis-Alain Richard; urq at audifans.com
Objet : Re: [urq] removing old fuel from an urq that's been sitting

 

It's full and its 2 years old. 

Wylie Bean
theringmeister at triad.rr.com
90 cq
91 90q20v
91 200 <tel:91200> q20v
92 urS4
08 Q7



-----Original message-----

From: Phil Payne <isham.research at gmail.com>
To: Wylie Bean <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>
Cc: Keith <spotatashleys at hotmail.com>, Louis-Alain Richard <5145727795 at bell.net>, urq at audifans.com
Sent: Thu, Nov 29, 2012 18:42:51 EST
Subject: Re: [urq] removing old fuel from an urq that's been sitting

If it's really only two years old you shouldn't have a problem.  I have had LEGENDARY problems with tanks that were only partially full and left for eight to 12 years.  At that point, strip out and clean the WHOLE system.

On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 11:37 PM, Wylie Bean <theringmeister at triad.rr.com> wrote:

I appreciate everyone's responses. A couple people I have talked to including the owner of the car don't seem to be too concerned about running that fuel through the system. Personally I'm inclined not to. Thoughts?

Wylie Bean
theringmeister at triad.rr.com
90 cq
91 90q20v
91 200 <tel:91200> q20v
92 urS4
08 Q7



-----Original message-----

From: Phil Payne <isham.research at gmail.com>
To: Keith <spotatashleys at hotmail.com>
Cc: Louis-Alain Richard <5145727795 at bell.net>, "W. Bean" <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>, urq at audifans.com
Sent: Thu, Nov 29, 2012 18:07:38 EST


Subject: Re: [urq] removing old fuel from an urq that's been sitting

That's the great thing about the jumpering trick - you can pull the jumper at any time to sort out problems.

On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 10:18 PM, Keith <spotatashleys at hotmail.com> wrote:

If you drain from below, just make sure you have plenty of appropriate containers handy. I seem to recall draining mine some years ago and in preparation ran down the fuel till it showed 2 gallons. When I drained it, there was more than 5 gallons in it!
Regards

Keith

'87 WR (still in bits-I'll get back on it soon).


-----Original Message----- From: Louis-Alain Richard
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 10:04 PM
To: 'W. Bean' ; urq at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [urq] removing old fuel from an urq that's been sitting



I did mine years ago and IIRC, the outlet tube at the bottom will empty it
just fine. It sits in a recess at the very bottom of the tank so if the car
is level, all the fuel will be removed. Unplug it after you siphoned the
majority of the fuel in the tank from the filler tube. Or run the fuel pump
for a few seconds...

Louis-Alain

-----Message d'origine-----

I'm going to need to remove some fuel from an urquattro that's been
sitting for a while as well as installing a new fuel pump. Is siphoning an
issue on these cars? Any BTDT's short of dropping the tank?  It's been
kept full of premium fuel but the gas is at least 2 years old.  I'm on
digest so please email me direct when replying (as well as to the list)

Thanks

--
Wylie Bean


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