petrol/diesel/sump oil disposal nr bristol....
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Last week we had a 'put £25 of petrol into a 306 turbo diesel and drive it till it stops' incident.
The only container to drain it into I had to hand was a large steel jerry can. Which of course already had an oil change of sump oil in it.
The 306 is now ok ( at least as ok as it was...) but I need to dispose of the petroil I have blended.
Any ideas?
I am liking the more exciting solutions....but perhaps the volumes are a little great. The shockwave would probably knock over the old Severn Bridge from here. I do have some tree stumps I need to get out though...
If it was sump oil then the tip is the obvious place - actually they will collect sump oil from the house on recycling day. Would they take 6 gallons of mostly petrol though? Especially as I would quite like to keep the jerry can so would prefer to pour it into their tanks. That feels a little dangerous even for me!
If it was sump oil then the tip is the obvious place - actually they will collect sump oil from the house on recycling day. Would they take 6 gallons of mostly petrol though? Especially as I would quite like to keep the jerry can so would prefer to pour it into their tanks. That feels a little dangerous even for me!
ohh how that story sounds so familiar! i did just the same in my 306 DT bout 2 months ago!!!
Did some research into getting rid of the petrol, and it seems as tho a few of the local tips can now take that kinda thing. Look up your local council website and find the recycling section, they list which centres can take oil/fuel etc.
I'm in Portishead and so i found out, my local tip can take it, and there are quiet a few in bristol which can too (if not...find someone with an old petrol generator...thats what i did
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Did some research into getting rid of the petrol, and it seems as tho a few of the local tips can now take that kinda thing. Look up your local council website and find the recycling section, they list which centres can take oil/fuel etc.
I'm in Portishead and so i found out, my local tip can take it, and there are quiet a few in bristol which can too (if not...find someone with an old petrol generator...thats what i did
)I must be carp at using the forum search facility. Your thread was a pretty good match wasn't it.
You also got some good good petrol bomb pictures.
Nobody told you about the trouble that ensues if you can't find a jubilee clip to refit the fuel line though did they ? Diesel doesn't come out - but air sure gets sucked in! I was convinced the pump was scrap.
You also got some good good petrol bomb pictures.
Nobody told you about the trouble that ensues if you can't find a jubilee clip to refit the fuel line though did they ? Diesel doesn't come out - but air sure gets sucked in! I was convinced the pump was scrap.
sorry not been about for a while.....hows the car going now?
No...no one mentioned bout that bit...me an the other half spent hours gettin the fuel outta the tank, managed to get a bit outta the pipes too.....but damn did it take forever to prime the thing!!!
As you can imagine there was plenty of cursing an swearing mainly on my part an with a taste of dietrol (my new word)in the mouth. got it primed, but it still took almost an hour to get the thing started.....i still think it runs a lil better now
No...no one mentioned bout that bit...me an the other half spent hours gettin the fuel outta the tank, managed to get a bit outta the pipes too.....but damn did it take forever to prime the thing!!!
As you can imagine there was plenty of cursing an swearing mainly on my part an with a taste of dietrol (my new word)in the mouth. got it primed, but it still took almost an hour to get the thing started.....i still think it runs a lil better now
Fingers crossed - it feels like it runs pretty much like it did before the incident. Maybe it smokes a little less when nailed - but I might be imagining that. I have taken the tow rope and jump leads out of the boot - so it better had be OK...
All the fuel just dropped out when I disconnected the line near the tank. No sucking required! Only trouble was that I could hear my neighbour welding at the time...
It was a right pain when it was sucking air though. It took a load of cranking even if re-primed and warm. Needed jump leads a couple of times - and towed it home once. I have never touched a diesel before and hadn't realised they were so picky. I had a faint hope it was dead so I could start to run the jaguar instead.
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