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Old Mar 2, 2026 | 10:08 AM
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I have a 2012 ML350 blutec that hasn’t run for four years. I need to find a way to drain the tank. Anyone have a way without removing he tank?
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Old Mar 4, 2026 | 08:39 PM
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Simplest way is to use the fuel pump itself. Jump the fuel pump relay in the fuse box with a fused jumper wire, disconnect the main fuel line under the hood, stick it in a jerry can, and let the pump do the work. Just make sure you've got a good battery or a jump pack on it.
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Originally Posted by Gazam;[url=tel:9269334
9269334[/url]]Simplest way is to use the fuel pump itself. Jump the fuel pump relay in the fuse box with a fused jumper wire, disconnect the main fuel line under the hood, stick it in a jerry can, and let the pump do the work. Just make sure you've got a good battery or a jump pack on it.
that’s what I ended up doing. However after getting 10 gallons out and having a 1/4 tank still full it started blowing air/foam and the pump sounds quiet now. Could I have burned up the pump?
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that’s what I ended up doing. However after getting 10 gallons out and having a 1/4 tank still full it started blowing air/foam and the pump sounds quiet now. Could I have burned up the pump?
Sounds like you starved it. Pump probably got hot and might be damaged. Running it on air like that kills them. Could be on its way out.
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