>> so how can I safely move the £55 pounds worth of petrol from it to my wife's petrol car.....
I'm guessing the layout will be very similar to the Mk4 Astra (Astra-G). Had to to a full tank of petrol from my late dad's Astra after he wrote it off.
Lift up rear seat base and you should see a cut out shape in the carpet on the offside part of where the seat base sits. Lift the carpet flap up and you'll see a removable plastic cover. Under this is the fuel pump.
You have to basically tap the large outer locking ring that holds the fuel pump to the tank with a hammer and something like a blunt screwdriver. Once the locking ring is removed you can then remove the fuel pump and syphon out the fuel using a hose. Refit fuel pump afterwards.
Pretty sure it can't be syphoned out through the filler cap as there is an anti syphon device fitted.
Other ways include disconnecting the delivery pipe to the fuel injection system and using the fuel pump to remove the petrol. Trouble is doing it that way you'll need to either continually crank the engine to operate the fuel pump or run a separate power supply to it.
Either way make sure you have a fire extinguisher and some damp large blankets near to hand.
You've just reminded me that I've got half a tank of fuel (approx. £30 quids worth) left in my written off Vectra to try and get out.
Last edited by: VxFan on Thu 5 Feb 15 at 01:20
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