How to Siphon the Gas Tank on a Sable

Siphoning gas out of a car is a method of using a piece of tubing to remove the gas from the car's gas tank. If you will not be using your Mercury Sable for some time, and wish to remove the gas for use in another vehicle, a tube-based siphon is a great way to get the gas out of your Sable quickly.

Things You'll Need

• Clear tubing
• Gas cans

Instructions

1. Put one end of the clear tubing into the gas tank of the Sable.

2. Hold the second end of the tubing above the level of the gas tank, keeping a steady increase in elevation from the tank to the exposed end. This will prevent bubbles from forming in the suction process which will prevent your siphon from working.

3. Suck on the exposed end of the tubing, while keeping your vision focused on the gasoline as it rises through the tube. Accidentally ingesting the gasoline can be dangerous, and so it is important to watch the gas to ensure you do not suck any all the way through the tube.

4. Crimp the end of the tubing when you have sucked the gasoline as far through the tube as is safely possible.

5. Insert the crimped end of the tubing into an open gas canister. Be sure that the canister is sitting below the gas tank of the Sable.

6. Release the crimp in the tube to begin the flow of gasoline out of the tank and into the can. As long as there is more gasoline below the highest point of tubing on the can side than on the tank side, gravity will pull the gas out on the can end, forcing the vacuum tube to suck up the gas from the tank end.

References

• How to Siphon Gasoline with Your Tube