Can I Siphon A Lexus?

[new-to-the-club]

Hi, I am going to ship our Lexus ES300 to Hawaii, but the shipping company won't take car if the tank has more than 1/4 tank of gas. I just fill the car up Monday and I like to know if I can siphon the gas out!

[1990LS400]

I'll be surprised if you find people on this forum who have done this! Maybe try buying ten feet of windshield washer size hose and give it a try. But might want to have a repair shop or dealer do it. They might have a faster way and be better able to dispose of the fuel.

[new-to-the-club]

I'll be surprised if you find people on this forum who have done this! Maybe try buying ten feet of windshield washer size hose and give it a try. But might want to have a repair shop or dealer do it. They might have a faster way and be better able to dispose of the fuel.

Hi Jim,

Thanks! I called repair shops(Lexus dealer) & gas stations, they told me all I have to do is stick a tube in and siphon the gas out! I used different size tubes and actually got a certified siphon device(at Pep Boys), but, there seems to be some kind of anti-siphon set up, that I can't get the tube to the gasoline! My favored shop told me just run the engine until it goes below 1/4 tank! I am doing just that, but it seems taking forever!

[cduluk]

I'm surprised there isn't a drain at the bottom of the tank somewhere.

[LEXIRX330]

How far would you have to drive it to just burn about 3/4's of the tank? If you filled it up on Monday maybe you only need to use up about 1/2 a tank by now.