# Siphon pump **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [June 10, 2018, 5:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/siphon-pump/118974 "2018-06-10T05:13:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![matt357](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@matt357](https://community.cartalk.com/u/matt357)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 5:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/siphon-pump/118974/1 "2018-06-10T05:13:56Z")
Can anyone recommend a good but cheap siphon pump to remove old gas from my car? Does this style [https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pennzoil-Siphon-Pump/16795103](https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pennzoil-Siphon-Pump/16795103) work ok or do I need something better? ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 10:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/siphon-pump/118974/2 "2018-06-10T10:00:18Z")
Almost all newer cars are siphon proof, there’s a check valve to prevent fuel loss in the event of a rollover. ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/siphon-pump/118974/3 "2018-06-10T12:03:48Z")
As said above, you’re not going to be able to siphon gas out of a modern car. That’s why they don’t bother locking access to the gas tank on new cars. If the tank isn’t full, top it off with fresh gas and drive it to a shop. If the tank is full of old gas, have it towed. ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/siphon-pump/118974/4 "2018-06-10T13:17:58Z")
Can’t you drain the tank? Carefully, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/siphon-pump/118974/5 "2018-06-10T14:02:06Z")
Park in any Detroit neighborhood with the gas cap open. ---
**Author:** ![matt357](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@matt357](https://community.cartalk.com/u/matt357)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/siphon-pump/118974/6 "2018-06-10T17:03:44Z")
The car is a 2011 honda accord, can it be siphoned? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/siphon-pump/118974/7 "2018-06-10T18:51:57Z")
> [@Docnick](#): > > Park in any Detroit neighborhood with the gas cap open. In Detroit they aren’t going to worry about siphoning the gas, they just punch a hole in the tank. The car is a 2011 honda accord, can it be siphoned? Just drive it to the Dairy Queen and let it run, and around town a little and fill it up on the way home. My gosh. Does it start? Drive it. ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/siphon-pump/118974/8 "2018-06-10T20:39:16Z")
> [@matt357](#): > > The car is a 2011 honda accord, can it be siphoned? I seriously doubt it. ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/siphon-pump/118974/9 "2018-06-10T20:54:28Z")
Many time this has worked for me but I don’t recall ever emptying an Accord tank. > **[Universal 1/4" Gas Fuel Line Assembly with Primer Bulb Kit For Boat Outboard...](https://www.walmart.com/ip/Universal-1-4-Gas-Fuel-Line-Assembly-with-Primer-Bulb-Kit-For-Boat-Outboard-Marine-Black/941878077?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=9869&adid=22222222227078717505&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=192060266614&wl4=pla-303485075278&wl5=9013798&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=115780161&wl11=online&wl12=941878077&wl13=&veh=sem)** > > Free Shipping. Buy Universal 1/4" Gas Fuel Line Assembly with Primer Bulb Kit For Boat Outboard Marine, Black at Walmart.com