How car owners foolishly destroy the fuel pump, and at the same time the fuel tank

Thirty years ago, every happy car owner began the spring with a complete revision of the fuel system, including checking the lines, fuel pump and cleaning the tank. Why did they do this and why today it is worth remembering old habits, the AvtoVzglyad portal will tell.

Planet Earth is designed in such a way that the temperature difference leads to the formation of condensate in each cavity, and if it is closed, then over time a whole lake can accumulate there. The gas tank is no exception. In one calendar year, only in this way, at least half a liter of H2O ends up in the fuel storage, and water also enters the “tank” with gasoline: somewhere the tank is leaking, and somewhere, without thinking twice, they simply diluted it with “flowing” one.

As soon as water appears, there will be rust. Day after day, hour after hour, the “red beast” will capture the entire fuel tank, leading not only to the appearance of holes, but also to the failure of the gas pump - he definitely won’t like rust flakes, clogging the mesh and scratching the rather tender inside of this reliable and quite resource device.

To prevent this from happening, the old people regularly cleaned the entire system every spring, flushing the gas tank with a simple and very cheap compound. He will help today, and even in advanced cases. For a comprehensive cleaning of the fuel storage, you will need: citric acid, warm water, a battery charger, a metal rod, half a liter of rust converter and soda. Moreover, it is better to use soda not simple, in red packaging, which since the time of the tsars has been under every sink from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok, but calcined soda - it is a little more expensive and unsuitable for cooking, but it copes much better with various contaminants.

First of all, we drain the remaining gasoline, if a thick brown slurry can even be called that, we rinse the tank with plain water and pour a mighty soda and hot water cocktail into it to the eyeballs so that the liquid is up to the top. Soda should be diluted in the proportion of one pack per bucket of water. Next, we lower our rod into the neck so that it does not touch the bottom and edges - a rubber mat will help to cope with the task. Next, we connect the charger for the battery: “minus” to the tank, and “plus” to the metal rod.

In this form, they will have to stand for at least 6 hours, after which, after turning off the power, you need to drain the dirt, rinse the tank with running water: if there are traces of rust, then the operation should be repeated. As soon as the “red” has gone, you need to refill the gas tank with warm water and add citric acid. Half an hour will be enough for the remnants of the “traces of exploitation” to finally disappear, and the interior decoration to sparkle with cleanliness.

The last stage is finishing. We plug the holes, fill in the rust converter, close the lid and carefully shake the container from side to side, processing all the recesses and cavities from the inside. After the gas tank must be carefully and slowly dried and installed in its rightful place. Now it will last a few more years, and if you carry out the cleaning procedure regularly, then twice as long. The operation takes a lot of time, but it is necessary for every car. There is only one alternative: a store, a cash register, an SMS from a bank. So-so perspective.