When repairing my fuel gauge sender, I found it pretty much full of
sludgey brown stuff. Although the car car runs great, a mercedesshop
member suggested cleaning the tank strainer. I'd like to know if in addition
to being the strainer, is it also the tank drain plug? Should I time this task to
the point of running out of fuel to minimise the mess when removing the strainer? I didn't know about the fuel sender being a tube full of diesel when I pulled it out,hehe. I had no choice at that point but to let it run out in the gutter ( or in the back of the wagon ). I didn't realize that diesel didn't
exactly evaporate quickly. As a result I had to see the stain in the gutter and smell it, until I cleaned it up with garage floor cleaner. So now that I know.... I have a 12 quart drain pan for changing the oil in my XJS that I can use to catch the diesel, but then disposing of the stuff is a pita, I'd just like
to minimise what comes out. Does this strainer removal drain out everything?

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