Siphoning From The Tank On A Rx400H?

[Boswell]

Slightly unusual question: I need bog standard unleaded fuel for a portable aircraft tank (to feed a Rotax 912).

The idea of carting jerry cans to my local garage for refilling is not appealing (even if they agree to let me do it) - they're heavy, and the car interior will stink with even minor spills.

One easy workaround would be to fill my Lexus tank, drive to the airfield, and siphon the fuel into a storage tank in the aircraft hangar.

Question - can one siphon fuel from the Lexus tank, or is there some anti-theft device to prevent me doing this?

Thanks.

[Parrot of Doom]

Well an easy way to find out would be to shove something stiff but flexible down the filler hole, get to the bottom and see if it's wet/smells of fuel. But I'd be surprised if there wasn't some manner of theft protection built in, a gauze or labyrinth perhaps.

[Boswell]

Thanks PoD - trouble is, if there is some protective device, I don't want to poke it to where I can't retrieve it, and it may block something.

I'd probably need to take out another mortgage to repair a Lexus tank.....

Not sure if this is serious or not: http://goo.gl/XKMD3X

This might work:

[wackyjim]

Well an easy way to find out would be to shove something stiff but flexible down the filler hole, get to the bottom and see if it's wet/smells.

Sounds dodgy PoD ...a bit 50 shades of grey