There is a large number of “experts” on the Internet who recommend many ways of “how to steal fuel by draining?” Such “advisors” are very creative usually.
We looked through a lot of forums and websites and talked to some of the “inventors” personally, so we came to the conclusion that some of them do not even know how the GPS Monitoring System works. This article will give you information about some methods of fuel draining. But is it worth to do this?
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The essence of this method is to fill the tank on the go, and then after a while, drain about 25 liters of fuel from it. The author of the idea assures that this method will make the sensor “go crazy” and then “freeze.”
We are not “Mythbusters,” so we did not put ourselves in danger and run after the car. But there is the fact! During the trip, the fuel in the tank already splashes in different directions, so there is nothing unnatural in this. The fuel level sensor , will continue to work as it was before.
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As we can see, this method is also not very safe. According to the experimenter, he climbed onto the tank and tried jumping to hammer the level sensor into the bottom of the tank which should have caused the sensor to break.
The fuel level sensor is cut off for each tank specially, leaving a gap of 2–3 cm, so that different dirt and water do not get into the sensor. Even if you push through the sensor, the metal tank itself with a thickness of several millimeters will not be able to bend.
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This method is suitable for a less “creative” driver.
The point is to simply tear off the tracker’s antennas..
If this is done, then the signal will not really be transmitted to the server. But it is very easy to find out that the antennas did not tear off by themselves. So the driver risks spending money on repairs or replacement of equipment.
You can also try to wrap the antennas in foil. However, this does not make sense, since modern terminals have internal antennas. And so all attempts at fuel theft will be visible.
Then there are a few more ways:
Fill the sensor with hot water or acid
Put a HEATER in the tank
Another way is to cut into the return line. Install a tee with a crane that will drain fuel into a canister right during the trip in a small stream. You can collect up to 10 liters of fuel per 100 km in this way.
This is very easy to reveal. According to the fuel level sensor, everything will be ok. But the fuel consumption level will increase, and the dispatcher will see it. This is a wake-up call to check the car for the presence of “new” devices.
And the last method is “to seal the holes at the air drain of the fuel level sensor with duct tape.”The sensor will show incorrect data. And the driver can safely refer to the sensor malfunction and drain the fuel.
To avoid this, we perform all the sensor installations with a seal only.
Conclusion:
After analyzing all these attempts to steal fuel, we can understand that there are a lot of inventors among the dishonored drivers. As they say, “The devil finds work for idle hands to do.” But there is justice for every “smart guy.”
The simplest and most affordable solution for you is to install a TEH KONTROL GPS monitoring system!
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