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Offline GAF2

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fuel leak?
« on: January 15, 2009, 11:41:19 am »
 i have a small fuel leak at my tank, i have checked the top through the inspection hole and it's dry and i dont think its the filler neck because it is dripping down just in front of the passenger back wheel? Am i looking at a new tank or could it be something else?

Thank you for any input. Grant.
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Re: fuel leak?
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2009, 12:14:03 pm »
could be a connection on one of the fuel lines, they rust with age.  You'll have to get under the car with a torch and figure out where it's coming from.
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Re: fuel leak?
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2009, 05:26:36 pm »
its only 30 pound for a new tank!
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Re: fuel leak?
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2009, 06:08:29 pm »
Thirty quid!! :o
I thought they were nearer £60 for the pattern ones?
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Re: fuel leak?
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2009, 06:52:17 pm »
yeah I don't know where you get a tank for £30 from!  Cheapest I've seen is from fueltanksdirect for about 50+vat+delivery.  The filler necks on them need bending slightly to fit and they need painting or they'll rust again in no time. 

I don't see the point of just replacing the fuel tank until you've confirmed that's what's actually leaking no matter how cheap a new tank is anyway.
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Re: fuel leak?
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2009, 08:45:20 pm »
Quote from: GAF2 on January 15, 2009, 11:41:19 am
i have a small fuel leak at my tank, i have checked the top through the inspection hole and it's dry and i dont think its the filler neck because it is dripping down just in front of the passenger back wheel? Am i looking at a new tank or could it be something else?

Thank you for any input. Grant.

Look for damage at the lower end of the filler neck. Unless cleaned regularly, stones get trapped between the neck and the body and can grind their way through.
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Offline GAF2

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Re: fuel leak?
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2009, 07:16:25 pm »
orite guys, cheers for the input i've been under the car and its defo the tank it has corroded around the seem at the back corner and the fuel is seeping through.  I've found a new tank for £65 so am just going for that and according to haynes manual its not to bad a job.

cheers Grant
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Re: fuel leak?
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2009, 08:35:52 pm »
not been funny but rub a bar of soap on the seam where its leakin it should help your leak out till your change over (Y) :D
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Re: fuel leak?
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2009, 10:56:41 pm »
Quote from: djtez on January 17, 2009, 08:35:52 pm
not been funny but rub a bar of soap on the seam where its leakin it should help your leak out till your change over (Y) :D

It'll be a clean break if nothing else! :D
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Offline buster.g40

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Re: fuel leak?
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2009, 11:03:53 pm »
Remember and paint the new tank before you put it on...
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Re: fuel leak?
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2009, 10:23:38 pm »
Quote from: breadman on January 17, 2009, 10:56:41 pm
Quote from: djtez on January 17, 2009, 08:35:52 pm
not been funny but rub a bar of soap on the seam where its leakin it should help your leak out till your change over (Y) :D

It'll be a clean break if nothing else! :D

haha you crack me up .
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