Ray Stewart Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Has anyone had a problem with a leaking fuel tank. The leak appears to be in the front offside corner. Can these tanks be repaired or is it better to just buy a replacement? Thanks for your responses so far. Just noticed I mis-spelled Fuel in the original subject box, must be the fumes!! 😳 Edited by - Ray Stewart on 15 Feb 2005 22:48:44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Can be repaired - but needs to be out of the car and empty for a few days to let all the fumes go before you'll convince someone to repair it! I had a tiny 1mm hole in mine - it was ever so neatly punched out. A bit of aluminium weld sorted it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Are you sure that the gasket has not perished around the fuel pump ? It is fairly common and the fuel always flows towards the front of the tank as it is tilted slightly? Obviously this does not apply if your tank is not the injected version. If not Is it a steel tank or an alloy one, the only way to properly repair it is to remove it and have it done proffesionally. Â Watch This Space....Get it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Howe Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 First things first... let the hounds see the hare and take the tank out. If your tank is leaking from where it seat, then its a new tank, as it has been polished too thin...  JH Deliveries by Saffron, the yellow 222bhp Sausage delivery machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stewart Posted February 19, 2005 Author Share Posted February 19, 2005 Hi All Many thanks for your responses. I've got the tank out now and it looks like it's been rubbing against the bottom offside angle section. This angled section was full of gravel and the tank did not seem to be particularly secure, hence the rubbing and wearing thin of the side of the tank, even with the rubber strips. Yes John you were right. The bracket holding the tank in, a bit like a battery clamp, just pulled off without any effort or loosening of nuts! I'm not sure if this a general problem with this type of attachement as opposed to the original steel straps but I'll make bl**dy sure it's tighter when the new one goes in! Ray  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 I know its a bodge but ............... my tank had a hole punctured in it 4 years ago when the rear anti roll bar broke at a sprint meeting . For a quick repair I used "chemical metal " over the 10mm dia hole . $ years later its still there 😬 Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS Dev Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 I have done this a couple of times on puncture type "wounds" on ally fuel tanks, and it works brilliantly. A bit of "JB KWIK" at a rally service even saved us once! It won't save the day if the tank has rubben thin though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bare Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 There are Chemical Tank reliner products available Pour the Goo in swirl it around the innards thouroughly and let cure.. 'Restorers' usethis extensively. Personally I'd think about springing for the $170(in my part of the world) for a genuine 'Race' Bladder type Fuel Cell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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