4th Gen fuel tank

blockh3ad · Post by **blockh3ad** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 5:34 pm

Has anyone out there in lude land got a Good full tank for sale I've sprung a leek

Post by **vanzep** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 5:45 pm

Is it the tank itself thats leaking or one of the fuel lines?

I do have a spare fuel tank in East Lothian if you cant find one closer to home.

blockh3ad · Post by **blockh3ad** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 7:07 pm

Not sure yet going to have a proper inspection at weekend

firstlude · Post by **firstlude** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 10:07 pm

i had a fuel leak turned out it was just a corroded pipe easy fix just sleeved it with some rubber hose

Angus · Post by **Angus** » Fri Mar 31, 2017 9:02 am

I had a pipe leak a couple of years ago that was easily fixed by replacing with hose ... ended up replacing the whole lines along the bottom of the car.

But then my tank sprung a couple of leaks too (once it goes in one place, seems it's ready to go elsewhere too), up above where it was easy to access. Made damn sure I treated and painted the "new" one well before replacing - it should outlast the car now.

If replacing the tank, check the condition of the metal retaining "straps" too, because they're prime candidates for corrosion.

preludemanh22 · Post by **preludemanh22** » Fri Mar 31, 2017 9:11 am

normally the lines ive got a tank here and lines if needed