Removing fuel tank

Paul C · Post by **Paul C** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:11 am

The fuel tank on my Mk1 3dr has a leak where the filler pipe joins the tank. I've been told replacing the tank is very fiddly. Anyone got an idiots guide on how to do this? I'm getting a tank from a scrappy.
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D4V1D · Post by **D4V1D** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:35 pm

tbh dude.
your probably better off getting a tank from GSF or the like.
you dont want to get the tank home and find its got the same problem.
mk1's, 2's and 3's (maybe even mk4's??) are well prone to this so it maybe cheaper in the long run to just buy one new and smother it in sealant

any hoo. i dunno if this will help but if its the same as mk3 there is a strap that holds the tank in. soak the bolt for it in wd40 as its probably gonna be knackerd. undo it, un-hook rest of strap. then slide tank forward so its off the little shelf at the back and then it should drop down.
then you've got to get the fillerneck from under the arch. dont do what i did and leave the wheel on. much easier in the long run to jack it up put it on stands.
good luck with it dude

Paul C · Post by **Paul C** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:17 pm

Thanks David. I heard the same from another source regarding buying new. Good reminder re: soaking the fasteners with WD40 - probably would have forgotten and sheared the damn thing.

ste mk1lx · Post by **ste mk1lx** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:22 pm

Paul pm sent

heartagram · Post by **heartagram** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 7:26 pm

Make sure you start early in the moring as it can get very fiddly and annoying and take ages if it doesn't go smoothly.