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Rusty wrote:wat is it that happens with the fuel tanks????

Corrosion, normally on the top of the bit where the filler neck meets the body of the tank where mud tends to collect.

can anyone tell me why didn't vw put a plastic tank in like the golfs and jettas have! (i think)

what do you reckon the chances are that the tank will have to be replaced on my car? in other words what other possibilities could it be if i had a small puddle, and i just filled my tank right up yesterday.

Mk2Adam wrote:what do you reckon the chances are that the tank will have to be replaced on my car? in other words what other possibilities could it be if i had a small puddle, and i just filled my tank right up yesterday.

could be some fuel coming out of the overflow pipe?

i was really hoping someone would say theres an overflow pipe, i put in £30 but i was expecting the pump to cut out around £28 so maybe it has just gone over a little bit.

Cheers pettsy

Get under and have a look.

i'll have a looky tomorrow, but it's not exactly the easiest place to see, if it carrys on then i'll probably get it into the mechanics, i think bending the arches out etc is a little beyond my abilities.

It's not hard to do, and not always neccessary, just means having a quick swing on the metalwork, then pushing it back where it was afterwards.

how does everyone rate that fueltanks direct then? and do you need to hammerite them etc your self, my leak still hasn't stopped, still not badly but i don't partically want to loose my car in a fireball as someone drops a fag near my car, so me think it's time to replace it...

p.s omicron, your right bout fuel tank not being too hard, looked in haynes and it only gave it 1 rating, i thought i read people above saying it was a nightmare job is all.

Nextday delivery is spot on from them,but haven't fitted mine yet (lazy git ) Make sure you order it online,then its cheapest

Mk2Adam wrote:do you need to hammerite them etc your self?

Yeah, i gave mine two thick coats of hammerite smooth,then gave it another two coats with waxoil undearseal to protect it.

Pettsy

I'm not actually aware of any job on a Mk2 that's a nightmare. I've seen more complexly assembled meccano models than my Mk2.

A lift makes the job very easy, but it can be done on stands and a jack (I never work under a car supported just by axle stands) without a lot of arseache. I've done a few Mk2 polo tanks, all pattern and all I do normally is give the arch a little bend out and back in afterwards to accomodate if the filler neck isn't quite right and I'm not using a lift.

So what if you have to take release the exhaust? If you want absolute access, you can take the hole rear beam off in six nuts, two flexihoses and the handbrake cable.

As for painting, I've got some very high zinc content primer that I find is brilliant for such jobs.

mine was fitted with a new tank before i got it few

I was thinking of asking this question today. But, I think i've lost some fuel from the car while it was left over x-mas.

Can't really check though. Does the car lose alot of fuel if the fuel tank is gone? How can i tell if the fuel tank needs replacing?

Just that i haven't noticed a drop from yesterday when i was sitting in the car. It's just sitting somewhere, SORN.

kapur wrote:I was thinking of asking this question today. But, I think i've lost some fuel from the car while it was left over x-mas.

Can't really check though. Does the car lose alot of fuel if the fuel tank is gone? How can i tell if the fuel tank needs replacing?

Just that i haven't noticed a drop from yesterday when i was sitting in the car. It's just sitting somewhere, SORN.

check under the car and look at the tank, look for wet patches or look for clean parts of the tank, the petrol cleans it my tank has been leaking slowly and i've noticed the fuel guage going down faster than normal, but don't assume theres a leak because the guage is different because the guages are crap