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I knew it was coming....

o dear! not too good!

had to do one on my blue mk3, its not bad, a bit of a pain though! y they never made them plastic!

my advise, i know the vw one is expensive but i got one through GSF and it wasn't the best fit! couldn't squeeze in all the cushioning above the tank (not a big deal until u shut the boot and u hear the tank rattle slightly!), and the filler tube had to be adjusted slightly to fit!

i think if i have to get another one, its gonna be a VAG one! at least its more likely to fit!

not good, had 2 do it on most of my polos. Luckily my currenty GT was owned by a VW mechanic b4 me so he put a shiney new tank on it.

So annoying. Found it a pain in the arse getting the old one out as exhaust and handbrake cables were in the way.Its definately not fun lying on your back for over and hour with all the petrol fumes

Odering on from fueltanksdirect, £60.40 delivered next day,plus comes with a 3year guarantee against workmanship faults.Can't really be doing with £175+vat and the wait from the stealerships.

Fingers crossed im back on the road soon
And it was going so well today with the new seats

Pettsy

please give us feedback on the tank you get, i.e. how well it fits, did it need any minor adjustments? as i'm dreading it when the G40 one goes!

Pattern tanks are more toruble than they are worth. I would only buy a genuine one now.

hardhitter wrote:Pattern tanks are more toruble than they are worth. I would only buy a genuine one now.

my thoughts exactly!

i got mine for a mk2 form petrol tanks direct off the net cost me bout £50 went on ok

ferris360 wrote:i got mine for a mk2 form petrol tanks direct off the net cost me bout £50 went on ok

Thats where mine came from.Given it a few coats of hammerite paint,then a couple more of thick underseal.Just trying to pull my finger out and sort a few more bits before i put it back on.

Pettsy

Some need the filler necks bending to line up straight where the fuel cap sits. Mine pisses me off because it doesn't line up. I should of taken it back off again and shaped it. Not something you wan't to be doing. They need heating up to do it.

mine went last year, I was lucky enough to source one that was in a scrappies. the service history of the car that it was attached to said it had been fitted a month before the car was scrapped! managed to get it for £20

mind you tho it was the worst job that I have had to do on my car to date

polonuts wrote:mine went last year, I was lucky enough to source one that was in a scrappies. the service history of the car that it was attached to said it had been fitted a month before the car was scrapped! managed to get it for £20

that was a bit of luck! what a bargin!

polonuts wrote:mind you tho it was the worst job that I have had to do on my car to date

yeah it is a bit of a fiddle!

i've just noticed the ominous puddle of fuel under my mk2, i knew i was having too much luck lately, at the moment it's just a little bit so i'll keep an eye out and prey it doesn't get worse.

wat is it that happens with the fuel tanks????

polo tanks tend to start leaking when they get old meaning replacing the tank...which is great fun...not