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RichR
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26th Aug 07 at 16:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Spent all yesterday removing and re-fitting a new fuel tank to my car, day started with a 70 mile round trip to pick a tank up from Car Transplants in Nantwich.

The tank was a bit rusty, nothing major but out of a 2000 Corsa B; got it home, wire brushed all the rust off. Hammerited it black, set about fitting it.

All went well considering the car's 14 years old and the tanks original only issue with re-fitting was the crap Vauxhall compression/hose clips which are impossible so ditched them for Jubilee clips.

Then put 5 litres of fuel in the tank this morning, everything seemed fine; all hoses were sealed - then it sprang a leak from the bottom of the tank; pissed all the fuel out over the drive. Tiny pinhole in the underside of the tank by one of the metal straps.

Does anyoen know the best place to get a brand new tank rather than messing about with salvaged ones?
dan_c4rsa
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26th Aug 07 at 16:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
why not spotweld up the hole?

should hold?
Andrew
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26th Aug 07 at 16:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can you not weld up the little hole?
RichR
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26th Aug 07 at 16:22   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Easier to get new tank tbh - its a 40min job to swap over now; plus don't fancy welding the tank up with fuel/vapour in it
Andrew
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26th Aug 07 at 16:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'd have it in the kitchen sink me giving it a wash
Ryan_G1
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26th Aug 07 at 19:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Why didnt u just buy a mew tank?
Corsa Sport Gav
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26th Aug 07 at 19:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.crashrepairparts.com/panels-lamps/parts/markid/831/vauxhall_corsa_1993_1996
Kurt
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26th Aug 07 at 19:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ebay for about 50 quid or ces for 90
RS6
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26th Aug 07 at 22:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
send a U2U to MJ just bought a new tank and fitted it
cavbow
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26th Aug 07 at 22:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
Spent all yesterday removing and re-fitting a new fuel tank to my car, day started with a 70 mile round trip to pick a tank up from Car Transplants in Nantwich.

The tank was a bit rusty, nothing major but out of a 2000 Corsa B; got it home, wire brushed all the rust off. Hammerited it black, set about fitting it.

All went well considering the car's 14 years old and the tanks original only issue with re-fitting was the crap Vauxhall compression/hose clips which are impossible so ditched them for Jubilee clips.

Then put 5 litres of fuel in the tank this morning, everything seemed fine; all hoses were sealed - then it sprang a leak from the bottom of the tank; pissed all the fuel out over the drive. Tiny pinhole in the underside of the tank by one of the metal straps.

Does anyoen know the best place to get a brand new tank rather than messing about with salvaged ones?


From transplants hey i bet you had to get it off your self. You'll be lucky to get your money back
RichR
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27th Aug 07 at 08:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
they removed it for £15 extra!

Won't use them again; we had a problem last year with somehting minor - and now the same again!

Ryan wish I had wouldn't have had all the issues then
Adam-D
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27th Aug 07 at 08:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
www.buypartbuy.co.uk
RichR
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27th Aug 07 at 08:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
buypartsby?
Adam-D
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https://sslrelay.com/buypartsby.co.uk/fuel-tank-details.php?recordID=259
Jenko_Sport
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Lee you thought about using chemical metal as a tempory measure?

 
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