my car has been off the road for a couple of months, nothing wrong just trying to save on a bit of tax.

taxed it this morning, went to start it it was all chuggy, noticed the petrol light on, got a can went to the garage got petrol put it in, my son happened to be lying on the ground beside the car(putting a front splitter on his new r32gtr) when you guessed it the tank is pissin out petrol near one of the support straps, its a uk

so a couple of questions,is a swb tank the same, is it a poxy job to do, or is a temperory repair job possible

all this with a meet on sun and me going to z008 next week, im f..king depressed

IIRC LWB and SWB are different :(

There is repair paste available to carry out a repair (available at most good motor factors.....and halfrauds), how good it will be will depend on the state of the tank, I have used it in the past for pinholes in a tank and it lasted for years.

my car has been off the road for a couple of months, nothing wrong just trying to save on a bit of tax.

taxed it this morning, went to start it it was all chuggy, noticed the petrol light on, got a can went to the garage got petrol put it in, my son happened to be lying on the ground beside the car(putting a front splitter on his new r32gtr) when you guessed it the tank is pissin out petrol near one of the support straps, its a uk

so a couple of questions,is a swb tank the same, is it a poxy job to do, or is a temperory repair job possible

all this with a meet on sun and me going to z008 next week, im f..king depressed

 

SWB tank is VERY different.

Just patch it up and come over to Z008.

I have a completely rust free 2+2 tank for sale. I could bring it to Z008 .

PM me if interested;)

@paul thanks i know where there is a jspec swb being broken mine is a uk lwb

@ossian, any idea of the name, is it just a matter of getting the car up on the ramp and plastering this stuff on,

thanks pete, that sounds like a good option, i will need the repair job to last me about 800plus miles, im going to open a bottle of bacardi now, and have a good:cry:,

might be worth a try:

 

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8232&frostProductName=Fuel+Tank+Sealer+%28US+Quart%2C+946ml%29++&catID=25&subCatID=&FrostCat=Tanks&FrostSubcat=

 

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8223&frostProductName=Car+Tank+Repair+Kit&catID=25&subCatID=&FrostCat=Tanks&FrostSubcat=

 

Vijay

thanks i have been googling and seen those but time is against me, i need something temp that doesnt involve taking the tank out atm, going to try an epoxy steel glue of some sort tomorrow, then if i get that to work i can go to z008 and slick pete has a tank i can collect there

Unfortunately I am of absolutely no help. But I can tell you blue tissue is great for blocking things up:x:

@ossian, any idea of the name, is it just a matter of getting the car up on the ramp and plastering this stuff on,

 

Forget the name, ive got some in the garage I'll check tomorrow and let you know.

 

Its best if you have emptied the tank ( which if its leaking that bad will be :( )

 

you will need to remove the rear most bolt and drop the strap out the way then clean the rust away from the leaking section of tank. you just follow the instructions for mixing the repair paste, it goes on much the same way as body filler.

Unfortunately I am of absolutely no help. But I can tell you blue tissue is great for blocking things up:x:

 

LMFAO!!!!!!!! :rofl: Long time no see Mick!!!

 

Trish I hope you get this sorted and don't miss next weekend :eek:

LMFAO!!!!!!!! :rofl: Long time no see Mick!!!

get away ye big culchie

Trish I hope you get this sorted and don't miss next weekend :eek:

 

as if anyone cared, im goin overto the mk11 cortina fellas

Sorry meant to post this earlier Plastic Padding - leak fix or similar should do the job

my son who works in aircraft engine maintence place got some stuff that they use that does not react to petrol, so they let the tank straps down, cleaned the area with acetone and then applied the compond, it takes about 24 hrs to go off os i will have to wait until morning put some petrol in and see what happens, thanks for your suggestions

Fingers crossed for you Trish :)

thanks