Fuel Tank Leak/Repair

[Penfold aka The Dealer]

If a fuel tank leak's and its the actual tank, can it be repaired? If so how?

Or is it just easier to replace?

[Tiny Tim]

Where's it leaking from? The yellow bung on the drivers side?

[Penfold aka The Dealer]

the leak is not from the actual fuel tank...more the reserve tank. Any ideas???

[Tiny Tim]

Good to see you've pin-pointed the issue and are totally sure mate :laugh:

Most common place to go is the bung on the drivers side... that'll stink the car out and leak with anything over about 1/4 of a tank full. Depending on where its leaking from (crack, hole etc) plastic welding is probably your best bet. empty tank and tank off job though.

[R5GTTdrew]

Weld it :laugh::laugh:

[Sparkie]

no need to take the tank off, as has been explained many times before.


use sikaflex - the windscreen sealant stuff on any plastic tank repairs.

once it sets you will see why.....

[Penfold aka The Dealer]

Turns out its not the tanks, its the reserve tank fuel pump... i have bypassed that so it wont leak.

Mot this afternoon, wish me luck.

[tom t]

my tank leaked when i had the reserve pump hooked up. i havent got the reserve tank now. and it looked like it was leaking from where the reserve feed joined the main tank.

is this high up? as i havnt repaired or blocked the old reserve feed off at the main tank end, do you think this will still leak? cheers

[J$£5GTT]

no need to take the tank off, as has been explained many times before.


use sikaflex - the windscreen sealant stuff on any plastic tank repairs.

once it sets you will see why.....


:agree:,i used same kinda stuff,called stixall,fuel resistant an goes off
real hard,stuff sparkie says is just as good though.
:)