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nrmskate
02-25-2009, 03:09 PM
Okay, so I just went to the gas station to fill up. I got back home, was working in my garage, when I could of swore I smelled gas, so I go check my car, and sure enough it's leaking from the middle or where you pump it and the actual Tank. Is there a seal of some sort? or hose? Or do I just need a completely new fuel tank?
japslapsilvia
02-25-2009, 03:14 PM
im confused...

is it leaking from the fill tube or is the tank leaking??
nrmskate
02-25-2009, 03:23 PM
That's what im saying, in between the fill tube and the opening to the tank.
japslapsilvia
02-25-2009, 03:33 PM
oh ok there is an oring there, remove the splash panels and there are a few bolts holding the fill tube to the tank, remove those and replace the o-ring.
nrmskate
02-25-2009, 03:35 PM
Do you know the diameter and the thickness of the oring?
japslapsilvia
02-25-2009, 03:41 PM
i would go to dealer, IIRC you cant use a regular rubber oring, has to be buna, or vitron, or some shit like that, but you can go to a junk yard and get a whole bunch of used ones.
projectRDM
02-25-2009, 05:16 PM
Pull off the inner liner and check, there's a few places it can leak in that area. Might just be a loose clamp.
nrmskate
02-25-2009, 07:43 PM
There was like, 6-8 bolts, I could get to all of them but one.

It's the tube that goes into the tank.

Right were it meets the tank is where its leaking.

I put Sealer and gasket maker on it for now seeing that I couldn't get that last bolt.

Im thinking about just upgrading to a fuel cell.
projectRDM
02-25-2009, 07:52 PM
There was like, 6-8 bolts, I could get to all of them but one.

It's the tube that goes into the tank.

Right were it meets the tank is where its leaking.

I put Sealer and gasket maker on it for now seeing that I couldn't get that last bolt.

Im thinking about just upgrading to a fuel cell.

Or drop the tank. It's two bolts. Seriously. Fuel will eat right through most anything you put on it. Do it right.
nrmskate
02-25-2009, 08:41 PM
Well, this was a special sealer that is oil and fuel resistant.

But, the other problem is that one screw snapped of when I screwed it it.

I didn't even feel it getting tight and it snapped off.

Plus I would have to sit and syphon all the gas out.

Ill probably drop it when It's on E.