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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: philcooper on March 22, 2007, 11:43:17

Title: Changing fuel tank
Post by: philcooper on March 22, 2007, 11:43:17

I'm gonna be changing my fuel tank on my disco this weekend, having not done this before is there anything i should be aware of before i jump in feet first and start pulling bit's of i should'nt?

Title: Changing fuel tank
Post by: ChrisW on March 22, 2007, 12:48:28

Beware of the fuel pipes into the top of the tank as they tend to rust/go brittle etc.

Title: Changing fuel tank
Post by: dazzawhipple on March 22, 2007, 12:55:45

Start soaking the strap fittings in WD40 now......dont forget to soak the jubliee clips on the fill and vent pipes

Title: Changing fuel tank
Post by: denviks on March 22, 2007, 13:02:13

dont trust the fuel gauge either.......trust me when i say this....( from experiance ) a gauge that shows empty may actully be wrong and the tank may still have 30+ ltrs in it and thats heavy  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

Title: Changing fuel tank
Post by: chris9119 on March 22, 2007, 14:22:02

Quote from: "denviks"

dont trust the fuel gauge either.......trust me when i say this....( from experiance ) a gauge that shows empty may actully be wrong and the tank may still have 30+ ltrs in it and thats heavy  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

Check the tank contents vis the inspection hatch in the boot liner floor...., also you can access the return lines aswel...., probably buried under mud if you've been off road :wink:

Chris

Title: Changing fuel tank
Post by: philcooper on March 22, 2007, 14:45:04

I was planning on drilling a hole in the bottom of the old tank and draining all the fuel out, thanks for the adivce guys :D

Title: Changing fuel tank
Post by: Lyndsey731 on March 22, 2007, 15:41:13

I hope it's a diesel mate, cause drilling a hole in petrol tank is a bit risky!!

Gav

Title: Changing fuel tank
Post by: philcooper on March 22, 2007, 15:58:09

yeah it's a plastic diesel tank, i figure dilling a hole at the bottom of it would be ok, cos thats what i did on the top of it when i changed the boot floor :oops: hence the new tank :lol:

Title: Changing fuel tank
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 23, 2007, 03:03:42

Shame.  At least it's diesel so not quite as risky, just nasty instead.

Is there no drain plug then, like on the RRC?

Title: Changing fuel tank
Post by: denviks on March 23, 2007, 08:17:42

if you have drilled a hole in it then its an easy fix.  :wink:

Title: Changing fuel tank
Post by: philcooper on March 23, 2007, 10:00:23

I  tried fixing it when I did it, but everytime I stopped moving it was dribbling everywhere like my mum's old dog :shock:

I've got hold of fuel tank for 40 quid so I thought I might aswell do a propper job.

Title: Changing fuel tank
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 23, 2007, 21:39:47

Not sure it's safe, adviseable or legal though to repair a plastic tank.