WTD : S3 Fuel tank or Repair place

[12at]

Hey guys,
 
Have noticed after going for a good drive in my FB today that when i stopped on a hill i could see what looked to be a small trickle coming from the left hand corner of the tank..
 
Does anyone have a good S3 tank for sale or know of any places that you can take the tanks to and get them checked??
 
I am running a surge tank and have checked all the fittings coming in and out of the tank to it and can not see visible signs of a leak.. I suspect its coming from the seam in the tank some where..
 
Cheers

[Ian65]

They all leak sooner or later on the top rear left hand corner. I\'ve just managed to drop on a tank for my project car after nearly 6 months of looking.
Yours is probably just pin holed, most go that way.
Just drop the tank, clean up around the hole and araldite it. It\'ll fix it no problem. I\'ve done loads of tanks like that over the years.

see Marcs thread here, he\'s just fixed his....

http://mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63026&page=4

[12at]

Thanks ian will take a look at that thread - to me apoxys and fuel isnt a good combination but will take a look..
 
Any peps got any places who can take a look at the tank or pressure test ??
 
Also here is the pics of my tank.. As you can see the dark bit on the side it looks to be leaking somewhere along there..
 

[syebba]

From the pics it looks like it\'s leaking from the central seam weld.
In my view the tanks are poor quality,most 1st gens have low mileage for their age & are\'nt driven on salty roads as a commute vehicle.
I think if mine went i\'d consider getting a stainless tank made,i got 1 made for a dax cobra a loooooooooooong time ago,much better than crappy mild steel.
ta stu..

[Ian65]

The damage was done years ago when the cars were still in regular use.
They are all now over 25 years old, have spent years slung under the cars in all the wet and rust so it\'s no wonder they rust and leak.
If that tank is leaking from the seam, I\'d seal it with POR15

[12at]

Wheres the best place to get this POR15 from?? More than happy to give it a good seal and hope it fixes it if its the proper gear..

[Ian65]

here\'s the application guide...

http://www.por15.com/Data%20Sheets/POR15ApplicationInfo.pdf

I get mine from here....

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=9069&frostProductName=BLACK POR 15 Rust Prevention Paint (473ml)&catID=&frostCat=&frostSubCat=&subCatID=

I\'ve done my replacement tank with it today

[12at]

yeh found this.. Looks like the kit you put a solution in the tank and it seals from the inside rather than the outer or am i still jetlagged??
 
http://www.holden.co.uk/displayproduct.asp?sg=&pgCode=&sgName=&pgName=&agCode=&agName=&pCode=094.940

[Ian65]

if the inside of the tank is rusty and all the s*** is going down your lines then, yeah, coat the inside of the tank but if the inside of the tank is good and it\'s just got a pinhole or is leaking from the seam, just give it a real heavy coat of POR15 rust preventative paint from the outside ( flood the seam where it\'s opened up and this stuff sets like rock)
and it\'ll do the job for less than half the price of the internal coating stuff.

[12at]

yeh read this from a few different sites and will get me some this week..
 
then just need to put it back in along with a lsd and cdi / water injections setup and get a final tune..
 
cheers lad

[12at]

Sorted myself some of that POR15 stuff and it looks the goods now..

plan to put tank back in tonight and get it back on the road..

[Ian65]

Nice one, glad you could save it... decent 2nd hand ones are like hens teeth!

[12at]

shall post a pic of it tonight before i put it back in - it come up the goods..

[12at]

here some pics of the tank after a few good coats of the POR15..
 

[rossonza]

wow impressive, looks like new