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Hey all having major problems (AGAIN ) Okay so may aswell give ye all the low down i seem to have a lot of rust in my fuel thank how i know this is iv used 4 fuel filters in two weeks :( so i presume my options are whip of the tank and somehow clean it?? Or perhaps by a new one somewhere ??? all advice majorally appreciated as usual cause it would appear ye guys are better then my haynes manual haha
You can dress a pig in a suit but you cant stop it grunting
Filler neck could be knackerd dude and piling rust in.
A mate had similar problem and just took out sender unit and cleaned what he could from there with tank virtually dry. Then he threw a couple of magnets in so that any other wee bits of rust would stick to them!
Okay and would that be a common enough thing replacing the filler neck?i put 30 quid worth of petrol in it you know to see if filling it would help with the problem
You can dress a pig in a suit but you cant stop it grunting
Have you actually taken it off? It might seem fine at a first glance, but if it's never been replaced, chances are that's the source of your rust. The only other sensible option is that the tank itself is rusty, but that's a more complicated job.
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Oh thats good thinking :D is there a rubber seal you have to replace each time you open that do funky??i will take the filler neck off and look properly also :D
You can dress a pig in a suit but you cant stop it grunting
Something else that you can do is to put a fine mesh over the outlet pipe in the fuel tank (I bought a cheap metal tea strainer and cut out the mesh), this will stop any larger bits of rust.
