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Jaf
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Location: Oria. Spain
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 Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:13 am Post subject: OT (well not Porsche) Fuel tank leak |
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I'm putting my hands up. I have a 1998 Citreon Xantia 1.9td. Moved to Spain and had to buy a car so with little money bought this car. Sorry.
Anyway it's behaved very well but got home today and smelt fuel. The fuel tank is leaky really badly (30 litres in 4 hours). There's a rubber/ plastic mounting point on the bottom of the tank for the exhaust heat shield. There's some sort of sealant around it (and the other 3). So I am going to clean it up and reseal it. Anyone know which sort of sealant I should use? Chemical metal or something?
Thanks, Jaf
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santi
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:25 am Post subject: |
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Nural, i dont know what series is, but can resist the fuel..
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Mike924
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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I found that chemical metal works for a while (2 - 3 weeks) and then the fuel starts to leak again. But that was with petrol, diesel's a bit thicker so might not be so bad.
The problem is keeping the fuel away from the 'hole' while the chemical metal is curing. If you can drain your tank (seems to be doing a good job of it by itself!  ) you might be in with a chance.
Are you sure it's actally the tank that's holed? The rate of leak seems very high for a pin-hole type leak, which is usually what happens. I'd check to see if any fuel hoses, etc have perished that might be the source of the leak.
Happy hunting!
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Jaf
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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Santi, I won't insult the Spanish language by trying to type Spanish! Have had weekly lessons for 2 months but am not very good. Can order chicken and chips
Mike, have been to see the Citroen chaps. Took quite a while to explain even to the English guy there as he didn't seem to know what a heat shield is?! Had to show them on the computer. They do the plastic bung thing seperately so have ordered one. Should get it thursday so I will know more then. I guess I must have hit it with a rock. Stupid idea bolting anything to the tank! 400 euros for a new tank and 3 hours labour at...wait for it...30 euros an hour. Amazingly cheap.
P.s. my friend who's arranging for the 924 to come over says they stick the car on a low loader after checking for dents etc. Not exactly first class travel.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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why not take the train(a few hours) to germany and buy a nice 924 for a couple of grands?
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Jaf
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| Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:10 am Post subject: |
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| morghen wrote: | | why not take the train(a few hours) to germany and buy a nice 924 for a couple of grands? |
Yes Morghen very tempting. Once I've got my house repaired (there's no kitchen, bathroom, electric, water) and have some money to spare I'm thinking of making a track on my land and having lots of 924s to drive round it. Actually not such a pipe dream at £500 a car! Will be some time yet and in the meantime I need a car so will need to repair the most expensive car I ever bought (5,000 euros!!!) as I can't afford to scrap it and lose the money. Whatever happens with the Citroen I'm not putting off bringing my 924 over from England, will just put off doing the kitchen instead!
Hey we could have a Europe meet to race around my dirt track! My dad's trying to arrange an offroad event for the VW campervan nuts.
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Mike924
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Dirt track! 924s were built to drive on tarmac!
Perhaps you could put off your bathroom, water and electricity for a while...
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Jaf
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| Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:01 am Post subject: |
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Gave up on fixing the tank and got a second hand one. It's really not possible to live round here without a car. Kept the old tank and will have a go at it in a few weeks when the diesel has dried out. The stuff doesn't dry out like good old petrol, mind you it doesn't burn your skin either!
The way it's going Mike perhaps I will end up tarmacing the road! Got stuck there on Friday in a storm and the track was all churned up. Scary.
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