Replacement Tank

July 14, 2007 at 5:05pm in 2000 Mk1

As the inside of my petrol tank seems to be rusting like crazy and filling up countless fuel filters with crud I was on the look out for a replacement to clean up and swap. I found one on eBay which was described as being a year old before the car it was removed from was scrapped - condition didn’t seem all that relevant as I guessed I would need to do it up anyway. Luckily it was located close to my sister so she could pick it up - and even better it went for 50p!

I removed the sender unit from the back this morning and peered inside - totally spotless! So I masked it up, got the wire wheel and angle grinder out and cleaned off the surface rust. A quick spray paint later and a nice looking petrol tank… shame you won’t see it!