my "other car" 1996 honda civic sadan has a small hole on the top of the tank ;-( and the tank that fits it is only 96-98 and this stupid tank is double the price of EVERY OTHER YEAR for the civic ;-( like 270 + shipping new or used ;-( so I was wondering if anybody has successfullly patched a fuel tank?
anything work patching small hole on top of fuel tank??
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Clean the area really well.
Get a pack of Wrigley's Spearmint Gum.
Chew two pieces until all the sugar is out of them.
Place on hole and smash flat.
Cover with a piece of aluminum tape.
Fixed!
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Put a metal screw in the small hole.
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How big is the hole? Yes you can patch a fuel tank if the hole is small. Considering it's on top, it should be a piece of cake to patch. You can use a fiberglass epoxy kit, basically like a bondo with a fiberglass cloth, to patch something small. A bigger hole I would drain the tank, take it off the car. Let it sit for a couple of days to evaporate any fumes that are left. Fill the tank to the top with water until it's overflowing, dump out the water. Take the tank to a local welding shop, tell them you drained it & water washed it, and that you want the hold welded shut. After you get the tank back, there is a product you can pour in the tank similar to a POR15 that'll bond to the metal and keep moisture off of the tank. BUT, if this is a rust hole, the tank is probably not long for the world anyway and you might start budgeting for a new one.
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$232.11 SHIPPED FOR FREE.
1996-1998 Honda Civic Fuel Tank - Replacement REPH670104 - Galvanized steel, OE replacement
1996-1998 Honda Civic Fuel Tank - Replacement REPH670104 - Galvanized steel, OE replacement
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Promise you that it does. It's old school, and was used all the time for fixing small leaks.
Ya I found that one too, but if you look at ALLLLLLLL other civic tanks they are like 100$ shipped LOL
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Sorta like owning a Titan.
If you want an IPT transmission, it costs around $5000.
If you own a Dodge, Ford or Chevy, it's about half that.
Good luck!
I sure would like to know that same question myself, I hear ya about a new tank, but man its a 96 LOL who wants to dump that kinda cash on a small whole, when I own a titan LOL ;-)
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This is not a safe procedure and violates established welding industry safety standards. You state to fill and drain the tank with water, but then say to tell the welding shop it has been "washed". First, I would never want a 28 Gallon Tank with fumes in it, sitting around my home for a couple days. It is a deadly explosive device at that point. Putting water in the tank 2 days later and draining, does not wash it. It needs to be welded with the water in the tank. The procedure as you described, will actually create a more explosive environment, as oxygen content is increased and fumes will still be present. Having water in the tank, eliminates the oxygen. Very simple and easy to do, and safe! Inert gas can be used instead, if circumstances permit. Washing would have to be done with a detergent of some sort, not as practical or foolproof. I will never weld an empty gasoline tank. Be careful out there.
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jb weld will do the job we repaired the gas tank on old datsun car and it held upjust fine.
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I put a screw thru my tank while installing an amplifier under the seat of my 82 land cruiser did not notice until it smelled like diesel in the truck. Found the issue (not the first place i looked on this kinda truck) pulled the screw drilled a 3/8 hole in the body above the problem put some of that yellow teflon tape on a stainless machine screw and put it in the hole. Easy ghetto fix, and the stereo finally went loud enough to hear over the engine
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Jb weld never worked for me... I had a hole in th bottom of a tank on a slammed integra I tried silicone, jb weld, bubblegum and duct tape. It drove me crazy... I finally did the screw trick and no more leak for me
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Yeah, I realize you weld it with water in the tank. That's why I told him to bring it to a welding shop. The welding shop would know to fill it with water before they started. The point of filling it to the top and dumping the water is to remove any standing gasoline and pushing *most* of the fumes out of the tank. Which do you think is safer - a guy dragging a tank around that he just pulled out of his car, with gasoline remnants still in it, or a tank where all of the standing gas and most of the fumes have been pushed out? Surely you don't think that an empty tank that's *not* been washed is free of oxygen, do you? He's not going to weld it himself - otherwise he wouldn't be asking how to fix this hole.
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