I need to replace my fuel tank, I had bought a new one before realizing that all the seals are discontinued for this vehicle separately. I could buy another tank, that would come with them, but I already have a new tank. The parts for this vehicle were discontinued recently and it sat for a spell, so I missed the window before things became messy sadly lol.
So opinions on reusing fuel the seals on a fuel tank. Seals such as fuel pump, vents, sending unit…
Wait! Wait! Wait!
You’re asking if you can reuse, or if there’s replacement seals for a gas tank for a vehicle that we don’t know anything about?
Tester
Seals and gaskets generally aren’t reusable, have to be replaced once they parts involved are unbolted. But sometimes it is possible to custom make your own gasket, depends on which gasket it is. Making your own head gasket , unlikely to be successful. Making your own throttle body gasket, more likely to work.
Make/model/year/miles, please!
I assumed the gaskets would be rubber, or something similar, since it is fuel related.
The vehicle is a 1999 Chevrolet Tracker, 2 door, 4 Wheel Drive, 2.0ltr, 172k miles. Fuel tank is something new to me, obviously lol
If this is built like other GM tanks, there is an O ring seal at the top. There is no way a 25 year old O ring is going to seal once opened up.
But if it is an O ring, one can be sourced from industrial supply houses like Grainer or McMaster Carr.
Other flat gaskets can be cut from gasket stock. Try Napa or one of the other 2 sources.
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The seals for the two small openings are available from Rock Auto and O’Reilly’s.
The fuel pump module comes with the seal but the seal is not listed seperatly. The fuel pump also fits 1999 - 2005 Grand Vitara, the fuel pump seal for a 2001 Grand Vitara looks the same, there might be a small difference;
Would you mind explaining why you need to replace the fuel tank?
Your fuel tank is steel . . . is it rusted out?
Rockauto shows every single part of your fuel tank . . . the tank and everything inside it . . . as still available, so I’m not sure where youre looking
The tank is very rusted yes, VERY RUSTED lol. One of the previous owners, I can only assume given the damage, did a fair amount of off roading with the vehicle! It is surprisingly fun to drive for what it is, which it is 4WD and small lol. They must have bottomed out many times over the years leaving the tank pretty pushed in, in many spots in turn rusting heavily in all those spots. I’ve had to putty/patch it at least 6 different times in this past year :-(. So I finally pulled the trigger and got some parts! Well, it’s all done now! NOW, there is a completely new issue lol UGH! At first, the little flapper/stopper at the fuel tank inlet had overspray from the factory and stuck closed…it wouldn’t take any gas at all! So I got that figured out, now the amount of fuel in the tank doesn’t match what the fuel gauge reads! I had it professionally installed…I use that word VERY losely at this point. They are a legitiment business, but ugh, not professional in any sense of the word. 25 miles one way to work is a long damn walk, so I had no other option. Well, I think it’s going to be a case of thorough and checking things that should be checked during the process. I have had previous bad experiences with them and so have many others, but in a pinch! I made sure they saved the old fuel pump unit so that I new for sure that they actually replaced it. So I got the specifications of the new sending unit and I metered the old sending unit…The original sending unit is rated at 130-15 ohms and the new one is rated at 73-10 ohms! This coming weekend, I’m going to run it out of gas, record what I put in from a fresh start and go from there. So that I have all information I can offer to go to them with. I suppose an option would also be to buy and install an aftermarket fuel gauge and deal with that, but I really don’t want to have to do that lol. Anyhow, long exhale, that’s where I’m at now! At least it takes gas now right? haha