Hole in a Gas Tank Repair
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2017
- Repairing a hole in a Gas Tank.
How to fix a leaking gas tank. Without removing the gas or tank.
One day I had little fuel in my car and decided to fill my tank.
But the surprise was that there was a hole in the tank.
As the price of a new and repair was very high I decided to repair it.
I researched the internet and found a J-B weld epoxy and decided to experiment.
Until the day of publication of this video I had no problems.
Mah man i follow ur procedure its great its hard as a stone!! Well done again!! Thankz 4 ur tips!!👍👍👍..⭐⭐⭐..!!
With gas above $5 a gallon, I think this video will start getting a lot of views.
Only one problem. The JB weld material is hard as rock and the fuel tank is plastic which actually expands and contracts slightly based on temperature and weight. Eventually the two materials will seperate. Hopefully your repair is for a temporary purpose.
I fixed mine with a proper sized fine tooth bolt coated in JB Weld, worked perfectly. Just using the JB Weld on a hole that big didn’t seem like a long term solution, but I hope it holds for you
For those of you that a victims of theft. This will last the life of the vehicle if done correctly.
I had a hole in mine from thief's my own fault for leaving the under cover off. It's a metal tank, I used an m8 5mm long flanged bolt with 1mm thread pitch, tapped the hole up to a 8mm thread, the tap was able bend the metal up inside the tank for a good thread length, used a copper washer and job done, my car has plastic under covers now so tank isn't visible but I have a drain plug now.
Cut out a patch out of the side wall of a cheap plastic gas container 4x the hole's diameter. I knew that would not melt. Put it over the hole using gasoline-resistant sealant like Seal-All or a 2 part epoxy resin like JB Weld. Check it once in a while, though. Gasoline resistant is not gasoline proof. There is always the possibility of a leak. But it will get you back on the road until you have the time and $$$$ to replace the gas tank
$6 is what it cost me for the stuff needed.. apposed to the $1000 (that I dont have) as a deductible. Thank you so much, I passed this video to my older bro who said "yes that will work". Some pile of pig vomit drilled my tank.. hope it was worth the $10 bucks that was in it..
I tried it. Maybe I didn’t do a perfect job. Half for nearly 3 months. Then today I noticed a leak. It’s slight but it’s there. So I’ll have to get it to stop then try applying more.
Curious now after so many years, is it still holding up?
Gas thieves are now stabbing gas tanks so this might be good to have in the car just in case.
People stole 2 gallons of gasoline and left 1/2 inch hole on my gas tank.
Thank you so much! Fixed mine the same way. Holding well so far.
How did it hold up? I had a hole on the top if my tank from when I bought it. Crazy. There was jb weld already on it but it wasn't holding pressure and tripped the engine light, same code has faulty gas cap (tank not holding pressure). I removed. Cleaned and replaced with better jb weld. Said it would work on plastics and with gasoline. It worked for a while but is now leaking air and a little gas again. Im to the point where I've gotten all the old jb weld off again and the tank is off the vehicle. This time I'm thinking of, first obviously remove any remaining fuel, then clean good with water, let dry. Then attempt to weld the hole closed with a soldering iron and small amount scrape edge tank plastic material over hole. Either that or a nylon bolt with rubber washer, either tap out the hole or remove fuel pump to reach hand inside tank, put nylon bolt with rubber washer coming from inside, going out the hole, with another rubber washer and nylon nut on outside. Possibly thread the hole aswell and use some sort of pvc pipe glue that will fuse the nylon bolt and plastic tank hole together. Anyways any takes?
Some just drilled a hole in my trucks gas tank today.
Bingo w/these materials, Thanks a lot for infos. Keep going w/other infos. I use sometime this material and all the time I was very happy. Good product.
Well done mah man!! Very good
DOPE!!!!!!!!!! EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR!
Great video. I bought the Jb steel but looks like the 2part epoxy works better. Just a few questions wat exactly were you using to clean the surface ? And how long does it takes to cure ?
I wonder if this would work for small hole in my old '58 T-Bird's coolant surge tank? I will have to try.