hey i was wodnering if they make OEM or maybe aftermarket PLASTIC gas tanks for s13's...??my car started sluging realy ba and so i checkd the fuel filter, when i pulled it off, like rust colored gas started dripping out. so i pulled the fuel pump out(the previous owner put a walbro 255 in it) and gosh it was terrible, i must have pulled about 1/2 gallon of rust out of the tank, so im going to drop the tank a work tonight and wait and find a new one, i checked the deal today, they wanted $336.97 for a new OEM tank, i also picked up a sending unit gasket, the previous owner must have tore it or soemthing because when i took the sending unit out, it was cut in half.

if there are no PLASTIC ones, i'm going to have my friend that works at Dixi metals make me a aluminum fuel cell(he made 1 for his S-10 and it tunred out great.)

 

radiator shops have a rock treatment... talk to radiator shops they will know how to fix it and put a sealer on the inside to reuse it without problems...

 

alright thanks man...if i canot find a plastic tank, ill look into that, but does ne one know if they make plastic tanks for s13's

 

no they don't make plastic tanks for OEM re[placements, what would be the point... Having the radiator shop would prove more cost affective over trying to buy a cell or replacement tank and would last just as long.

 

where did you find the oem replacement?

 

Here's one for sale if you're interested don't know if it's what you're looking for but here ya go anyway

www.floridadrift.com :: View topic - for sale s13 gas tank

 

yeah thanks i already replied to him.. i was just curious as to where to get a new one.

 

i talked to the nissan dealer here in town and they gave me a quote of $336.97, but they have to order it which i would understand that..try the nissan dealer.

and the point of a plastic tank is to never have to worry about rust or any problem again, as long as the gasket for the sending unit does not go bad, there wont be a problem, water in gas will rust the tank, it will take time but it will surely rust.

 

if you have a radiator place do it, talk to the about anti corrosive... They have a liner(like robber grips on pliers) That keeps the metal from getting oxidized. And you will still be far less $$ than a new tank or a plastic replacement.

 

well In the grand picture here do you realy think you will still have your car by the time your tank rust's once more?