Fuel tank rusted-where can i buy a new one from?

[monstr2]

My car is a JDM,REV 1,3SGTE and i have recently discovered that the fuel tank has become rusted from inside and i'd like to know where i can get a new one from as it is not available in Lithia toyota. Thanks.

[Draven]

Wow well i'm pretty sure you could get one from Toyota UK. But I should imagine the postage costs horrendous.

No idea really mate.

[monstr2]

Tracy at Lithia toyota says its not being made anymore.

[Draven]

Tracy at Lithia toyota says its not being made anymore.

Ah yes. Sadly it is around that time. Last time I tried to get parts I was told that they were no longer being produced. You might be able to get old stock. But i'm afriad you might be looking more towards getting one from a breaker. I did have a breaker a little while ago but scapped it with the tank in simply because it was too much of a pain to remove.

[thomp1983]

if it's not too badly rusted then you could probably use something like petseal or por15 or similar if it's available in india

[Rob]

I've not heard of this in the UK, Europe or US, not from the inside anyway.

Without wishing to offend, is it a likely result of poorer grade fuels in India?
If so, it will happen again and I wonder if you could put any sort of coating inside to protect it from happening again?

[monstr2]

I've not heard of this in the UK, Europe or US, not from the inside anyway.

Without wishing to offend, is it a likely result of poorer grade fuels in India?
If so, it will happen again and I wonder if you could put any sort of coating inside to protect it from happening again?

I have heard that if you leave the car sitting for a long time with a small amount of fuel in the tank then it will catch rust.
My car came with a rusted tank and fuel pump when i bought it.

This has not happened with any other car that i have owned not even my 14 year old DD.

[monstr2]

if it's not too badly rusted then you could probably use something like petseal or por15 or similar if it's available in india

I dont know how effective this will be and i've been told the rust always reappears after some time as has happened with my car.

[Draven]

Rust will always appear eventually this is the bain of all mild steel. Por15 will seal it for a while. You're probably best looking for a breaker in India.

[monstr2]

Rust will always appear eventually this is the bain of all mild steel. Por15 will seal it for a while. You're probably best looking for a breaker in India.

There are probably a total of 100 MR2's in my cuntry so i will have to buy the tank from either the U.K. or the U.S.

[raptor95GTS]

Rust will always appear eventually this is the bain of all mild steel. Por15 will seal it for a while. You're probably best looking for a breaker in India.

There are probably a total of 100 MR2's in my cuntry so i will have to buy the tank from either the U.K. or the U.S.

unfortunate typo lol but aye that's going to be an expensive postage

[C35Rob]

Rust will always appear eventually this is the bain of all mild steel. Por15 will seal it for a while. You're probably best looking for a breaker in India.

There are probably a total of 100 MR2's in my cuntry so i will have to buy the tank from either the U.K. or the U.S.

you could also try hong kong - closer to you and has a big "JDM" scene, or japan, or australia / NZ. sourcing a tank will be easy, finding someone willing to ship one may be harder. it may even be cheaper to have a rectangular tank fabricated in your own country. as it wouldn't take a fabricator too long (probably a day?) and I imagine labour costs aren't too bad.

how about some pics of your car too?

[monstr2]

Rust will always appear eventually this is the bain of all mild steel. Por15 will seal it for a while. You're probably best looking for a breaker in India.

There are probably a total of 100 MR2's in my cuntry so i will have to buy the tank from either the U.K. or the U.S.

you could also try hong kong - closer to you and has a big "JDM" scene, or japan, or australia / NZ. sourcing a tank will be easy, finding someone willing to ship one may be harder. it may even be cheaper to have a rectangular tank fabricated in your own country. as it wouldn't take a fabricator too long (probably a day?) and I imagine labour costs aren't too bad.

how about some pics of your car too?

Do you think it will be possible to fabricate a tank as it is very odd shaped and there are also the valves and fittings that go into it?

Cant post pics here but heres a link http://postimg.org/my.php?gallery=31idula10

[Draven]

It is possible to fabricate anything given the time and expense.