Hey, anyone have any experience repairing a leaking gas tank with a coating or liner product? My 91 Loyale looks like it;s leaking along the seam of the tank in the rear. I was refered to a product by Eastwood Automotive that cleans the tank out, the coats it, making it leak-proof. I have ordered their Gas Tank Sealer Kit:

 

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=382&itemType=PRODUCT

 

I'll dig the tank out this weekend, and let Y'all know how it turns out.

 

Fat Tony

My old man had to do it a few months back. Read the directions carefully, chances are it is a two-part epoxy that you have to mix, then pour into the tank, then tape off any holes and roll the tank around for a defined period of time, to distribute the coating evenly, everywhere. then you pour all the excess goo out.

 

It works. I cant make any recommendations on the product you specifically ordered, but this isnt one of those magical fixes that doesnt really work, if that is what youre asking.. like bars leaks, or automatic trans anti-slip agents....

Best way is to weld the tank. You drop it, clean the tank out very well, and let it air dry for a few days or so. Then you hook up a low pressure air source to the tank so that any welding sparks are blown outward. Clean up the rust, weld in new metal, and then treat the entire area with POR15, and paint it or coat with bedliner.

 

Or you can just find a new tank.

 

I wouldn't use any kind of sealant or epoxy. Easy enough to just get another tank, and removing it is probably one of the WORST jobs you will ever come across on a subaru. It would be worse than losing the family pet to have to do it twice.... It's trapped up there by the diff and diff hanger, it's full of dirt on top of the tank, and you need about 16 arms and 37 thumbs to get all the hoses and filler tube unhooked without totally ruining 25 miles of rubber tubing that's old and crusty from 20 years in there....... yeah.... can you tell I hate that job?

 

GD