131mirafiori forum

Does anyone know of a good product to clean rust off the inside of a petrol tank

Replace the tank Enda   

There are products you can get that are supposed to seal the inside of the tank, however, it is unusual for the inside of 131 tanks to rust excessively in my experience so I also would recommend replacing it.

enda go to www.frost.co.uk & they do a product to repair tanks costs around ?60 i had to get for the celica as the tank was rusty & i couldnt get one so it was welded & sealed from the inside with frosts product, highly recommended

A brand new petrol tank is 100Euro,I have many.

There you go Enda sorted, new tank for the same price ish!

i have just taken a tank out of a racing. i was going to put it on here as not  in my plans to re use it appears to be  clean  inside  fuel ok. you are welcome to have it for nothing  although i dont think you could send it by post/courier  im in kent if you can get someone to pick it up. im going to gaydon this sunday if you know anyone going  to pick it up   

If this was my situtation,i would go for the new tank from Yagmur.Eugene

Thanks for all the help lads but i forgot to mention the tank is in an opel ascona ill try frost products nick

The Frost stuff is good but a good motorbike shop will stock similar products as I got mine up in Dublin for about 20 euro and it treated a 30 litre tank on my Ferguson 20  ;D ;D

Do you use the Ferguson 20 for moving the Fiats that you have for sale :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D :D ;).Eugene

Iwill be in dublin 2moro what shop did you get it in?

Hi enda the frost product is S200 & is ?25 which will seal a 18 gallon tank, the irish agents are
motors inc, 
unit 24,
northwest centre,
northwest business part,
blanchardstown,dublin 15
018665865
give them a ring first they ar not rip off ireland merchants you pay similar price to frost, thats the product code for the fuel tank sealer on its own there is a kit avaliable for ?53 code S208 it has tank cleaner & other stuff which i used i think? its a few years ago now & the tank is perfect.

Why would I need a tractor to move my cars as maybe you are too use to Ladas but I find the ignition key works perfect for me  ::) ::) but why are my cars for sale, is there something special sitting in a small lock up in Tuscany  :o :o as I have always fancied a 1920's Fiat Torpedo.....

Thanks nick ill get onto them

Hi Enda i had a look at the kit today & it has extra cleaner & metal ready to make sure the sealer does its job thats why i went for the kit guranteed to work, id say that ascona tanks are rare, did you try totalopel site?

I tried the total opel site and they said that an early vectra one would work I have 2 ascona tanks and you wouldnt believe the amount of rust they have on the inside and one of them is out of a diesel

If thats the rwd ascona which was same chassis as mk1 cavalier with the fuel tank upright behind the rear seat, when I was working as a mechanic for a vauxhall main dealer from 1983-85 I can remember changing these tanks on three or four year old cars as they had rotted out !  yet I have never had any trouble with 131 saloon tanks rotting

I restored a manta gte boot type earlier this year & the only thing that wasnt rotten was the tank Lol!  she is very nice now all finished in white, proper job & a very happy customer.

Yea the only thing that doesnt rust on a 131 is the tank Anyway lads i got a tank for the ascona Thanks for your help