When we got her the previous owners had just had a new tank fitted so you would assume all is well. Unfortunately for us, some numpty who fitted the tank (it was a garage too!) decided to re-use the grommet seal where the plastic filler neck enters the tank, instead of fitting a new one for less than a tenner. The seal had a huge split on the inside which you would never have found unless you filled the tank up.
I dread to think what could have happened if we had not discovered it before driving onto the motorway, fuel spraying back towards exhaust.
Please, please everyone, check your fuel tank seal, even if it has a new tank fitted!
