small tank above passenger front wheel??

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » 29 Jun 2008, 16:22

excuse me for being a numpty but whats it for??

Post by **Mocki** » 29 Jun 2008, 16:27

same as the one above the drivers side front wheel, expansion tank for the petrol tank...... you should have a pair the same, one each side

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » 29 Jun 2008, 16:30

one above the drivers wheel too eh?? blimey didnt even notice

I see two pipes coming off the one under the passenger side. Pipes are perished!!

Post by **Mocki** » 29 Jun 2008, 16:37

[img:814:505]http://club80-90.co.uk/techhelp/fueltankbreathers.jpg[/img]

its a common problem, perished breathers, its a easy enough job, as long as you have thin bendy arms, and uj jointed fingers

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » 29 Jun 2008, 16:39

haha cheers

will get it sorted then

Post by **shepster** » 30 Jun 2008, 08:17

Or are you talking about the washer bottle?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » 30 Jun 2008, 09:44

nah its def the expansion tank now I have had a good look

prob why I get a faint smell of fuel!!

Post by **dugcati** » 30 Jun 2008, 19:06

washer bottle normally lives right at the very front of the vehicle on the nearside (left) above the spare wheel.....

Post by **kevtherev** » 30 Jun 2008, 20:34

desperado wrote: Pipes are perished!!

you'll be getting water in the tank every time the road is wet... Had any running problems?

Post by **lhd** » 30 Jun 2008, 20:48

Tey are a "feck" to do, I've just done mine and could not get my fingers in there....
Luckily after some advise from tomany toys (I think), I removed the tank and done it that way.........
If you do go the tank out method some advise I would give is.......
Order some of the rubber pads from VW they are only cheap and also when refitting the tank it must go up front first.
It took me ages to realise this and otherwise would have been a pretty quick job.

Post by **hercules** » 30 Jun 2008, 21:30

desperado wrote:nah its def the expansion tank now I have had a good look

prob why I get a faint smell of fuel!!

i get that smell some time so it ok u do get it then was worry about that i thought i had a somethink worn and losing fuel

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » 01 Jul 2008, 07:20

right its the bits of branch pipe that are perished. The small sections that go from the breather pipe to the tank inlet. They are like the braided cord type

Can these be purchased still or what is the alternative?? And where from??

Post by **The_blue** » 02 Jul 2008, 15:38

drop the tank.

Use more flexy pipe than came off and i even got rid of the metal sections inbetween the flex on my early tank.