Leaking sub-tank
Posted: 16 Jan 2021 13:22
Apologies in advance if this has already been discussed previously - I couldn't find it, but as I'm still quite new to this Forum I'm still learning how to "drive" it.
My Patrol has now been with me for nearly 5 months and I'm loving it - especially the fact that it returns better fuel consumption if I drove it like I stole it as opposed to driving like an old geezer with a goatee and a pipe in his mouth (which is what I am ). I usually drive till the fuel gauge hits a quarter and then fill up both main and sub tanks. Once the main goes under half, I pump the sub over to the main.
To get anywhere, I have to do 25km's of badly corrugated and potholed dirt road before I get to the black stuff. About 3 weeks ago I filled up and drove about 200km's before I got home. A couple of days later I had to move it and noticed that the sub tank gauge was sitting below full, but thought it might be a false reading due to the car having been parked on an incline. I then wasn't able to drive the car for more than 2 weeks due to contracting the damn 'Rona virus.
Having been granted bail for good behavior, I took it to town yesterday - the sub tank was sitting just above half and I had a patch of dead grass below the rear right-hand corner.
Question to those in the know: Are these sub tanks prone/known to leak/rupture/chafe? Is it likely to be the tank itself, or pipes? Is fixing it a job one can tackle yourself? If so, where can I find the info of how to go about it? If not, where/who can I take it to in the WC (I'm outside Caledon)?
It appears to be the factory fitted (40L) tank, the grass where it was parked for the 2 weeks is not on an incline and the tank wasn't filled to the brim.
My Patrol has now been with me for nearly 5 months and I'm loving it - especially the fact that it returns better fuel consumption if I drove it like I stole it as opposed to driving like an old geezer with a goatee and a pipe in his mouth (which is what I am ). I usually drive till the fuel gauge hits a quarter and then fill up both main and sub tanks. Once the main goes under half, I pump the sub over to the main.
To get anywhere, I have to do 25km's of badly corrugated and potholed dirt road before I get to the black stuff. About 3 weeks ago I filled up and drove about 200km's before I got home. A couple of days later I had to move it and noticed that the sub tank gauge was sitting below full, but thought it might be a false reading due to the car having been parked on an incline. I then wasn't able to drive the car for more than 2 weeks due to contracting the damn 'Rona virus.
Having been granted bail for good behavior, I took it to town yesterday - the sub tank was sitting just above half and I had a patch of dead grass below the rear right-hand corner.
Question to those in the know: Are these sub tanks prone/known to leak/rupture/chafe? Is it likely to be the tank itself, or pipes? Is fixing it a job one can tackle yourself? If so, where can I find the info of how to go about it? If not, where/who can I take it to in the WC (I'm outside Caledon)?
It appears to be the factory fitted (40L) tank, the grass where it was parked for the 2 weeks is not on an incline and the tank wasn't filled to the brim.