Fuel Tank Drain Plug Leaking

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Fuel tank drain plug leaking.

To drain the gas tank of your car start by placing a large pan under the drainage plug or the small bolt screwed directly into the gas tank. It didn t seal so they used what i can only guess was silicone caulk to try to hold in the fuel. If the tank is leaking on the bottom you can even rub soap on the leaks and they will seal up. Fuel tank drain plug leaking use teflon tape or other type.

Have towels or rags nearby to wipe up any spills. The best and easiest way to drain a fuel tank without getting dirty or messy in simple easy steps. Not to worry there is a temporary solution to your fuel drip problem. Allow the fuel to drain until the tank is empty.

Drained the fuel tank via the fuel pump hose keeping the car at an angle towards the fuel pump side lowest point at the fuel pump hose. Check out the tools list below. They put an oil drain plug in the hole to seal it. The leak started when i tried to remove the plug to drain the fuel and by doing so somewhere along the welded area crack.

Repairing a fuel tank can get difficult especially when the it is full of fuel. Here are all of the tools. Once the drain plug has been loosened remove it completely by hand. Smear plenty of the mush on the threads of the drain plug and screw it into the tank.

Not the fitting leaking it s a crack in the welding of the pipe. While the real solution is to replace the fuel tank that is not always feasible in the short term. Take precaution as fuel is going to spill out at full force as soon as the drain plug is fully removed. I plan to drain the fuel and remove the drain plug and wrap threads with teflon tape and insert and tighten to see if this will stop the fuel leak from the threads.

Drain the fuel from the tank. Someone had to drain this fuel tank once before. The drain plug is not sealing after tightening.