I dodged a bullet with my Subaru Tribeca for now. I was ready to get rid of it when I thought it had a bad head gasket and a rusty gas tank but the vehicle actually doesn't have a bad head gasket and it was something else.
However, I have a rusty gas tank. Last year, I started smelling gas. I couldn't find the leak so I brought it an indy subaru shop and paid for diagnosis. In the end, they wanted $2600 to replace the Steel gas tank because tons of components need to be dropped to get to it. I have no appetite to replace it at the moment.
What happened was there is a little barb on the gas tank which rusted (or somehow broke) off inside a rubber line that goes to the carbon canister. I cleaned up the area the best that I could and jammed a vacuum fitting into the hole. No more smell or codes and it's been like that for 2 years. Right after doing that, I pressure washed the underside and coated whatever I could reach with rust reformer. The gas tank is impossible to reach and see due to all of the mess around it.
I guess that I am on borrowed time like we all are.
Should I come up with some routine to try and stop the gas tank from rusting at the seams? My first step was to make sure I stopped parking it on grass!
The vehicle is exceptionally rust free besides that area.
Thoughts?
Thanks
However, I have a rusty gas tank. Last year, I started smelling gas. I couldn't find the leak so I brought it an indy subaru shop and paid for diagnosis. In the end, they wanted $2600 to replace the Steel gas tank because tons of components need to be dropped to get to it. I have no appetite to replace it at the moment.
What happened was there is a little barb on the gas tank which rusted (or somehow broke) off inside a rubber line that goes to the carbon canister. I cleaned up the area the best that I could and jammed a vacuum fitting into the hole. No more smell or codes and it's been like that for 2 years. Right after doing that, I pressure washed the underside and coated whatever I could reach with rust reformer. The gas tank is impossible to reach and see due to all of the mess around it.
I guess that I am on borrowed time like we all are.
Should I come up with some routine to try and stop the gas tank from rusting at the seams? My first step was to make sure I stopped parking it on grass!
The vehicle is exceptionally rust free besides that area.
Thoughts?
Thanks