Lately my car has been running like **** my fuel pump howling and car idling irratically, this first happened a while back when I first got the car, I changed the pump and pumps filter, along with the fuel filter. Ran great untill a week or so ago, now it started again only 10x worse jumping from 700-1100 in idle and my pump again howling!!! So I opened the tank and looked in saw a little brown... thought no big deal, then since I had only a 1/4 tank decided to feel around a little and the first thing I did was pull out a handful of rust specs almost like powdered rust!! I mean alot, I cleaned my filter on the pump because it was like caked with ****, almost looked like someone dropped it in mud!!! haven't even got to the actual fuel filter.... I know thats fucked as well. There not even 4 months old but there toast!!!! I'm a sad panda.... I'll be replacing the tank for sure, possibly lines, fuel rail, and injectors... which might not be such a bad thing.... upgrades!!!!!! any suggestions guys? let me know....I'm already getting some injectors so maybe if anyone has dual feed rail or stock rail, plus maybe a tank let me know thanks! BTW 1.6

 

Shoot me a PM, I might have a tank from one of my parts cars.

 

Drop the tank and use Por-15.

-POR-15 Inc.

- L

 

I would rather get a new tank and not worry about coating

 

P51 -

You're going to have to drop the tank regardless. And whether you use your existing tank or one shipped from Zoomin (or some other source), I would suggest you treat it before installation.

- L

 

Yeah fair enough! Changed the fuel filter today cleaned the pump filter again and wah-laa idles beautiful again but in a week or two it'll suck... again... FML

 

how does this happen? i've opened up several old car's fuel tanks and they've all looked spotless

 

honestly my guess is that it sat in a salvage yard for months before I picked it up for oooo $350.00 and it ran lolol