Thread: Impala Fuel Tank leak

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Yes, of course they do. But--its not something that you can add to the gasoline and fix it in place. You can take the tank off, try and figure out where the leak is, clean it up without blowing yourself up, put on any of a hundred different "sealing" compounds, put the tank back in----and 3 weeks later it will probably start leaking again. Gas tanks generally let go at the seam--and there is no way to fix that. Or else they rot out from the rust caused by condensation in the tank, and for every hole that rusts thru this month, there are 25 more just about rusted thru----after you find the leak and fix it, and reinstall the tank, they will break thru next month and start leaking again. Eastwood makes a gas tank "slosh compound" that you put in the tank and 'slosh" it around and then let it dry, then reinstall the tank. Then, 3 weeks from now you will put in a tank of gas that has some alcohol added at the refinery, and it will eat the "slosh" compound, and you will be right back where you started, with a leaky gas tank!!!! Been there!!! Did that!!! Two or three friggin times. Trust me. Get another tank!!!