wanted: 2.8 inj fuel tank

[mgentry90]

how much will it cost for a 2.8inj fuel tank?

[Lazarus]

ive got one from a e plate 2.8i special
£175 in good condition, just needs a lick of paint.
Regards Jason 07540187713

[mgentry90]

hi sorry, jokes are to be posted on the rant and rave section. thanks anyway! haha

[Caprigear]

You'll find that the price he quoted is in the ball park for a good condition, guaranteed tank. You asked and he replied, no need to take the piss.

[mgentry90]

i thought they were going for around the £40 mark?

[Peter-S]

i thought they were going for around the £40 mark?

Standard tanks go for that sort of money but you'll be very luck to get a good 2.8 tank for that.

[Sean007]

There's one on gumtree £35 got a small pin whole in it but apparently repairable.... BUT, it's in Ireland (i think)
Cheers
Sean

[Caprigear]

There's one on gumtree £35 got a small pin whole in it but apparently repairable.... BUT, it's in Ireland (i think)
Cheers
Sean

If there's one pinhole then guaranteed there will be more, if it's repairable then why hasn't he done it before trying to sell it?
By the time you'd bought this one, taken a chance on it possibly being unrepairable, shipped it form Ireland, repaired it why not just buy the good one that's already been offered?

[mgentry90]

yea, i think i'll wait till i have the money then either get the one offered or if its not available im sure you (caprigear) will have one in stock when the time comes, need to get a few other bits first and money is short, especially with xmas coming!

[r2vdh]

Or buy a rot box for pennies and get it out of that

[Caprigear]

Or buy a rot box for pennies and get it out of that

Good idea but a couple of problems with that
1, The chance of getting a rotbox for pennies.
2, The chance that the tank is actually any good.
Not saying it's impossible just unlikely.

[Caprigear]

yea, i think i'll wait till i have the money then either get the one offered or if its not available im sure you (caprigear) will have one in stock when the time comes, need to get a few other bits first and money is short, especially with xmas coming!

I very rarely have 2.8i tanks hanging around. They are usually gone as soon as they pass the pressure test.
The problem is that you're not guaranteed a good tank in every 2.8i. Around half of the ones I send fail the pressure test, some can be repaired but most that fail are too rotten to be repaired.
The annoying thing is that most of the ordinary tanks, 1.6/2.0/3.0 pass with no problems.

[mgentry90]

hmm.. i'll have to make getting one a priority then i think. im planning on fitting a 200sx engine in my car and im told i will need a 2.8 inj tank cause its gravity fed and has a pump or something.. any other suggestions?

[r2vdh]

Cheapest option then pick up a swirl pot, a gravity pump and high pressure pump. Assuming you already have a 2L/1.6L capri with standard tank

[mgentry90]

i do

[mgentry90]

will continue swirl pot conversation in Q+A

[cabaret]

you can have my spare for £50

[Gray18]

That was my tank for 35 quid, as you say, it had a pinhole at the pump mount, hence the reason why I only got 30 quid for it. I bought it for the sender inside which thankfully was perfect.

[mgentry90]

so does this one not have a sender in it now?

[Gray18]

nah mate the tank is now sold, a 2.8 sender is worth 50 quid on a bad day anyway, I bought it for that, so keeping it as a spare as they're like hens teeth.