Thread: OL Gravity fuel tank

Would have thought that Dolium would have provided the correct length hose??????????

RF

Originally Posted by Rick Fischer

Would have thought that Dolium would have provided the correct length hose??????????

RF

According to MR Automotive who rectified the problem, OL had used the original fuel hose (the LR HOSE) which just wasn't long enough to be used without putting a severe bend in it. If Dolium do provide a hose, they didn't fit it to my vehicle. It took almost 6 years to fail.

G'day Scallops,
If its gravity fed, does this interfere with the breather pipe on your original filler/tank, or has it been transferred over to the new tank filler point?

Originally Posted by Chops

G'day Scallops,
If its gravity fed, does this interfere with the breather pipe on your original filler/tank, or has it been transferred over to the new tank filler point?

Transferred to the new filler point, from what MR told me. The breather on the actual (original) tank runs out behind the plastic covers in the passenger rear wheel arch.

Originally Posted by Scallops

Folks,

Just sharing a recent experience in case it might spare it happening to others. I had a Dolium 45 litre gravity feed fuel tank fitted which runs directly into the standard tank on my Puma. After nearly 6 years, fuel started cascading from the top of the standard tank recently.

It turns out that the installers used the original filling hose to connect the two tanks, but really, a longer length of hose were required. In using the original fuel hose, the pipe is bent at an extreme angle, and eventually, it ruptured.

MR Auto fitted a correct length fuel hose to connect the 2 tanks and the problem is now permanently fixed, but I wanted to alert owners of this setup to this potential problem.

Dan.

Mine failed recently (last month) also. After 4 years and 100,000Km on a Puma 110. The hose has cracked and split (see photo). Non standard size hose as well, which took OL a few tries to source.
I have been very happy otherwise with the tank and will be ordering a new one for my new Defender but will pay closer attention to the hose in future.
I also purchased the water tank for the LHS rear and this has an issue with the mudflap. The rear panel support strut is removed to install the water tank which causes the panel to flex and the mudflap support arm will then pull out of the panel if loaded with mud. I fixed this by inserting a piece of rigid aluminium angle inside the panel lip and then bolting the mudflap support to it.

Cheers
Mark

Looks like a different fail point to mine Mark, but the same hose. Mine failed at or near the entry point to the main tank, not so easy to see.

They are otherwise excellent tanks, I agree.

Originally Posted by BlueWagon

I fixed this by inserting a piece of rigid aluminium angle inside the panel lip and then bolting the mudflap support to it.

Cheers
Mark

That's a good idea, except now when your mud flap is highly flexed in n offroad situation it will fold your panel work before it fails.

Ask me how I know...

Originally Posted by n plus one

That's a good idea, except now when your mud flap is highly flexed in n offroad situation it will fold your panel work before it fails.

Ask me how I know...

OK....how do you know?