Hi all,

I am new to this forum. Last year, August, I purchased a 1995 XJS Convertible, British Racing Green, Celebration Edition, which the PO left sitting for a few years. Of course the fuel was bad, so I drained and removed the fuel tank. The fuel pump was rusted and there was surface rust inside the tank. I removed the loose rust in the tank, but I am not sure what I should do next. Can anyone point me to a technical article I can follow for cleaning the tank?
Any advice is much appreciated.

Thank you,

Don

 

Welcome to the Forums.

When time allows, please do an Intro in the New Members Area.

As for tank cleaning, I have read, maybe on here, Vinegar is good. I have never had rusted tanks to deal with, so no 1st hand knowledge.

Lots of products at any Auto Parts Store, good or bad, dunno.

Dont forget the fuel filter, and I would disconnect the supply line AT the engine, and flush that line. You may be lucky, and have no Injector, or FPR damage, only time will tell there.

Since you have an XJS, the next Tech Section down, XJS (X27) is the place for your car.

Good luck.

 

YOU can buy stuff that gobbles up the rust, leaving the steel. There are two products from Jenolite, one the traditional one based on phosporic acid and another one, much newer that is claimed to have no remotely hazardous chemicals in it at all. I have used the latter on small parts in a jam-jar and it works beautifully, but you'd need an awful lot for a jaguar fuel tank.
Here's an article I found on the internet: -

https://workingbyhand.wordpress.com/...s%20can%20form.

As Grant says, vinegar is on the list.

 

My family collects antique John Deere tractors, which sit a lot as you can imagine. We've had a local radiator shop "boil" them out and put a liquid liner in the tank. I think the boiling process is a heated acid solution which dissolves the rust (it leaves a shiny "new metal" surface) prior to the lining material, which is poured in and sloshed around and allowed to cure several days. One of the tractors tanks was done about 25 years ago and still looks like the day it was lined. I also had this done last year on both tanks in my XJ6. I do not know the name of the product unfortunately.

-David

 

local rad shops are pretty knowledgeable in tank cleaning. I had my tanks done and then lined for around $250.00.
geneo

 

I did my dual XJ6 S2 tanks 2 years ago and used KBS Gold Standard. Fabulous product. Cost about $120 and there was enough fir both tanks. It’s a 3 stage process, really good and clear instructions - de-rust, etch, liner. I’m really happy.