I have removed mine over the last 6 months,prob wont ever get it back togther,well the tank is a lil rusty but the lil tank is very flaky rusty,gonna try muratic acid to clean & hope it gets it all out,my question is where did everyone get the parts from? I having trouble with the tank filler neck o-ring & gaiter seal? I have been to several sites but they say the parts on fit 88& up or not in the righ vin # areas,my car is an 87 XJSC too so I guess thats why its harder to get the right parts
Thanks,Brian

 

you may find one at one of these sites or do a EBay search

Jaguar Parts - Jaguar Fuel Filler Parts

Fuel Tank-Convertible-5.3 Litre - Parts For XJS from (V)139052 to (V)179736 | Jaguar Heritage Parts UK

Fuel Filter O Ring

 

See,my vin # is 138084 so its too early for most places ive seen,I guess because its an XJSC maybe? Ill figure it out,just found the gaitor piece,says for mine,need Oring for filler & a fuel level sensor& oring,might have to buy for XJS & see if they are the same,thanks for the help

 

I got a new one recently from sng barrett I don't know if the cab is different to the fhc but if you want new give them a try

 

Cab is the same. How much RGP?

greg

 

My 92 XJS convertible had sat for years before I got it. The tank was full of rust and water. I pulled the tank and removed the fuel pump and fuel pump mount. After taping over the holes, To remove the scale, I inserted a couple dozen 1/2 hex nuts and a few gallons of kerosene. I shook and rotated the tank. I dumped the dirty kerosine and did it again. Finally I filled the tank as muck as possible with a solution of muratic acid. After a few hours of sloshing it around, I dumped it. More kerosine was sloshed and dumped to prevent furthur rusting. I used the old fuel pump mount as I could''t find a new one. A new fuel pump and sending unit were installed. A new neck O ring and gaiter also installed. Most important a new fuel filter was installed. I think I got all the new parts from Partgeek.com. I also pulled the fuel rail injectors and cleaned them, just in case.

 

it was £291 for the tank less 10% jdc discount, and £42 for the fitting kit, which included modified fuel pipe, + vat part # cbc55251* & cbc5525fk1

 

Brian,

I can't speak to the 87, but finding parts for my 89 5.3 wasn't an issue (VIN 160xxx) and were actually pretty inexpensive. I called SNG and they had to wait to get the rings in stock, but they sent me the filler neck O ring and the two gaskets for the pre filter pickup in the sump tank and the sender, they're actually the same part.

I needed to put the tank in before SNG could get the parts shipped to me so I actually went to my local Jag dealer and they had the gaskets in stock, the parts guy was quite surprised. They were only $.50 more expensive than SNG, too. Only a few bucks a piece.

My car sat for a while and had all kinds of rust in both tanks. I took mine to a local radiator shop and they used it as fill-in work to keep the price down. They ended up charging me $175 total to clean out both tanks and coat them with Redkote inside. They had to cut a couple of holes to get on the other side of the baffles, and soldered them back up when they were done. I wasn't complaining!

I hope that helps, that's my only experience with the gas tank so far. I know yours is a Convertible, but I wouldn't think that the seals would be that different? Here's what my tank looks like, for reference. A little different than the vert tanks, I know, but I can't imagine why they would use a different sender for the coupe and vert?

 

Took a tank off of a donor car last year and will have it for sale this winter. Had a lot of crud inside.... Sandblasted and dried out now.... Did not save hoses or lines....

ken in wv