banging from fuel tank?

[larry1991]

hi dont know if this is the right place to post but just recently a noise has appered and im not to sure what its is! its hard to explain but its like an empty tank retracting in size and its comming from the fuel tank now this worries me now ive had alook at the fuel tank and all looks fine its not getting hot or anything like that so then i thought must be the fuel pump in the tank but it still does it when the engine is off now its defintly the fuel take as you can hear and feel it clear as day ive run out of ideas.
anyone have a clue what this might be?

thanks in advance if anyone does

[mikey b]

Sounds like it might be the fuel tank breather blocked or slightly blocked when the car is using fuel it might be sucking tank in a bit only an idea bit worth a try

[WiNgNuTz]

Why is it that the only thing i can think of is racoons?

/unhelpfulpost

[larry1991]

Sounds like it might be the fuel tank breather blocked or slightly blocked when the car is using fuel it might be sucking tank in a bit only an idea bit worth a try

Where is the breather pipe located? I've got a very long pipe brush that might do the trick

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Why is it that the only thing i can think of is racoons?

/unhelpfulpost

You say raccoon strangly I think of kebabs lol

[mikey b]

What's it on a petrol or derv it might be buy the tank or up by the filler pipe not to sure some one on here will prob tell ya straight away

[larry1991]

What's it on a petrol or derv it might be buy the tank or up by the filler pipe not to sure some one on here will prob tell ya straight away

It's a 2.0 petrol mate

[Niall]

Possibly loose heat shield underneath?

[larry1991]

Possibly loose heat shield underneath?

its not that kinda noise mate more like a pop

[WiNgNuTz]

What's it on a petrol or derv it might be buy the tank or up by the filler pipe not to sure some one on here will prob tell ya straight away

It's a 2.0 petrol mate

That'll be why this is in the "xu" petrol section then...

[larry1991]

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That'll be why this is in the "xu" petrol section then...
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[cully]

Tiger in the Tank?
you using Esso fuel

[larry1991]

Tiger in the Tank?
you using Esso fuel

I really hope not lol and yes using esso fuel

[larry1991]

We'll I drilled a hole in the fuel cap and now it's fine lol

[Grant]

Tiger in the Tank?
you using Esso fuel

I really hope not lol and yes using esso fuel

Missed the gist of that pun? lol

Are you sure the mounting braces under the car are tightened properly? Theres no play in the tank where it is mounted?

[Piggy]

he fixed it with a hole in the filler cap...

so the noise is clearly the expansion/retraction of the tank as it empties...

so breather hose must be blocked I would say

[Grant]

I really should read the whole thread properly rather than skim reading

Fair enough, glad he got it sorted.

[larry1991]

he fixed it with a hole in the filler cap...

so the noise is clearly the expansion/retraction of the tank as it empties...

so breather hose must be blocked I would say

The only breather I could find was behind the the cap it's self! So would of bin coming out and straight back in! Do they normally have a hole in the fuel cap as. Mine didn't

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Tiger in the Tank?
you using Esso fuel

I really hope not lol and yes using esso fuel

Missed the gist of that pun? lol

Are you sure the mountin under the car are tightened properly? Theres no play in the tank where it is mounted?

Yeah I realised after I wrote it lol dint think they used tigers still lol