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E30 Fuel Tank Removal | How To Drop BMW E30 Gas Tank | 008

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E30 Fuel Tank Removal | How To Drop BMW E30 Gas Tank | 008
In this video, I remove the fuel tank from my BMW E30 project car. E30 gas tank removal is a fairly straightforward process, especially as I've already removed the rear beam and rear arms etc.
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Removing the gas tank from an E30 involves first dropping the heat shields from above the prop shaft and exhaust, disconnecting the fuel filler neck, unhooking the fuel pump and level sensor underneath the rear seat bench, then unbolting the tank itself and negotiating the tank out from under the car.
With the E30 petrol tank out of the way, I can finally turn my attention to cleaning and rust-busting the underbody of the car and get it restored ready for reassembly.
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28 авг 2024

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@slowgan325 3 года назад

Super clean car!

@SPANNERRASH 3 года назад

It's definitely a scruffy E30, but so far, I'm finding way less rust than I expected to! :) The rear arch is the only bad bit I've seen really.

@thisisyaren Год назад

would not say that is clean at all lol

@robgeibert5971 Год назад

Thanks. Really informative & helpful 👍.... Have the exact same one, same colour too ❤️😎

@SPANNERRASH Год назад

Thank you Rob, awesome that you have the same one! 😁

@b_dimon_w6380 3 года назад

О, я тоже буду снимать бак этим летом, спасибо за инструкцию 🤜🤛

@SPANNERRASH 3 года назад

Спасибо, надеюсь, видео поможет!

@Keats.Garage 2 года назад

I was watching this in the hop that it would enlighten me to how I can replace all the fuel lines ontop of the tank without dropping the tank from the car - but I don't think it's possible! I'll add dropping to tank to my long list of jobs to do...

@SPANNERRASH 2 года назад

I really don't think it's possible as its extremely tight around the tank and the lines are pretty inaccessible.

@thisisyaren Год назад

@@SPANNERRASH it's do able I just did it!

@SPANNERRASH Год назад

@@thisisyaren Nice, either you have very small hands, or there's a knack to it. 😂

@andrewinbc 3 года назад

Thanks for this video! I know the E30 has a “saddle type” gas tank, with a drain plug on one side. Might be a noob question, but how does the other side with no drain plug get drained?

@SPANNERRASH 3 года назад

Cheers Andrew, there's an S-shaped pipe that connects the two halves at their lowest point. I mention it in my later vid where I refinish the tank. Mine was in a good shape so I left it alone, but if you have to replace it they are expensive from BMW. Hope that helps!

@thisisyaren Год назад

@@SPANNERRASH Thanks for the reply man... I was going to ask you this exact question... Your videos are great and it's good to see other Euro spec guys, im from Australia so Euro spec... What model is your E30?... Im onto your next video about the rest of that tank, keep em coming man!

@SPANNERRASH Год назад

@@thisisyaren Cheers mate! Mine is a 1990 E30 316i coupe, so facelift with the M40B16 engine. Hope you enjoy the vids, I'm in deep on this E30 build now! Plenty more to come though 😅

@selespeed3 7 месяцев назад

Hey mate, finally my fuel tank leaks and it leaks badly. Remember weeks ago I mentioned the tremendous pressure (vapor) build-up in tank despite not using the car. Somewhere along the ventilation lines is stuck. And just when I wanted to go under the car to investigate the leaks happened. I got to do what you did - removing the fuel tank to service and fix the leaks. 1. I want to ask you if it is okay to fix leaks by welding or it is advisable to get another good used one. 2. Also, is it necessary to dismantle the prop shaft U-joint coupling in order to remove the fuel tank? 3. Is it advisable to use high pressure water jet to spray the inside of tank to remove any crud or rusts there maybe? Thanks for your advice.

@SPANNERRASH 7 месяцев назад

Hey, sounds like bad news about your fuel tank leaking, sorry to hear that. Maybe you can blow the vent lines through with compressed air to fix that? I think it depends on the condition of the tank, if it is generally sound but has one rust hole or at least nothing major, I would be comfortable repairing it. Check my back catalogue of videos I showed how to do a repair using solder which is easier and safer than welding. If you weld you'll need to be sure the petrol fumes won't ignite. Flushing the tank out is a good idea, but if there are big chunks of rust in there, that is probably a sign that the tank is too far gone. I was lucky as despite a hole in mine, the inside looked great.

@jonathandevarie Год назад

Whats the size of the Allen for the drain plug?

@SPANNERRASH Год назад

Hard to remember exactly, maybe something like a 6. It's an M10 screw.

@thisisyaren Год назад

hey man I can't get the drain plug out... I went with a H5 on ratchet and it just stripped it, like its almost as if the drain plug is seised into the thread or something... Ive tried pliers on it and it just wont budge at all.. Seems like it was fully screwed in hard like almost over done or something and seemed like there was some type of sealant over it... it looks stock though its not something external its the same type of material that goes around that area over the tank... Man im stuffed now. I really need to get that bolt off to do a wash in my tank. My tank is riddled with rust... put it this way my e30 has been sitting for 14 years untouched...

@SPANNERRASH Год назад

Sounds like a huge pain in the arse that. Maybe I got lucky with mine or someone had removed it before, but to be honest after 30 years if it's never been out I can imagine it would be seized. I think my suggestion would be to clean the area off with a wire brush and get some penetrating fluid into it. Consider heating it right up (but don't have a petrol fire or the whole car will go up). Then hammer the next size hex in and try again. if that fails, I'd carefully use an angle grinder cutting blade to cut a slot in the head and then use a big hefty manual impact driver to coax it out. She'll come out I'm sure. If the tank is super rusty though you might need to cut your losses on it and buy a replacement. If my tank was a mess inside that's what I'd have done. If you just want to take old fuel out of it, then you could use one of those super big syringes to extract it like some do with oil. Hope that helps!

@hitune 9 месяцев назад

Do you have to drop the rear subframe to do this job

@SPANNERRASH 9 месяцев назад

I think you can leave the rear beam in place actually and work around it, but it will make the job harder. Bear in mind that the fuel tank is around the prop shaft, near where it connects to the diff.

@alex_rodriguez777 Год назад

mate, do you happen to know the torque spec on the fuel drain plug? can’t find it anywhere

@SPANNERRASH Год назад

Hi mate, I'm not sure there's an official torque spec for that unfortunately. If I recall I think I went for around 50 Nm on mine which should be fine for an M10 size screw. Hope that helps! 👍

@alex_rodriguez777 Год назад

@@SPANNERRASH That’s enough for me! Thanks so much, I appreciate it, cheers!