Hi again just watched a piece on 4WD Pro Tips on Fuel Tank breathers.
Has anyone done this and on what model and engine.
I know we all do our diffs , but even this is the first time I've heard of extending the fuel tank breather tubes
Mods feel free to move if its in the wrong section
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
Your fuel tank breathes into the filler neck which is sealed so why move it?Originally Posted by threedogs
Guy on 4wd pro tips suggested it would be better extended for some reason.
No idea why
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
They have external breathers mate. They are generally a little plastic looking thing near the filler.
Mine definitely doesn't
They have to breathe mate. If they cant breathe and the tank is completely sealed you will actually starve for fuel as the tank will pull a vacuum and the fuel just stops flowing.
Bloodyaussie (10th August 2014)
Yeah he's right Winnie, you need to replace the space inside the tank when fuel gets taken but the breather is not near the top of the neck on ours. Must be further down the filler or on the sender unit.
Yeah makes sense... I did not see one when we did our install? Our second tank doesn't have one, but it is breathed to the main tank so could share?
Yep that's why there's a breather from main to aux. fuel from aux to main gets air from main to aux to replace space when transferring.
Must be on top of the main tank or sender or in the original filler further down mate.
The breather is up next to the filler neck in the wheel arch, it has a 180 bend and faces downwards. It has a larger hose on the end and acts like a Bell. If it went underwater it would create an airlock. I can't think why you would extend it.
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