5KTQ fuel pump?--R&R

[Kneale Brownson]

I've heard some early 5k cars had some sort of coating inside the tanks
that caused problems with pumps.  My 200q20v had a steel tank that looked
like shiny steel on the inside, but rusted through from the outside at the
seam and leaked.  The tank from an S4 I bought to replace my leaker looked
identical inside.  


At 03:58 PM 4/27/2006 -0400, Max Hoepli wrote:
>What is the fuel tank made of in a 5000? Is the tank coated in any way?
>
>Max
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "L DC" <ldc007usa at yahoo.com>
>To: "Cody Forbes" <cody at 5000tq.com>; "Kneale Brownson" <kneale at coslink.net>;
><quattro at audifans.com>
>Sent: 27, April 2006 15:09
>Subject: Re: 5KTQ fuel pump?--R&R
>
>
>> Thanks Cody,
>>
>> Cody wrote: "Really if you determine which of the two
>> goes to the pump (I can't remember which it is off
>> hand sorry) you don't need to disconnect that one. The
>> pump and everything will come out together, I've done
>> it like that a few times before."
>>
>> Indeed Cody. I just realize the main fuel line can be
>> pulled out along with the fuel pump and plastic cover.
>>
>>
>> I guess I could just pull, very carefully, the return
>> fuel line off the nipple, which by the way is made out
>> of plastic, unlike the main fuel line which is made
>> out of metal.
>>
>> I just did not want to disturb the plastic cover on
>> the risk of breaking the plastic nipple.
>>
>> It's amazing what humidity here in South FL can do to
>> the fuel tank/ fuel pump stuff when a car sits for a
>> while!!!
>>
>> Never again.
>>
>> LDC
>>
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