Toyota Innova Gas Tank woes

**cast_no_shadow** · July 23rd, 2013 10:17 AM

May bagong casualty nanaman pala. welcome jaechaelle.

Yup don't replace your tank, parepair mo na lang.

epoxy won't last. i tried everything that can seal the leak pero wala pa din para ka lang nag band-aid.

**Mile2** · July 23rd, 2013 11:28 AM

* jeachaelle

Yes, you can do step by step analysis and replacement.

You can have the GAS Tank replaced with new one or have it repaired - this is your choice.
You can have your Filler Cap replaced with new one or just dismantled it and cleaned - this is a choice also.
You can have the Charcoal Canister replaced or not - yes again, this is a choice.

What Toyota recommends was to replace these three vital parts, what we have was a choice - either we follow this or seek other alternative solution.

Safe Driving everyone !

**bakaldos** · July 24th, 2013 02:22 PM

I was observing my Innova's gas tank very closely eversince I saw this thread. Noong una, pahigop talaga ang yung pasok ng hangin pag open ng gas tank cap, pero wala naman dent sa mismong gas tank. At dahil wala pa ako budget pang bili ng new cap, manual ko muna niluluwagan yung cap kapag ginagamit ko ang Innova. mga 1 month halos na ganun, pero ngayon na tag ulan na, naisip ko baka pasukin ng tubig yung gas tank ko kung hindi tightly sealed ang cap, so hinigpitan ko na rin.
surprisingly, lagi na papalabas ang hangin ngayon kapag binubuksan ko yung gas tank cap after a few hours of driving. hindi ko alam kung bakit. pero I'm glad na normally functioning na yung gas tank + cap + charcoal canister ko.

**bakaldos** · July 24th, 2013 02:25 PM

double post.

**dr. d** · July 25th, 2013 12:32 AM

to avoid pressure difference between gas tank and outside air, i drilled a small hole thru the gas cap in some of my other vehicles. after years of ordinary use, not once did water enter the cap.
i did this because my engine was dieseling.. it kept going even after i turned it off. the positive pressure in the tank was pushing fuel into the cylinders..
i wanted to get to the tank's breather tube, but it warranted some bigtime distruncating.. the hole job was much easier..

i did not want to destroy the oem cap. so, i used a replacement cap to drill a hole thru..

**bulits** · July 25th, 2013 06:39 AM

hmmm... bakit ngayon ko lang nabasa ito. kinabahan tuloy ako. may narinig din akong parang binato sa ilalim nung nasa sctex ako last monday. hindi ko pa nasilip ilalim. hindi ko maview yung pics na sinasabi nyo. anong page ba?