# Fuel Tank Problem

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-tank-problem/122615>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [March 16, 2009, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-tank-problem/122615 "2009-03-16T07:36:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![danbikes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@danbikes](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/danbikes)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-tank-problem/122615/7 "2009-03-16T08:40:46Z")

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> [@A few shots of the vw in winter dressings.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-few-shots-of-the-vw-in-winter-dressings/20847/11):
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> I sincerely hope you boys cleaned up all the rust where the o-ring mates from sender to tank! very common problem. And 60% of the time you don’t need a new o-ring at all.
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> Clean the rust. Do NOT stretch the o-ring. Sometimes silicone can be an enemy for things like this. Making it stick to stuff you don’t want to. A little bit of syl-glyde(brake lube) or penetrating fluid. I have NEVER had a problem in all my years as a tech.

yea i did try my best to remove the rust from inside the groove, i didn’t sand it or anything however… i think i might try that today and see if it fixes my problem. And no i didn’t use any silicone, i just put a bit of di-electric grease around the o-ring.

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