need a gas tank for 1g mx-6 4WS

SckAndTwztd187 · 10-2-08, 18:08

Anyone got a gas tank and gas tank strap for a 4WS. Mines leaking something fierce and I have to cut the strap off cause some shmuck welded the strap bolt to the strap. grrrrr

defiler · 10-2-08, 18:19

Good luck

I had to drive 4 hours just to get my replacement one, and it still leaks at the seam (Better than mine though, as mine leaked from the BOTTOM

)

Mazda can no longer order these either. None of the OEM replacement companies have 4WS-compatible ones either.

Try a local scrapyard maybe? I know here in my area the bastards punch holes in the bottom of the tank to remove the gas before putting them in the yard, but maybe yours wouldnt?

Car-part.com lists one in Idaho and one in NYC as being the only 2 in the country. You could look them up and see if either ships to Canada though?

I know they used to have another listed in UT, but thats gone now...

**Keeloh** · 10-2-08, 18:30

I have one laying around for about a year now for a 4ws i need to see if its good. Check here this is a 4ws eBay Motors: 88 89 90 91 92 Mazda MX6 626 Ford Probe Parts Turbo GT (item 140271126370 end time Oct-08-08 08:47:55 PDT)

d0zxmustang · 10-2-08, 18:34

^^^

thats my listing...but im not selling any of teh 4ws stuff...good luck finding one dude...as defiler said, they are pretty hard to come by...

SckAndTwztd187 · 10-2-08, 21:49

I'm in need of one bad. If you could check Keeloh how it is and get back to me, that would be great. Thanks everyone for your replies.

d0zxmustang · 10-3-08, 0:13

Is there no way to repair the gas tanks? There has to be a way to re-weld or braze in some metal if its just pin-holes....I have heard of people filling flammable tanks with inert gas before welding so they dont explode, so I am faily confidente they could be repaired...

defiler · 10-3-08, 0:18

Sure they can be welded. Its just that not a whole lot of welders like to do so.

Just fill it with water and then weld it. Just make sure afterwards to drain all of the water out of the tank.

SckAndTwztd187 · 10-5-08, 18:24

I know rad shops and such will weld or "if it's bad enough" put a new liner inside the gas tank but the problem is that I need this car to get to and from college and work and who knows how long the shop will have the tank for. I can't really afford to part with it for even a couple days. That's why I'm on here looking for a good used one.

defiler · 10-5-08, 19:04

^^And thats why I never got mine fixed, because I couldnt wait a week or 2 for it to get fixed and be out of my car

really, unless one of those places on car-part.com can ship to you, you're pretty much SOL on getting a new one.

d0zxmustang · 10-5-08, 19:33

Im sure there is someone in your family with a second car thats not used daily that Im sure would let you borrow it long enough for you to get yours fixed teh right way...I mean, we are talking GASOLINE here, really should fix the problem.....

SckAndTwztd187 · 10-19-08, 19:33

Considering gas is so expensive as well as the environment. Yeah I do need to fix it soon. But first off, I gotta cut the gas tank strap off cause someone welded the strap bolt to the strap. So I'd need to find a new one to which they don't make anymore. I can't find one anywhere. I need to find a new, or used, or someone who could make one for me. So before I take my tank in to get it fixed, I need to find a strap first. That's why I figured I'd post on here to see if anyone had a tank/strap.

d0zxmustang · 10-19-08, 20:24

I havent taken my 2ws one off yet, but it looks very simalr to the 4ws one...if its not the same....even if it is slightly differant, im fairly sure it wouldnt take much to make it work...

**jphillips626** · 10-21-08, 10:24

I am pretty sure the strap is the exact same or could easily be made to work.

d0zxmustang · 10-22-08, 0:03

I have been informed (by defiler) are the same....he said he only paid ~$15 for his, and they are still avalible through Mazda...

d0zxmustang · 11-26-08, 18:16

Found out today that the straps are indeed differant.

You could make a 2ws one work, you will just have to massage it a little....

10-2-08, 18:08	#1 (permalink)
SckAndTwztd187 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Age: 25 iTrader: (0)	need a gas tank for 1g mx-6 4WS Anyone got a gas tank and gas tank strap for a 4WS. Mines leaking something fierce and I have to cut the strap off cause some shmuck welded the strap bolt to the strap. grrrrr

10-2-08, 18:19	#2 (permalink)
defiler Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Coon Rapids, MN, USA Age: 24 iTrader: (9)	Good luck I had to drive 4 hours just to get my replacement one, and it still leaks at the seam (Better than mine though, as mine leaked from the BOTTOM) Mazda can no longer order these either. None of the OEM replacement companies have 4WS-compatible ones either. Try a local scrapyard maybe? I know here in my area the bastards punch holes in the bottom of the tank to remove the gas before putting them in the yard, but maybe yours wouldnt? Car-part.com lists one in Idaho and one in NYC as being the only 2 in the country. You could look them up and see if either ships to Canada though? I know they used to have another listed in UT, but thats gone now... Last edited by defiler : 10-2-08 at 18:23.

10-2-08, 18:30	#3 (permalink)
Keeloh 2.2 i Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (28)	I have one laying around for about a year now for a 4ws i need to see if its good. Check here this is a 4ws eBay Motors: 88 89 90 91 92 Mazda MX6 626 Ford Probe Parts Turbo GT (item 140271126370 end time Oct-08-08 08:47:55 PDT)
	Bone Stock.

10-2-08, 18:34	#4 (permalink)
d0zxmustang Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: , NC, USA Age: 21 iTrader: (1)	^^^ thats my listing...but im not selling any of teh 4ws stuff...good luck finding one dude...as defiler said, they are pretty hard to come by...
	White 89 Probe GT-Soon to be 4WS DTM 89 Probe GT-Fully Loaded Daily Driver Black 89 Probe GL- Beatr wif a heater!

10-3-08, 0:13	#6 (permalink)
d0zxmustang Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: , NC, USA Age: 21 iTrader: (1)	Is there no way to repair the gas tanks? There has to be a way to re-weld or braze in some metal if its just pin-holes....I have heard of people filling flammable tanks with inert gas before welding so they dont explode, so I am faily confidente they could be repaired...
	White 89 Probe GT-Soon to be 4WS DTM 89 Probe GT-Fully Loaded Daily Driver Black 89 Probe GL- Beatr wif a heater!

10-2-08, 21:49	#5 (permalink)
SckAndTwztd187 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Age: 25 iTrader: (0)	I'm in need of one bad. If you could check Keeloh how it is and get back to me, that would be great. Thanks everyone for your replies.

10-3-08, 0:18	#7 (permalink)
defiler Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Coon Rapids, MN, USA Age: 24 iTrader: (9)	Sure they can be welded. Its just that not a whole lot of welders like to do so. Just fill it with water and then weld it. Just make sure afterwards to drain all of the water out of the tank.

10-5-08, 18:24	#8 (permalink)
SckAndTwztd187 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Age: 25 iTrader: (0)	I know rad shops and such will weld or "if it's bad enough" put a new liner inside the gas tank but the problem is that I need this car to get to and from college and work and who knows how long the shop will have the tank for. I can't really afford to part with it for even a couple days. That's why I'm on here looking for a good used one.

10-5-08, 19:04	#9 (permalink)
defiler Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Coon Rapids, MN, USA Age: 24 iTrader: (9)	^^And thats why I never got mine fixed, because I couldnt wait a week or 2 for it to get fixed and be out of my car really, unless one of those places on car-part.com can ship to you, you're pretty much SOL on getting a new one.

10-5-08, 19:33	#10 (permalink)
d0zxmustang Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: , NC, USA Age: 21 iTrader: (1)	Im sure there is someone in your family with a second car thats not used daily that Im sure would let you borrow it long enough for you to get yours fixed teh right way...I mean, we are talking GASOLINE here, really should fix the problem.....
	White 89 Probe GT-Soon to be 4WS DTM 89 Probe GT-Fully Loaded Daily Driver Black 89 Probe GL- Beatr wif a heater!

10-19-08, 19:33	#11 (permalink)
SckAndTwztd187 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Age: 25 iTrader: (0)	Considering gas is so expensive as well as the environment. Yeah I do need to fix it soon. But first off, I gotta cut the gas tank strap off cause someone welded the strap bolt to the strap. So I'd need to find a new one to which they don't make anymore. I can't find one anywhere. I need to find a new, or used, or someone who could make one for me. So before I take my tank in to get it fixed, I need to find a strap first. That's why I figured I'd post on here to see if anyone had a tank/strap.

10-19-08, 20:24	#12 (permalink)
d0zxmustang Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: , NC, USA Age: 21 iTrader: (1)	I havent taken my 2ws one off yet, but it looks very simalr to the 4ws one...if its not the same....even if it is slightly differant, im fairly sure it wouldnt take much to make it work...
	White 89 Probe GT-Soon to be 4WS DTM 89 Probe GT-Fully Loaded Daily Driver Black 89 Probe GL- Beatr wif a heater!

10-21-08, 10:24	#13 (permalink)
jphillips626 4WS Freak Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: kalamazoo, MI, USA Age: 24 iTrader: (2)	I am pretty sure the strap is the exact same or could easily be made to work.
	Noble White 626 turbo 4WS 5spd. Intake, exhaust, turbo timer =reliable daily driver. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2525741

10-22-08, 0:03	#14 (permalink)
d0zxmustang Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: , NC, USA Age: 21 iTrader: (1)	I have been informed (by defiler) are the same....he said he only paid ~$15 for his, and they are still avalible through Mazda... Last edited by d0zxmustang : 10-22-08 at 10:59.
	White 89 Probe GT-Soon to be 4WS DTM 89 Probe GT-Fully Loaded Daily Driver Black 89 Probe GL- Beatr wif a heater!

11-26-08, 18:16	#15 (permalink)
d0zxmustang Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: , NC, USA Age: 21 iTrader: (1)	Found out today that the straps are indeed differant. You could make a 2ws one work, you will just have to massage it a little....
	White 89 Probe GT-Soon to be 4WS DTM 89 Probe GT-Fully Loaded Daily Driver Black 89 Probe GL- Beatr wif a heater!