gas leak / tank recall

[pearl16v@yahoo.com (dave t)]

Hey, i want to thank everyone, especially Daun Yeagley
for helping me get my new gas tank. The tank is being
replaced under the '91 recall. 

Appearantly, the leak wasnt present when the previous
owner(s) brought the car in for the recall, so my
vehicle's VIN showed up as "no open recall campaigns"
in the VWoA database. 

I was a little worried though. The diag was quoted at
$110, and after a pressure test, the dealership wasnt
able to find a leak (they were quick to point out the
several other leaks). i brought the car on an empty
tank, so i told them to fill the tank, and sure enough
they saw the leak. Then i had to authorize them to
pull the tank to verify that the leak is in fact the
leak specified by the recall, and if it wasn't it was
$500 just for labor.

As luck and persistence would have it, the leak is
related to the recall.

thanks again everyone.

dave


--- Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> --- dave t <pearl16v@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Ok, got vwoa to set me up w/ an diagnostic appt w/
> the
> > dealership. my VIN does fall under the recall, so
> i'm
> > thinking there was nothing wrong w/ the tank when
> the
> > previous owner(s) brought it in for the recall.
> 
> That was *exactly* my situation.
> 
> > now, do you know if there may be anything other
> than
> > the tank that may be wrong w/ my car that could
> cause
> > a leak in that vicinity? i dont want to be charged
> for
> > the diag if its not the tank.
> 
> Not that I'm aware of - just hope they're somewhat
> honest
> at your dealership.  If I were you I'd document
> where the
> crack is before taking it in there.
> 
> Daun
> 
>

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