Thread: So, what is everybody doing for s14 gas tanks these days?
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Old 10-25-2018, 11:05 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by Kingtal0n View Post
very interesting idea. I wonder if there is a correlation between manual transmission cars + cracked fuel tanks, given the prevalence of bad subframe bushings and manual transmission vs automatic cars without that issue. The 96 I have is original auto, still auto, and doesn't have a cracked fuel tank yet...

so anyone with an auto car, acquired a cracked tank with the auto and good subframe bushings... all it would take is 1 person to come forward to more or less eliminate the theory.
My original 95 auto developed a crack in the typical spot while it was still an auto with decent condition bushings.

I suspect it’s a manufacturing defect. Every leak I’ve heard of is in the same spot every time. I’d be willing to bet that the plastic gets very thin in the area.
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