looks like fish eggs. and yes this is really gas.. should have seen the full pump yikes!!

 

Yummy!

 

wow man. thats no good. lol i would suggest getting that looked at

 

Did you just drain your tank or did you drain it and drop it? I think you should really drop the tank and clean it if you havent already.

 

what is that? is it alive? j/p.
pretty gross looking. almost like an embryo of some sort if you look long enough. i should check my system too then.

 

[runs outside to check fuel system]

 

i have actually seen that before. thats what happens when water settles on the bottom of the tank and rusts away at the factory "rust proof" coating.

 

so replacing the tank is imminent?

 

or taking it to a radiator shop to have it re coated. you can also try to di it your self with one of those por 15 kits or something.

 

tanks cost 400+ from mazdtrix, don't even care to know how much direct from mazda.

 

just get one from junk yard.


shouldn't be that much.

 

i drained my tank and cleaned it out ,, now with the flush it comes out clean.. and i also removed quite a bit of rust.. so hopefully im good for a while

 

Same thing happened to me when I bought my 87. It was a whole $75 from my local junkyard for a tank in excellent condition plus the fuel pump and assembly.

 

could always use a extra fuel pump and other stuff included in a tank

 

If you rinse it out it should be fine, mine had rust on the bottom also, get all the loose **** off. The gas dosent slosh too much and you got 2 filters before it hits your injectors.

 

Mine sloshes like crazy.
You must drive like my mother..

BTW a regular monthly shot of injector cleaner or gas treatment additive will adsorb any water condensate & clean it out.

 

I was just going to drain my tank but after sitting 5 years or so I thought it would be more prudent to remove it and clean it out.

It was FULL of rust (from the anti-slosh guard around the pickup) with about 3/4 inch of brown goo that was dog poo look and feel. Disgusting!

Powerwashing wasn't enough so I bought some MEK from a paint store to attempt to dissolve the stuff.

I'd recommend dropping the tank to ensure that stuff doesn't get sucked up. While I realize that there are two filters to block the contaminants, with a turbo car, one moment of clogging will present a lean condition underboost and possibly bye bye motor.