Hey doing some research on upgrading my fuel tank. Seems like I’m only getting about 12gal out of my tank and was looking online at getting a 19 gal. Does anyone know all the parts I need to purchase in order to go through with this?
I'm confused. Very, very few Wranglers had the smaller 15 gallon tanks. To my knowledge it was only very stripped down base model SEs that got them. All of the other TJs had 19 gallon tanks, and there's a very good chance yours has the 19 gallon tank as well.
There was never a 12 gallon tank, so that's not possible at all. Either you haven't filled it up from completely empty, or you could have a 15 gallon tank (which is again, very unlikely).
If you do have the smaller capacity tank, read this thread:
Fuel tank filler mod to convert 15 gallon tank to 19 gallon
There was never a 12 gallon tank, so that's not possible at all. Either you haven't filled it up from completely empty, or you could have a 15 gallon tank (which is again, very unlikely).
If you do have the smaller capacity tank, read this thread:
Fuel tank filler mod to convert 15 gallon tank to 19 gallon
Hmmm, well then you're doing something wrong. All TJ fuel tanks are 19 gallons, some of them were just modified (though not via the tank itself) to only accept 15 gallons.
So you definitely can hold way more than 12 gallons of fuel. I'd be interested to see photos of your tank just out of curiousity.
All I am saying is that there is no such thing as a 12 gallon TJ fuel tank... it never existed, period.
So you definitely can hold way more than 12 gallons of fuel. I'd be interested to see photos of your tank just out of curiousity.
All I am saying is that there is no such thing as a 12 gallon TJ fuel tank... it never existed, period.
That is very strange. I cant recall the exact year 98 or 99. The completey stopped using the 15 gallon tank. Isn't there a ball valve that can go bad in the newer 2000+ tanks @Chris
I think this might be the issue you're dealing with @Sweenster:
Wrangler TJ Gas Overflow Fix
As @Boinked pointed out, the 15 gallon tank was only used for a few years anyways, and 2000+ wasn't one of them.
Wrangler TJ Gas Overflow Fix
As @Boinked pointed out, the 15 gallon tank was only used for a few years anyways, and 2000+ wasn't one of them.
Yep, that can be an issue. It gets swollen, stuck, and then you aren't able to fill the fuel tank to it's max capacity.
You can thank ethanol for this.
Only completely stripped very basic TJs ever came with the smallest 15 gallon tank, by far most TJs came with the 19 gallon tank. Know this... the TJ's gas gauge is notoriously inaccurate and overly conservative, it generally always indicates substantially less gas than is actually in the tank. Even my Low Fuel light comes on when I still have approximately 4 gallons left in my tank. I never fill up until it's down at the very bottom line and even then my tank still has several gallons left.
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Don't mean to hijack, but on the subject of TJ fuel tanks, can someone tell me if the stock/OEM tank is metal/steel or plastic? I noticed my tank is plastic and was curious if it has been replaced. Thank you!
