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WK CRD leaking diesel tank replaced

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Lots of threads on this but thought I'd throw in my 2 cents.

I had to do mine this past weekend. '08 CRD but only 64K miles on it. Corroded steel tank was dripping diesel - dealer not helpful they could not find a replacement tank. 3 mechanics also turned the job down so I had to do it myself even though I usually don't do my own vehicle repair. Tons of info on forums + youtube on how to drop tank. Lots of spare plastic gasser tanks available at wreckers - mine was also from an '08.

$100 for tank + $15 for hoses + fuel line retainer clips (which invariably break) at Napa. Also had to buy a 18mm flex wrench to get the front passenger bolt, otherwise you have to drop the driveshaft.

Cut the old breather tube off the old tank and spliced it into the gasser one. Started first crank - no error codes. So far so good.


What an unbelievable design flaw.....

Best links I found (other than whats in in this forum):
Jeep WK CRD Fuel Tank Corrosion Issue – Combatting short product lifecycles (engineeredobsolescence.com)
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0 CRD WK/WH - Fuel Tank Replacement - YouTube
2005-2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD Fuel Tank Replacement - YouTube
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Ugh. That doesn't sound like fun. Now I need to crawl under there and inspect my tank!
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I wonder why we cant replace the steel tank with the plastic tanks the gas WKs use?
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You can - that’s what I did & many others have. The plastic gas tank is the same except for the venting which needs some modifications to fit the old connections, as pictured.

As for inspecting the tank I don’t think you can see much of anything with that skid plate holding it up.
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CRDlimited said:
You can - that’s what I did & many others have. The plastic gas tank is the same except for the venting which needs some modifications to fit the old connections, as pictured.

As for inspecting the tank I don’t think you can see much of anything with that skid plate holding it up.
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Ok thanks. Do you know if the OEM steel skid plate will still work with the plastic tank?
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Sure does. Fits like a glove.
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my new rockauto steel tank is waiting for a coat of gator guard bedliner for the bottom and also for my current tank to run low on fuel. corrosion is easily visible on the bottom of stock tank and skid plate, so i know i’m on borrowed time. i would like to get the skid plate sandblasted and bedliner coated too but that will add downtime.
i’m hoping to do the new install myself but back pain may kill that plan and i will have to go to the dealer.
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I have done two plastic tank replacements (07 & 08), only difference is the steel tank has baffle plates inside to stop fuel from splashing around when doing krazy maneuvering.
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