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Mon Feb 28, 2022 6:37 pm

As I stated in the title:
Does a syncro diesel needba heat shield on the tank?
Thank you in advance

Mon Feb 28, 2022 6:43 pm

nomadelic wrote: As I stated in the title:
Does a syncro diesel needs a heat shield on the tank?
Thank you in advance
No, there were none from factory.

Tue Mar 01, 2022 6:16 am

I think I have read that the purpose of the insulation on the gas models was to limit the temperature rise inside the tank, so as not to overwhelm the evap control system (charcoal cannister). As Alika said, not an issue with diesel.

In this case the heat source is the transmission, which of course the tank is sitting on. And for Canadian Syncros, this eventually means literally sitting on the transmission, once the steel tank straps rust away.

Then the combination of the heat and the trapped dirt, salt, water and the metal on the insulation rots a big hole in your expensive Syncro transaxle.

:evil:

RonC

Tue Mar 01, 2022 9:24 am

Thank you for your quick answer! One thing less on my list ;-)

Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:41 am

snowsyncro wrote:

Then the combination of the heat and the trapped dirt, salt, water and the metal on the insulation rots a big hole in your expensive Syncro transaxle.

:evil:

RonC

:shock: :shock: Gnarly living there :shock:

Tue Mar 01, 2022 12:29 pm

ALIKA T3 wrote:

:shock: :shock: Gnarly living there :shock:

Haha yes it is. I could show you more but you get the idea and I don't want to pollute this thread. So I will just add a couple that are transaxle / fuel tank insulation damage related...

Closeup of the hole...

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And the starter from the same day...

But the fix is easy ... just buy a new one.

RonC

Tue Mar 01, 2022 2:37 pm

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: