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Difference between black and green fuel tanks 87-89 3.6
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 11:29 pm
by naki
Hello all, does anyone know the difference between black fuel tank from an 87 3.6 coupe to the green fuel tanks found in a 89/ 90 3.6?
The part numbers are different, but would it be possible to fit the black tank into a cart that has a green tank currently?
+ Fuel tank
+ Coupe
+ To VIN (165790)
EBC51891 (black tank)
+ From VIN (165791)
EBC5188 (Green tank)
Re: Difference between black and green fuel tanks 87-89 3.6
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 7:14 am
by Brakebuster
the XJS came with a green ( olive type green ) tank originally
there were issues with it, and the later black tank had a few modifications, such as the fuel outlet fitting ,
this is where it can get confusing, as all XJS's with a green tank should have been recalled and had a black tank installed, this didn't happen so there is a large mix of both covering all years up to about 1990 when the black was fitted as standard ( not sure on exact date )
so this means you can find an older car with a replacement black tank , and a slightly newer one with a green tank
but to answer you question either tank will fit either car for the same body shape,
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Re: Difference between black and green fuel tanks 87-89 3.6
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 9:42 am
by naki
That's excellent, thanks!
What about the different parts numbers for the VIN range mentioned above? Normally there are changes?