2003 Fuel Tank Availability

The fuel tank on my husband’s 2003 Tundra crapped out. Rust ate through under the cross member and shes pooched.

We’ve both searched everywhere and have been unable to find an OEM replacement anywhere in the entire country. Any that let you ‘put in cart’ get kicked back and the dealers say they arent actually available. We’ve both called a couple dozen places at this point. Now torn between an aftermarket chinesium one or rolling the dice on a take-off tank from a salvage yard somewhere outside the rust belt.

Anyone have any leads, input from experience on aftermarket tanks, anything?

His Tundra is down and hes driving mine in the meantime. (I luckily have my electrical work van to get around in but trying to find a fix)

 

You’ve been hiding this single cab from us?!?

honestly I think a junk yard would be your best best, but may be hard to find a worthy one in your area.
@shifty` has some sites, copart? Maybe?

 

I bought a Dorman from Rock Auto

https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=10352168&cc=1426935&pt=6268&jsn=524

 

He was eyeing that one. How long have you had it? Any fitment issues or anything?

 

Also, I have a spare tire drop down assembly if you want it(while your in there) pm me and I’ll send it out

 

Thats his baby.
315k miles, hes trying to keep her going as long as the engine keeps it up. Things been flawless.

 

He has one already that hes hucking in. Shouldve asked first, dammit!

 

No issues at all ~ 3 years. Perfect fit.

 

Awesome, appreciate the feedback

 

You can’t win if you don’t play!

 

Ah well, its all good. I appreciate it though. He said he’d sell his truck “Tell him $15k. I know what i’ve got”

 

It’s not as rusty as I expected, but I’d need some frame shots from underneath. He must take good care of it!

 

Its a South Carolina car, he got it in 2008 and he washes and undercoats the everloving shit out of the thing. I couldnt believe how nice it was when the bed came off. He had the coating recall from the dealer like five years back and they thought he had his frame replaced recently (nope, original frame).

 

Ah! You mean the dealer “rust concealment” coating!

Toyota should’ve never been legally allowed to offer that scammy shit as a legitimate frame solution but I digress….

FWIW, Dorman gets a lot of shit from people and it’s unwarranted in like 95% of cases. They genuinely make quality products and - in modern times, with aftermarket going down the shitter - still produce a decent quality controlled part. They’re the only company making quality repops for parts manufacturers discontinue (well, OK, Standard Motor Products is also!), to the point with my old GM trucks, several things like the Intermediate shaft, GM stopped making it and GM corporate literally tells you to buy the Dorman part, “its the exact same part and quality”. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy their fuel tank.

While he has the bed off, now is the perfect time to wire a backup camera if he doesn’t already have one. I’ve got a pretty solid write up on here I can link you up with if it helps, lots of pics etc.

 

Appreciate it. He was reading that the dorman tack welds for the baffles had issues so he was concerned. At this point not much choice anyway.

He just installed a backup camera to go with his new head unit a few weeks ago because he was sick of getting out ten times to hook up to his trailer (hes a carpenter).