New oil tank???

[erichsen18]

I was just wondering where you can buy a oil tank for a 2001 400ex b.c my friend tightened the drain plug to tight and he broke his tank...i dont know how he managed that but where can he get a fairly cheap oil tank?

[Pappy]

try c&d or service honda....just make sure you order from a place that will tell you that you are getting the new tank with the additional reinforced plate

[KAWSAM62]

service honda or have it tig welded back togethere!:D ;)

[Big - D Racing]

I have my stock tank in perfect condition $50 takes it.

[brianC400X]

There are almost always used oil tanks on ebay. Non packrat type people upgrade to a larger one and sling thier stockers for reasonable rates.

[F-16Guy]

$140 from Service Honda. I got mine used (reinforced) for $40 shipped.

[ewalker302]

The oil tanks can be welded.

The first time I went to change the oil on my 400
The guy I bought it from had I guess overtightened the drain plug
on the bottom of the tank, and popped the threaded part off of the tank.

I took off the tank & had the threaded part welded back on.

I had to go to a few shops before I found someone to do it.

I think it was a radiator shop. They have a lot of experience welding aluminum & alloys.

When I got it back the weld was stong, but looked nasty.
I took my dremel tool w/ cutting disk & ground the weld bead down to a taper. I had to trim out a little bit of the rubber gasket that the bottom of the tank goes in.

It took a little work on my part, but the guy only charged me 10 bucks & I think it's stronger now than stock.

Make sure to clean out the screen in the tank while you have it off.

Good luck.
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