I have fuel leaking from under the level sender unit where the red arrow points.
It has a new o-ring and I have tried many times to seat it properly. My local garage has even had a go at fixing it this morning without a result. They did manage to turn it further clockwise than it is turned in the picture though which we thought would have solved the problem but it didn't.
The tank isn't the original one but has been replaced with a pattern one which leads me to think this is the problem. The tab on the hole where the leak is coming from seems to be the problem and we have tried bending it to pull the sender down which hasn't helped. There is a good seal round the back of the sender but at the front it's raised slightly so you can get a fingernail under.
Until I can get round to fixing the problem properly either by replacing the tank with a genuine one or checking the sender unit isn't faulty where it holds, is there anything I can do to fix it temporarily and make it safe? People have suggested silicone but will this work ok? Which silicone to use as well if it will?
(The zip ties were there to try and hold the unit tight but have been removed now)
