Filler pipe
Filler pipe |
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Make provision for good ventilation! If approved ventilation for extracting fuel fumes is available then it must be used.
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Use protective gloves! Prolonged contact with fuel may irritate the skin.
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Keep a class BE fire extinguisher close at hand! Watch out for sparks, e.g. in connection with breaking electric circuits, short-circuits, etc.
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Smoking is absolutely forbidden.
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To remove |
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Place the car on a lift.
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Raise the car and remove the rear right wheel.
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Clean around the filler pipe to avoid getting dirt into the pipe or into the tank.
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Remove the plastic screw securing the filler pipe to the body.
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Detach the filler pipe from the tank hoses.
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Lower the car and unscrew the filler cap.
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Grip the pipe with one hand under the rear wing and remove the filler pipe from the filler cap collar. Use a screwdriver.
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Pull out the pipe slightly to give better access when detaching the vent hose form the upper part of the fuel filler pipe.
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Pull out the filler pipe.
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To fit |
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It is important that the old plastic screw is replaced with a new one when removing/fitting the fuel filler pipe. In the event of a collision, the plastic screw must give way to avoid damaging the filler pipe, which is also make of plastic. |
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Position the filler pipe and refit the hose to the upper part of the fuel filler pipe.
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Make sure the fuel filler pipe is correctly fitted to the filler cap collar.
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Fit the filler cap.
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Raise the car.
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Connect the fuel filler pipe to the fuel tank hoses.
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Fit the plastic screw securing the filler pipe to the body.
Tightening torque 1.5 Nm (1.1 lbf ft). |
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Refit the wheel.
Tightening torque 110 Nm (81 lbf ft). Lower the car. |