Contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓
To perform the work you will need a special hose and a container for draining the fuel.
Removal
1. Prepare the vehicle for operations (see "Preparing a car for maintenance and repair").
2. With a special hose (see "Tools, accessories and operating materials") we pump gasoline out of the tank.
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3. Remove the pins and bend back the right edge of the trunk mat (see "Rear bumper - removal and installation").
4. Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the four screws securing the fuel tank cover and remove it.
5. Having marked the location in advance, we move the protective caps and disconnect the wire tips from the terminals of the fuel level indicator and fuel reserve sensor. The blue-brown wire is connected to the right terminal of the sensor, and the pink-brown wire is connected to the left one (direction of view from the trunk).
6. Using a Phillips screwdriver or an 8 mm wrench, loosen the fuel hose clamp and remove the hose from the fitting. Plug the end of the hose with an M8 bolt.
7. Using a 7 mm wrench, unscrew the six nuts securing the sensor and remove the tip A of the ground wire.
8. Remove the fuel level indicator and reserve sensor from the fuel tank. Wash filter B with acetone and blow out the filter tube with compressed air.
9. Remove the ventilation hose from the fuel tank fitting.
10. Unscrew the filler cap.
11. Using a screwdriver, remove the rubber apron from the tank neck.
12. Using a 10 mm wrench, unscrew the bolt securing the fuel tank.
13. Remove the tank from the trunk niche.
14. Remove the lower rubber gasket.
Installation
1. If the tank was not removed for replacement, wash it from the inside with gasoline or solvent.
2. Installation of all removed parts is performed in reverse order.