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ul9601 |
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Joined: Dec 14 2014
Member No: #1975
Location: Auckland |
Went to fill the tank but realised the fuel flap wouldn't open. I could hear the solenoid trying to open it but still nothing. With someone else pushing the fuel flap open switch, I carefully levered the flap and it popped right open. It turns out a small black spring (bent to 135 degree) fell out from its slot behind the solenoid latch. The spring clipped back in, it works fine now. | ||
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onthecut |
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Joined: Sep 20 2016
Member No: #2793
Location: West Mids |
That could leave you in a bit of a pickle if you were low on fuel. Not clear from your description -- is the small spring part of the flap assembly or the solenoid ? As a matter of interest, is there a manual release lever for the fuel flap somewhere, in the evnt of solenoid failure ? Mike. |
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ul9601 |
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Joined: Dec 14 2014
Member No: #1975
Location: Auckland |
onthecut wrote ... That could leave you in a bit of a pickle if you were low on fuel. Not clear from your description -- is the small spring part of the flap assembly or the solenoid ? I'll take a photo - it just sits on the rubber boot thingy which surrounds the fuel filler neck. onthecut wrote ... As a matter of interest, is there a manual release lever for the fuel flap somewhere, in the evnt of solenoid failure ? Mike. I was wondering this myself and looked through the owners' handbook but didn't find anything. I recall CX handbook had an emergency release procedure. |
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ul9601 |
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onthecut |
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Joined: Sep 20 2016
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That looks like a case of no expense spent rather than no expense spared ! Mike. |
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