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I've contacted a few, waiting for a reply.
Now I've got into it, it just gets worse. They drilled out the screws securing the bezel, and somehow metal swarf and the remains of one screw ended up on the inside of the filler, jamming the ball and making it hard to open. I have to assume some metal swarf and maybe bits of screw have ended up in the tank. I suspect there will be filler dust in there too.
Do the pumps have filters on their inlets?
Now I've got into it, it just gets worse. They drilled out the screws securing the bezel, and somehow metal swarf and the remains of one screw ended up on the inside of the filler, jamming the ball and making it hard to open. I have to assume some metal swarf and maybe bits of screw have ended up in the tank. I suspect there will be filler dust in there too.
Do the pumps have filters on their inlets?
Does your car have the early bezel secured with invisible screws from below? Or does it have visible screws securing the bezel? Could you lift the bezel?
I assume the mechanism is removable through the wheel arche? Or do you have to remove it from the luggage compartment?
I assume there is no filter between tank and pump but you should insert one. The fuel tank has an opening on the top right, you can find below the carpet and under a cover, fixed with several screws. You could therefore open and clean the tank if necessary. There is also access to the fuel lines from tank to pump.
I assume the mechanism is removable through the wheel arche? Or do you have to remove it from the luggage compartment?
I assume there is no filter between tank and pump but you should insert one. The fuel tank has an opening on the top right, you can find below the carpet and under a cover, fixed with several screws. You could therefore open and clean the tank if necessary. There is also access to the fuel lines from tank to pump.
Loads of photos.
The bezel was originally held on with hex headed countersunk bolts, but it came back with pop rivets. When I carefully drilled out the pop rivet heads I could see the full horror. Looks like they have drilled out the thread in the brass surround. I don't understand how the swarf and remains of the bolt ended up on the inside of the filler. At the very least the filler assembly will need to come out, and probably have helicoils put in. I don't know how successfully you can clean a baffled tank with it in place.
The bezel was originally held on with hex headed countersunk bolts, but it came back with pop rivets. When I carefully drilled out the pop rivet heads I could see the full horror. Looks like they have drilled out the thread in the brass surround. I don't understand how the swarf and remains of the bolt ended up on the inside of the filler. At the very least the filler assembly will need to come out, and probably have helicoils put in. I don't know how successfully you can clean a baffled tank with it in place.
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