The longest part of the job was jacking up the vehicle, removing the wheel and then the 14 fixings securing the wheelarch liner in place.

If you're ever stuck with a failed solenoid and can't open the Filler Flap Flap, a screwdriver can be inserted through the hole circled in green to push the locking pin upwards and release the Filler Flap.

The Filler Bowl is held in place by three plastic tabs (see example arrowed in blue).

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To release these, the bowl has to be rotated but this is prevented by the locating peg (arrowed in red) through a hole in the filler pipe bracket. There is sufficient free play in the filler pipe assembly to pull it clear of the locating peg.

There is insufficient clearance to remove the harness connection. The Filler Bowl has to be removed first but there is plenty of free cable length.

To fit the new Filler Bowl, first connect the harness. This is released from the old Filler Bowl by sliding a small screwdriver in from the harness end to lift the locking tab clear of the raised piece arrowed in blue.

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The Filler Bowl is then inserted with the tabs aligned with the three cutouts in the body (arrowed in red) and rotated to lock. When correctly positioned, the locating peg on the rear of the bowl aligns with the hole in the filler pipe bracket and is inserted to prevent the Filler Bowl from rotating.

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The Fuel Filler Flap has four tabs on the back which engage with slots in the Filler Bowl arm (upper pair arrowed in red). The Filler Flap is pushed towards the vehicle to lock it in place.

Finally the drain tube is secured in a clip on the rear bumper.

Graham

 

This was buried in the middle of an old thread. I've only made it a new thread to provide a link with the new HOW TO "sticky".

Graham