Accord L4-2156cc 2.2L SOHC (1991)
Fuel Door: Customer Interest
Body - Fuel Filler Door Does Not Open Properly
Model
1990-91 ACCORD
Applicable To
ALL
File Under
BODY
Bulletin No.
90-026
Issue Date
APR 3, 1992
Fuel Filler Door Does Not Open Properly
(Supersedes 90-026 dated June 21, 1991)
PROBLEM
The fuel lid will not open properly, sometimes this is accompanied by a rattling noise from the fuel lid area.
PROBABLE CAUSE
The fuel lid opener spring is weak or it has come off completely.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Add a 1 mm dimple to a new or existing opener spring.
NOTE:
During P.D.I. add a dimple to the opener spring and reinstall.
1.
Identify the opener spring type.
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If the opener spring is gone or if it looks like this.
Replace the fuel lid opener spring with the new one listed under PARTS INFORMATION. Before installing the new opener spring, add a 1 mm dimple
as shown in step 2.
