SEAT Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Fuel tank: Removing and installing Check the tool and equipment equivalence table according to the applicability between Seat / VW / Audi / Skoda → Chapter Special tools and workshop equipment required

t  Tightening torque -V.A.G 1331-, see equivalent → Anchor

t  Hydraulic jack -VAG 1383A-, see equivalent → Anchor Removal: –  Note safety precautions before starting work → Chapter –  With the ignition switched off, disconnect battery earth strap. –  Extract the securing bolt of the fuel tank cap unit and remove the unit. –  Drain fuel tank and clean the area around the fuel filler neck → Chapter. –  Move rear seat forward. –  Remove fuel delivery unit cap located beneath rear seat.

–  Disconnect the 5-pin connector -1- from the flange. –  Remove rear right-hand side wheel. –  Remove rear right-hand side wheel housing liner. → Bodywork, exterior fitting work; Rep. Gr.66

–  Remove the pressure retention valve -1- and the vent pipe -2- (press safety ring).

–  Remove the securing bolt -arrow-. –  Separate the fuel inlet funnel from the bodywork. –  Remove from body all fixings from rear part of exhaust system. Then suspend the exhaust system, displaced downwards slightly, from the bodywork using a wire. –  Removing the rear axle: → Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. Gr.42   WARNING Fuel supply pipes are pressurised. Wear safety goggles and appropriate clothing to avoid injury and contact with skin. Before loosening hose connections, wrap a cloth around the connection. Then eliminate the pressure by carefully separating the pipe.

–  Disconnect the supply hose -1- (black) and the breather hose -2- (white) at the connecting point. –  Remove the support straps and the securing bolts. During this operation, support the fuel tank with the engine and gearbox crane -V.A.G 1383 A-. –  Removing fuel tank. Fitting . Fit in reverse order from removal, remembering the following: t  Breather and fuel hoses are to be installed kink-free. t  Secure hoses with spring-clips. t  Do not interchange supply and return hose (return hose blue or blue markings, supply hose black).

t  Check the connections on the active carbon filter. t  Fit rear axle → Running gear; Rep. Gr.42   Note t  After installing fuel gauge sender, check that the supply, return and breather pipes are still clipped onto the fuel tank. t  After replacing (fitting) the fuel tank, the fuel supply system should be bled → Chapter