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Fuel tank, vehicles with front wheel drive: Removing and installing > < Emptying fuel tank if it is more than 3/4 full

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Emptying fuel tank if it is less than 3/4 full
Emptying fuel tank if it is less than 3/4 full
–  Remove the rear seat bench → bodywork - interior fitting work; Rep. gr.72.
   
–  Remove the cover -1- of the fuel delivery unit together with the fuel pump control unit -J538--2-.
  WARNING
Fuel supply line is 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.
  N20-0603
–  Separate the connector -arrow- from the flange.
  N20-10623
–  Disconnect the fuel lines -1- and -2- from the flange.
  Note
To do this, press on the connection buttons for the hoses.
  N20-10624
–  Open locking ring using wrench -T10202-.
–  Lift the fuel gauge flange.
–  Insert the suction hose of the fuel extractor -VAS 5190- as far as possible into the fuel tank and extract the fuel.
If it is only necessary to drain the fuel tank, the flange of the supply unit must be reinserted → Chapter.
  N20-10625

Fuel tank, vehicles with front wheel drive: Removing and installing > < Emptying fuel tank if it is more than 3/4 full