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Removing and installing fuel tank > < 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 bench seat → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.72.
   
–  Remove cover -1- with fuel pump control unit -J538--2- from fuel delivery unit.
  WARNING
The fuel system is pressurised!
t  Wear eye protection and protective clothing to avoid possible injury and skin contact.
t  Before loosening line connections, wrap a cloth around the connection. Then release pressure by carefully pulling off line.
  N20-0603
–  Pull connector and fuel lines off flange.
  Note
Press buttons on hose couplings to do this.
  N20-10221
–  Open locking ring using wrench -T10202-.
–  Lift sender flange.
–  Insert extraction hose of fuel extractor -VAS 5190- as deeply as possible into fuel tank and extract fuel.
If fuel tank needed only to be emptied, reinstall sender flange → Chapter.
  N20-0638

Removing and installing fuel tank > < Emptying fuel tank if it is more than 3/4 full