- relieve pressure in the fuel line;
- drain the fuel from the tank using a pumping unit;
- place the car on a lift, hanging the rear wheels;
- remove the rear right wheel;
- remove the mudguard;
Pic. 3.99. Filler attachment: 1 - bolts
- unscrew bolts 1 (see fig. 3.99) filler neck of the fuel tank;
- remove the intermediate silencer of the exhaust system;
Pic. 3.103. Removing the heat shield: 1 - heat shield
- remove heat shield 1 (pic. 3.103);
- disconnect the parking brake cables from the fuel tank;
Pic. 3.104. Removing the fuel tank: 1 - nuts
- unscrew nuts 1 (pic. 3.104) fuel tank mounts;
- lower the fuel tank without removing it;
- disconnect the tubes going to the tank and neck;
- disconnect the connector of the fuel level meter;
- remove the fuel tank together with the filler neck.
Install the fuel tank in the reverse order of removal.