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new beetle petrol flap problem
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new beetle petrol flap problem -
02-26-2004
, 08:24 AM
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does anyone know of a way to open the petrol flap on a new beetle when the small servo/motor that pulls the release cable fails. It's a colleagues car at work, his fuel gauge is showing red, and he doesn't have any breakdown cover. Tried pulling the cable can't get enough pull on it to relase the flap. Managed to sort it. |
with a set of old surgical clamps, and pushed downwards.
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does anyone know of a way to open the petrol flap on a new beetle when the small servo/motor that pulls the release cable fails. It's a colleagues car at work, his fuel gauge is showing red, and he doesn't have any breakdown cover. Tried pulling the cable can't get enough pull on it to relase the flap. -- The poster formerly known as Skodapilot. http://www.bouncing-czechs.com |
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if you can get to the back via the boot ( remove panel ) disconnect the servo and stick 12v to it, if that doesn't work just break the fuel flap, its only plastic, cheap and easy to replace. Failing that if its new enough this is a warranty job so phone up VW garage and tell em to come get it... Managed to get tools onto the pull cable in the end. |
His GF's dad managed to open it last week, but he's been trying to do
the same this week to get a fill up and now he has hit red, and was
started to panic.
Car is a 2001 LHD inport model.
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does anyone know of a way to open the petrol flap on a new beetle when the small servo/motor that pulls the release cable fails. |
a bit bloody silly? I bet it weighs 2 or 3 times what a locking filler cap
and a normal springloaded / clip flap does, and it's more likely to go
wrong.
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"MeatballTurbo" <carl.robson (AT) bouncing-czechs (DOT) com> wrote in message news:MPG.1aa803d8627d1104989f4e (AT) news (DOT) individual.net... does anyone know of a way to open the petrol flap on a new beetle when the small servo/motor that pulls the release cable fails. Am I the only person who thinks having a servo to open your fuel cap is just a bit bloody silly? I bet it weighs 2 or 3 times what a locking filler cap and a normal springloaded / clip flap does, and it's more likely to go wrong. |
means it locks a couple of minutes after you lock the car so you can get out
at a filling station then lock your doors before opening the flap and
filling, it then locks automagically when you shut it.
Shutting your keys in there would be an experience....
Shutting keys in the boot is another non-clever thing to do, you can only
fold the seats from a release inside the boot....
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Shutting keys in the boot is another non-clever thing to do, you can only fold the seats from a release inside the boot.... |
Buttons on the doors, but.. no easily accessible lock button.
No access to the boot from inside. There is a ski-flap, but I don't
think it can be accessed from inside the car, you probably have to open
the boot first.
No boot release. There is a keyhole in the VW logo, but no button or
handle like on the hatchback.
Lock your keys in one of those, and you'll look even sillier than when
driving it
To whoever suggested access through the boot - I'm not positive, but I
don't think that will apply, since the filler is on the rear wing.
Richard
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To whoever suggested access through the boot - I'm not positive, but I don't think that will apply, since the filler is on the rear wing. The filler is in the wing. |
solenoid/servo that pulls on the release cable throuhg a very small 1
inch by 3 inch slot which the cable runs along the top of.
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In article <DAtY4DEv1yPAFwDc (AT) btinternet (DOT) com>, richard (AT) dmc12 (DOT) demon.co.uk says... To whoever suggested access through the boot - I'm not positive, but I don't think that will apply, since the filler is on the rear wing. The filler is in the wing. but by opening the boot, and removing the plastics you can get to the solenoid/servo that pulls on the release cable throuhg a very small 1 inch by 3 inch slot which the cable runs along the top of. |
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How the hell do you know that, SAAB man ? |
into the boot really, the opening is tiny
Still, the 1.6 feels like it won't be such a disappointment after all -
and it's an 8v, so should be quite torquey.
Richard
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