Removing fuel tank

  1. Established Member Joined: Jan 2009 Louth/Lincolnshire Posts: 1540 Stage 4.5 Litchfield 725bhp R35 GTR
    #1
    i am going to do some welding and need to remove the fuel tank how do you remove it completey from the car?
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172
    #2
    undo electrical connectors and fuel pipes on top of the tank through holes under rear seat, pull off filler neck, drop exhaust down, undo bolts from underneath
  3. Established Member Joined: Jan 2009 Louth/Lincolnshire Posts: 1540 Stage 4.5 Litchfield 725bhp R35 GTR
    #3
    spot on cheers mate
  4. Established Member Joined: Jan 2009 Louth/Lincolnshire Posts: 1540 Stage 4.5 Litchfield 725bhp R35 GTR
    #4
    how many bolts is there underneath? ive un done to and its still seems to be held in place.
  5. Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 rotherham Posts: 1832 Be scirocco, full on 03plate track spec Saxo
    #5
    wud like to no this aswell, how many bolts are they i have found to but am sure i've heard theres three?
  6. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2006 Norwich Posts: 2823 Vectra sri 2.6 v6
    #6
    Me too, haynes manual is no use..... just tell you what to do but not where the bolts are.
  7. Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 rotherham Posts: 1832 Be scirocco, full on 03plate track spec Saxo
    #7
    found 2, but is there a 3rd or are they just a pain in ass n wedged?
  8. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2006 Bristol Posts: 16575 JP4urio, 306 DTurbo SportShed
    #8
    Only two, at the back. It then has two ridges on the other side which sit on shelves welded to the chassis. Youll need to undo the fuel filler neck from the offside wheelarch as Mandyslover says too. Make sure you either have very little fuel (under a tenner) in there or you work on it on gravel etc, fuel stains driveways for fun