fuel cap SKODA OCTAVIA 1999 1.G / (1U) 1.9TDi 66kw Engine Workshop Manual

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Edition 08.96


Fuel Supply System20
- Unbolt cover (below rear seat).
- Unplug multi-pin connector for fuel gauge.
- Open fuel filler cap and lever out tensioning ring in rubber bowl (around filler neck).
- Push rubber bowl through to the inside.
- Remove rear right wheelhouse liner.
- Slacken 2 screws for fuel filler neck working from the wheelhouse.
- Remove cover below the fuel tank -arrows-
(not fitted to all models).
- Separate 2 fuel pipes at the front right of the fuel tank:
- Press buttons on the hose connections
for this purpose -arrows-.
black = feed pipe
blue = return flow pipe
- Position engine/gearbox jack (e.g. V.A.G 1383 A) below the fuel tank for supporting it.
- Slacken the bolted connections -arrows- at
the front left and at the retaining straps.
- Lower fuel tank.Installing
- Take heat shield from the old fuel tank and fit onto the new one.