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fuel filler seal
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:48 pm
by Pascal
Hi,
Should there be a seal around the fuel tank filler tube where it goes through the bodywork? (on a saloon) Mine seems to be missing.
If yours is there how it should be can you post a picture?
Regards
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:50 pm
by MoggyTech
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:13 pm
by bmcecosse
If it's not there - your boot floor must be running with water!
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:16 pm
by Pascal
does the seal go inside or outside the boot ?
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:38 pm
by bmcecosse
Half and half! It bridges the gap.
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:51 am
by dunketh
Mine has a complex blend of old silicon, dodgy paint and dust.
Another job for the ever increasing list...
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:09 am
by Pascal
I've now bought a new seal but to my surprise there is no groove around it. I would have expected a groove where the seal meets the boot bodywork to keep the seal in place.
How is that supposed to work? Do you just slide the seal around the tube and force it through the hole in the bodywork, hoping it will stay there?
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:11 am
by bmcecosse
Guess so! If you want to make sure - a small bead of sealer on the seal will make it completely watertight and hold it in place. But not so much it comes out the sides!