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(Message started by: davidberryman on Apr 14^th, 2007, 8:03pm)

Title: fuel tank
Post by davidberryman on Apr 14^th, 2007, 8:03pm

Hi all, spent a few months preparing 2.3 saloon for MOT, filled tank, stink of petrol, leaking like a sieve, ordered tank (£95.00 BEEVERS), had to cut off heads to strap bolts to drop tank (worry about getting bolts out later)...question fuel pipes do not come out from sender unit and for that matter cannot remove sender...aware ford has special tool for sender but hoping some one can advise..advise greatly appreciatted.

Title: Re: fuel tank
Post by scorpio_man on Apr 14^th, 2007, 8:10pm

hi there

the sender unit just unscrews. the ford tool is a big spanner. i've changed the tank just by hitting the ring off with a flat screwdriver.

hth

Title: Re: fuel tank
Post by davidberryman on Apr 14^th, 2007, 8:16pm

Thanks Scorpio-man, what about the fuel pipes, how do you remove?
Thanks

Title: Re: fuel tank
Post by scorpio_man on Apr 14^th, 2007, 8:22pm

hi there

i didn't. :-[ a right pain they can be. some just come off no problem when you press the 'tabs'. mine (on my old sierra, same thing), just didn't want to budge, so i left them on.

hth

http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/manual/fuel/general/FuelTank.pdf

Title: Re: fuel tank
Post by davidberryman on Apr 14^th, 2007, 8:26pm

thanks a lot gives me the confidence to go have another go tommorrow, thanks again

Title: Re: fuel tank
Post by scorpio_man on Apr 14^th, 2007, 8:47pm

hi there

when putting it back together, make sure you clean the electrical connections to the sender unit. not much fun taking it back down again. >:(

hth

Title: Re: fuel tank
Post by petehull on Apr 15^th, 2007, 12:27am

Hi there, to get the fuel pipes off you need towarm them up with a blowlamp first they should come off pretty easily
:-[ ::) ???

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No.... Realy don't try this, I was only kidding.... honest..... No!... Please don.........Baboom! . . . . Too Late, anybody selling a fuel tank for a SCORPIO?

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Title: Re: fuel tank
Post by mr._floppy on Apr 15^th, 2007, 12:38pm

Yeah, just squeeze the two tabs on each side of the the inlet and outlet pipes on the sender unit and pull them straight up and out.

I have the same trouble with one of the tank strap bolts, one of them won't unscrew , let me know how you get on removing yours

Title: Re: fuel tank
Post by scorpio_man on Apr 15^th, 2007, 9:28pm

hi there

you could try these (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-Silverline-Damaged-Screw-Remover-Set_W0QQitemZ300099854565QQihZ020QQcategoryZ122839QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem). i've bought a set, but not tried them yet.

i got the bodyshop to replace my bumper. ::)