855 TDI 1997. After a few days with freezing temperatures I wanted to fill the
2/3 full tank. The door over the lid did not open. The car´s manual explained
how to get access to the lever near the right back lower lights to manually open
the lid, I will do it during daylight time. But I wonder whether that has to do
with the low temperature? Or is it a faulty damper motor. I could not find info
on the VADIS or Haynes manual how to get access to the damper motor. How is it
accessible and how should I test electrically whether voltage supply and motor
function are ok? Could it have to do with manually locking doors?
Regards
Franz47
Wooly - 23 Dec 2007 19:02 GMT
> 855 TDI 1997. After a few days with freezing temperatures I wanted to
> fill the 2/3 full tank. The door over the lid did not open. The car´s
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> Regards
> Franz47
Is it possible that the fuel door is frozen closed? When I lived in
more northly climes this was frequently a winter problem for me with my
old remote-open Ford. A bit of WD-40 sprayed all around the door plus a
couple of good thumps usually got it open.
franz47 - 24 Dec 2007 14:34 GMT
Problem solved.
One really has to pull hard to get the floor cover off. The security device
causes more problems than fuel theft might cause. I think the time of stealing
fuel from car tanks is over in the EU...
Franz47