Replacement Of A Petrol Tank - CITROËN ID 19 Repair Manual

ID 19 OPERATION No. ID 175- 1
Work on the petrol tank
Op. ID 175-1 101
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PARTICULAR POINTS.
In the case
of
any leakage from the connection pipe to the tank, make sure that there is a tight joint by 'using two Ligarex clips located as shown
on P1.30, fig. 3. Tighten the clips moderately in order to avoid deformation of the
nylon
pipe.
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REPLACEMENT OF A PETROL' TANK
Removal.
Drain the tank (2 plugs)
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Lift and remove the rear squab.
Remove the rear seat. Remove the petrol tank cover plate . . .
Disconnect the flexible air vent hose from the tank. Close the orifices of the hose and tank.
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Remove the rear closing panel under the right-hand sidemember.
Remove the fixing strap of the rear flexible hose of the petrol pump feed pipe.
Disconnect the flexible hose and remove the petrol feed pipe from the tank.
Block the orifices of the pipe and the tank
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Remove the right-hand rear wing.
Remove the right-hand rear side protection panel.
Carefully clean the area where work is to be done round the flexible hose between the filler pipe and tank.
Remove the front collar from the flexible hose between the filling pipe and the tank.
Disconnect the flexible hose from the tank. Close the openings of the tank and the pipe
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Remove the negative cable from the battery.
Disconnect the leads from the tank unit gauge terminals.
Turn back the clips securing the transverse packings of the tank and remove the packings.
Undo the fixing screws of the tank fixing straps and remove the straps and the rear rubber packings.
Remove the tank.
To strip the tank :
Remove the gauge tank unit.
Remove the rubber sound-insulating blocks.
Remove the tank protection packings.
TOOLS
12-21 mm box spanners
12 mm box spanner
7 mm box spanner
8 mm spanner and
box spanner
14 mm box spanner