Petrol cap stuck shut on P38

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howardphillis

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My P38 has been sat idle for several months and so the battery is completely flat. I managed to get it started with some jump leads but now the petrol cap wont open. Will it work eventually if the battery is fully recharged? The problem I have is that there isnt much fuel left in it (probably not enough to run the engine long enough to charge the battery) and I was hoping to top it up from a tank.

Any suggestions as to how I can open the cap?

Thanks

Howard
 
I think the problem might be the button on the dash - when I pressed it in for the first time is stayed in and the fuel cap stayed shut. I've read elsewhere that you can pop the cap open with a small screwdriver. Anyone tried this?
 
Remove the little plastic panel inside the boot on the drivers side by the boot door, there should be a piece of string there, pull that and the flap will open. If no string it's possible to reach inside with a bit of stiff wire and pull the release.
 
have you not got a string pull? have a look in boot, drivers side by the light cluster change flap, it may be tucked inside. that should be your back-up release:)
 
The switch button pops back up due to two small springs in the switch I took my switch out cleaned it and had no probs since - take the shroud of the steering wheel and you can pop it out takes about an hour first time there after about 10 mins
 
I'll give that a try, of course opening the boot with no battery power might be difficult! Looks like I'll have to clamber over the back seat.
 
howardphillis said:
I'll give that a try, of course opening the boot with no battery power might be difficult! Looks like I'll have to clamber over the back seat.
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If you have no battery power to open the boot, the fuel flap won't open from the button, it's electric:eek:

First job is a fully charged battery or nothing will work correctly if at all:rolleyes:
 
Bit difficult to get the battery fully charged though with no petrol. Reckon it will need to run for a good 20 to 30 mins to charge and not sure I've got enough fuel for that. Can't see the string release thing, but might be easier in daylight.
 
howardphillis said:
Bit difficult to get the battery fully charged though with no petrol. Reckon it will need to run for a good 20 to 30 mins to charge and not sure I've got enough fuel for that. Can't see the string release thing, but might be easier in daylight.
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A car alternator will not fully charge a battery in 20 to 30 minutes, more like 5 hours to 90% charged:)
 
The stuck fuel flap switch was my very first problem after getting my DSE. Acessing it is very easy, just take the black plastic cover off (the one around the instruments cluster). If the switch is broken, as mine was, just dissasemble it and short the contacts to get the flap to open.

The thing about this fuel flap is that it only opens with the engine out, so it won't work until the battery has some charge. And then again, it's just an electric solenoid, so it won't need much power to open.
 
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