Something fell in my petrol tank?
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Basically heres the story.
Hardly use my ERST at the moment as there are several things being done to it. Anyway had to take it out the other day, and I also needed to put some petrol in.
Now a little while ago, the actual lock part of the petrol cap seized up, and it had just been removed and I have been using a flathead screwdriver to open/close it lol.
Well, got to petrol station to fill it up, got screwdriver ready (lol, must of looked dodgy!), and I could not get the bloody screwdriver in to open it up properly. After a bit of arsing around with no joy I got a bit pissed off with it, and just bashed the end of the screwdriver as hard as I could into the petrol cap! lol
At this point the thing fell apart!!! but luckly because it was a long scrwdriver, the bits that had broken off (a spring, some other metal bit, and the plastic bit which actually turns to lock the cap) where hanging on the shaft of the screwdriver! lol, so I delicately managed to get them back out, but im sure when I initially bashed the screwdriver I heard something metal drop into the tank?
How would I know if ive dropped something in there, and if I have, how do I get it back out? lol
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Hardly use my ERST at the moment as there are several things being done to it. Anyway had to take it out the other day, and I also needed to put some petrol in.
Now a little while ago, the actual lock part of the petrol cap seized up, and it had just been removed and I have been using a flathead screwdriver to open/close it lol.
Well, got to petrol station to fill it up, got screwdriver ready (lol, must of looked dodgy!), and I could not get the bloody screwdriver in to open it up properly. After a bit of arsing around with no joy I got a bit pissed off with it, and just bashed the end of the screwdriver as hard as I could into the petrol cap! lol
At this point the thing fell apart!!! but luckly because it was a long scrwdriver, the bits that had broken off (a spring, some other metal bit, and the plastic bit which actually turns to lock the cap) where hanging on the shaft of the screwdriver! lol, so I delicately managed to get them back out, but im sure when I initially bashed the screwdriver I heard something metal drop into the tank?
How would I know if ive dropped something in there, and if I have, how do I get it back out? lol
Thanks!
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it wouldnt go in the filter if its metal
theres no room where the blades for the pump suck even if it was a 1mm washer it would jam the pump
obviously if its small enough and is lie dirt then that would get caught in the filter
but best bet is to drop the tank and take the sender out and have a look or wait until the fuel pump siezes
theres no room where the blades for the pump suck even if it was a 1mm washer it would jam the pump
obviously if its small enough and is lie dirt then that would get caught in the filter
but best bet is to drop the tank and take the sender out and have a look or wait until the fuel pump siezes
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Yes it is an original ford cap.
If I ran it out of petrol and the fuel pump didnt seize would that be a good assumption that there was nothing in there, or is that just a bad idea.
I got a upgrade pump to put on at some point, so I dont mind if the pump I got on thier now seizes, but I would rather it not do it to the new pump.
Thanks for your help guys!
If I ran it out of petrol and the fuel pump didnt seize would that be a good assumption that there was nothing in there, or is that just a bad idea.
I got a upgrade pump to put on at some point, so I dont mind if the pump I got on thier now seizes, but I would rather it not do it to the new pump.
Thanks for your help guys!
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