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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Kobe on 29 April 2013, 07:51

Title: Petrol cap gone.
Post by: Kobe on 29 April 2013, 07:51

Petrol cap won't click shut no more or does the button inside the car work. Do I need some kind of motor for it to work again? Someone said the solidnoid ( probably not spelt right :whistle:) has gone????
Any guides on doing this?

Thanks

Title: Re: Petrol cap gone.
Post by: Dalo Harkin on 29 April 2013, 12:59

open the boot and on the right hand side you need to remove that panel, there is a solenoid that drives a pin up and down for the petrol cap release.
Either that has gone or is stuck, I took the cover off the solenoid and the cogs are made of plastic and when used repeatedly small pieces come off and get stuck, a few small sprays of WD40 and a small paintbrush and it started working again, been fine since  :wink:

Title: Re: Petrol cap gone.
Post by: Kobe on 29 April 2013, 20:48

Il do just that tomorrow, nice one dude.

Title: Re: Petrol cap gone.
Post by: sketchy63 on 29 April 2013, 20:49

Do you know if the solenoid is in the same place in a bora? Got the same problem :(

Title: Re: Petrol cap gone.
Post by: Kobe on 30 April 2013, 12:24

Got the solonoid out just hacking trouble splitting it in half.  :angry:

Title: Re: Petrol cap gone.
Post by: Kobe on 30 April 2013, 12:30

Right as I was trying to split the unit in half the solonoid popped out (scared me half to deaf) must of just been as you said Dalo probably should get a new one soon tho but that will do for now :)