To perform the work, you will need an inspection ditch or overpass and a hose for pumping fuel.
We work with an assistant.
Comment. You can do without an assistant, while you need a height-adjustable stop or stand. If possible, use the fuel tank as much as possible before performing the work.
Removing
1. We prepare the car for work («Preparing the car for maintenance and repair»).
2. Relieve fuel pressure («Fuel Line - Pressure Relief»).
After depressurizing, a small amount of fuel remains in the fuel line.
3. Disconnect the tips of the fuel pipes from the fuel module and the block of the wiring harness («Fuel module - removal and installation»).
4. Disconnect the fuel lines or fuel filter («Fuel filter - replacement»).
5. Using a 10 mm socket wrench, unscrew one nut of the side fastening of the fuel tank protective screen.
6. With the same key, three more nuts securing the protective screen and remove the screen.
7. Using a 10 mm socket wrench, unscrew the three nuts securing the protective cover of the power system tubes.
8. Remove the cover. Squeezing the latch, we disconnect the fuel line tubes and the adsorber purge tubes.
9. Squeezing the latches, disconnect the tip of the plastic tube from the vent tube of the filler neck.
10. Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the clamp that secures the fuel tank hose to the filler pipe.
11. We move the clamp along the hose and disconnect the hose from the filler pipe.
12. Through this hose we pump out the maximum possible amount of fuel from the tank.
13. Install an adjustable stop under the tank (or an assistant holds the tank from below).
14. Using a 13 mm socket wrench, unscrew the two bolts of the fuel tank fastening clamps.
15. Remove the fuel tank assembly with the adsorber and fuel filter.
16. If necessary, disconnect the adsorber and fuel filter from the tank.
Comment. If it is necessary to replace the adsorber, the fuel tank should be dismantled from the vehicle as shown above. If necessary, you can free access to the adsorber, slightly lower the tank on a height-adjustable stand. In this case, it is not necessary to disconnect all pipes from the tank, and most importantly, the filler pipe hose (what is important if there is a lot of fuel in the tank). But it will still be difficult to disconnect the tubes and remove the adsorber.
Installation
Install the fuel tank in reverse order.
Recommendation. If it was not possible to start the engine after two or three attempts, try to remove air from the fuel rail through the valve of the diagnostic fitting («Checking the technical condition of the power system»).