Posts tagged D Model Gas Tank
Hooking Everything up and Seeing if the Citroen Gas Tank Leaks…
Sorry for the tardiness of this entry, but I was ill for a couple of weeks. So here goes:
Now that the tank is in place and you have not caught the tabs on the walls of the tank compartment with the outer flange of the D Model gas tank, it is time to hook things up. Let’s start with the hard one, and that is the fuel pick up line.
This can be tough… More >
Removing the Gas Tank From the Citroen D Model…
The tank is drained…
Now that the tank is drained, it is time to get back to those 8mm nuts we sprayed with penetrating oil earlier. Find your 8mm, hopefully 6 point socket and get onto these nuts carefully.
If they come off easy that’s great, consider yourself lucky. What you have to remember is these nuts are attached to some 5mm studs that come through the trunk wall and breaking them off is just going to make a great deal of work for you later. More >
Draining the Gas Tank on the Citroen D Model…
Ready to drain the tank…
Now that you have the D Model safely up on jack stands and everything is stable it is time to proceed with draining the tank of the D Model. (I will first explain this for a sedan, and then come back with the few things that are different for the wagon)
With the Citroen up on its jack stands, you can remove the lug nuts on that right rear wheel the rest of the way, and remove and put the wheel out of the way, or slide it under the car for additional safety. More >