I’m so glad that VW don’t make their fuel filler covers unnecessarily complicated 🤗
@philo33915 ай бұрын
1 year on and you have saved me going to the main stealers 50notes for the part and 10mins to install. Longest part is getting the plastics back on. Thanks again for the video.
@tredfxman9 ай бұрын
This videos gonna age like a VERY fine Wine! Just saying! Thanks for all the work! Really instructive video! 👍
@christrigg887010 ай бұрын
Thanks, that saved me breaking anything unnecessarily 👍🏻
@MercSLRFan Жыл бұрын
I just changed mine and it's way easier if you reach with your fingers through the round hole in the body and the boot light after taking off the clip-on trim that holds it in place. A 5 minute job without prying open all that trim.
@wilyyong8251 Жыл бұрын
Hi guys who are doing this fix yourself. I just tried it and it’s actually possible to accomplish by removing just the fuel door housing. But it requires a lot of blind touching and feeling where the socket is. Long and thin fingers do help a lot. My fingers are thin but not exactly long. Watching this video to find out the position of the socket does help a lot! Quite easy to remove the switch just by blind touching, tough part is putting it back blind because of angle issues and having to aim the socket blind. Definitely gonna take very long and many tries, but it’s not as tiring to remove the inner panels. And putting inner panels back has its own troubles when the clips will not be in place altogether when u smack them in, and once u miss any of them and it bends (especially the inner ones), it gets extremely troublesome and tiring to reinstall the panels. Good luck with anyone trying!! I got bored and replaced it although I dint really have to (it spoilt while it’s on ‘open’ mode so it can still open and close normally, just unable to lock), and eventually realised its not worth the effort at all 😂 but 1 more diy completed!
@aabafd51 Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Very nice video. NICE work with the camera too. Very good information for us with a VW 😊
@patrickokeeffe6998Күн бұрын
Great work , single handed too, shame they VW couldn't have plug of the wire connection at the actuator, for goodness sake what were they thinking, simplicity is the hallmark of genius. Our golfs failed to work at a filling station n a " helpful " person helping my wife , pulled at the petrol door and broke the painted cover clips and the plastic holder clips.. I've got replacements and actuator at breakers yard, thinking it might be better to get a new actuator. The replacement cover is white so thats another job to get that door sprayed to our car colour.. what an ordeal for a tiny fault. Great video.thanks
@rockoballistic17 күн бұрын
Excellent,, thank you!!
@wasvalkyriemain2 ай бұрын
is it possible to reach the socket without removing the side trims of boot ?
@kildareeman2 ай бұрын
@@wasvalkyriemain I’m told it is by other viewers however I was unable to access it from the outside. Best of luck 👍
@wasvalkyriemain2 ай бұрын
@@kildareeman thanks man, i will try
@wasvalkyriemain2 ай бұрын
how did you open the side boot trim?
@jerzyszygula Жыл бұрын
Thanks. You showed it well.
@Blue-Scorpion Жыл бұрын
I think its also worth mentioning not to use any electric tools such as aku drills to unscrew the screws to avoid sparks near the reservoir, specially if its a gasoline car.
@kildareeman Жыл бұрын
Yeah that’s very true, gasoline(or Petrol) is extremely flammable! Always take care folks 👍
@mik8964 Жыл бұрын
Very Helpful video! My actuator is off. One question: Instead of open the panel inside the car and unplug it, can i cut the old cables and put it togheder with the new ones from the outside, could it work?
@kildareeman Жыл бұрын
Glad you think so 👍 Nope as you have to disconnect the electrical plug, you cannot do that from the outside (you would only damage something). Best of luck 👍
@bushdid911forever3 ай бұрын
I just did this. The answer is yes. Look at the wires for the new unit and make sure the colors match to the old. Disconnect the battery negative terminal. Cut the old wire giving you as much length as possible, and cut the clip off of the new wire. Use a wire stripper to expose a bit of copper on all 4 wires. If you have shrinktubing now is the time to put it in place (but for me the wire lengths were not good for using shrinktube). Twist the matching wires copper together to make a mechanical connection and then solder them together. Wrap each wire in electrical tape to keep them from shorting against each other. Wrap them again with tape to prevent moisture from getting in. Reassemble the actuator/gas cap, reconnect the negative battery terminal, start car and test the actuator. Worked like a charm for me and a lot easier than taking out trim or trimming to reach the plug through that tiny hole.
@kennethmayne584 Жыл бұрын
Thanks. I enjoyed watching carefully. It looks like it's possible for newbie.
@denniskoopman26649 ай бұрын
I’ve somehow got a 4 pin connector but I can’t find any information about it and even searched the part number itself but still I can only find the 2 pin connector. You got any info about this?
@brogu60715 ай бұрын
What model and year is your car?
@denniskoopman26645 ай бұрын
Golf 7 GTE 2015
@ItsAYGIbaby9 ай бұрын
You can actually just remove the plastic cap by pulling it to the right when it is still closed. Now you can pry it open from underneath with a screwdriver, which will break the motor, but that doesn't matter since it is already broken. Your fuel door will remain intact, that is more important.
@WildHorses120810 ай бұрын
Thank You VERY MUCH !!!
@af78637 ай бұрын
My tiguan does not have the screw.... It sucks to remove. These small problems do not happen on Japanese cars.
@ryanh3285 Жыл бұрын
Good video giving it a good clean has worked for me but will probably need to replace it eventually
@htm2x Жыл бұрын
Do you have any part number for this? I've managed so far by filing down and lubing the guiders. Also rapidly unlocking the car and pushing on the lid has helped. But this seems inevitable. Good video!
@kildareeman Жыл бұрын
I give the part number in the video 👍
@user-gl2eq2ly4g9 ай бұрын
Good lad Thank you
@joshjackson514512 күн бұрын
Does anyone know if this works on the E-Golf 2019?
@kildareeman12 күн бұрын
@@joshjackson5145 I would have thought it’s the same shell
@ParthSweety3 ай бұрын
Niceeeee and Dusty... Lol. Good video thanks
@jensschroder82149 ай бұрын
Don't force it off! Knock on the lid and unlock and lock the doors. With a bit of luck it will then pop open.
@kildareeman9 ай бұрын
I tried but had no joy! Was almost hammer time 😂
@MarioDelreal-b3q Жыл бұрын
Mine makes a click but wont open the gas door even rear left door sonetines wont open by the remote
@freshfalcon39967 ай бұрын
Video is about gas door that won't open. Starts video with gas door open.
@dalibornovak7562 Жыл бұрын
In the same situation now. 😅
@kildareeman Жыл бұрын
The joys 😅😅🤣🤣
@tredfxman9 ай бұрын
Not the only one brother
@tredfxman9 ай бұрын
@@kildareemanMy OBD Elev device acually listed this as "Tank lid activation" error way before i noticed this as being a problem for my GTI CS at gas station today. Thanks alot for awesome video! Saved to my service videos! 👍
@kildareeman9 ай бұрын
@@tredfxman that’s interesting! Mine was going for awhile and then one day I couldn’t put diesel in the car 🙈🙈😂 Glad you enjoyed it 👍
@armands62458 ай бұрын
Except the fact, that I can’t even open it to replace it…
@YannickHenrirolland11 ай бұрын
Range rover évoque
@kildareeman11 ай бұрын
???
@syamsulaceh7176 Жыл бұрын
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