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Shropshirelad

Member Since: 28 Aug 2023
Location: Shresbury
Posts: 20

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Zambezi Silver

Help - fuel cap problem

Bloody thing!! What do I do now, can’t get it open!!

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8th Oct 2023 11:22am

Dinnu

Member Since: 24 Dec 2019
Location: Lija
Posts: 3479

2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black

I would try to grip it with an external circlip pliers, preferably with the tips bent a bit outwards so it grips better.

Else undo the hose clip beneath the filler tube, under the wheel arch, pull the flex hose away, and push it back up from below. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black

8th Oct 2023 11:34am

Ianh

Member Since: 17 Sep 2018
Location: Essex
Posts: 2135

If taking the hose off make sure you give it a good clean first and have a thick plastic bag to cover the opening and tape it tight so no debris can get into the tank.

It looks like the red bit should extend pins that engage with the teeth in the white bit in the pipe to allow it to rotate anti clockwise. So you need a bit of circa 2-3mm thick rectangle flat steel bar to slot into an upper and lower tooth recess to enable you to rotate , using pliers as a handle. You may have a wood chisel that would be the right dimensions.

8th Oct 2023 11:54am

spudfan

Member Since: 10 Sep 2007
Location: Co Donegal
Posts: 4739

You could undo the filler hose neck clip and push the filler hose to one side with a bag over it. Just make sure the fuel in the tank is below the neck! Have a look at this diagram. You should be able to remove the filler neck to allow you to work more easily.
https://www.lrworkshop.com/diagrams/land-r...ller_45023 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali
2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu
2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai

8th Oct 2023 2:51pm

Shropshirelad

Member Since: 28 Aug 2023
Location: Shresbury
Posts: 20

All sorted thanks

8th Oct 2023 6:28pm

Ianh

Member Since: 17 Sep 2018
Location: Essex
Posts: 2135

How did you remove it. Always useful for other members to know if it happens to them.

8th Oct 2023 7:34pm

notapnala

Member Since: 12 Sep 2023
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 15

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Keswick Green

Yo, Shropshirelad.. how did you resolve this? I have the exact same issue, happened today. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

19th Nov 2023 11:54pm

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