W124 Wagon. Petrol Flap Solenoid Mech?

[brucemillar]

Folks

I have just noticed that my solenoid is not working meaning i have to use the manual plunger.

I suspect that this is down to excess paint in the mech (car has just had a bare metal re-spray). The manual plunger is stiff. Liberal use of WD40 has not freed this up. I need to get the mech out to clean it up. The vac appears to be OK.

How do I get it out please?

 

[grober]

Fuel filler door will not open - Mercedes-Benz Forum

 

[brucemillar]

Excellent stuff as always. Thank you Graeme.

 

[brucemillar]

Idiot of the week award goes to me: It is working as it should and probably always was. Reading Graeme's linked post it is designed to operate "only" with the central locking.

So when I lock the doors the solenoid vac locks the fuel flap. When I drive the car with the doors unlocked the flap is unlocked.

Should there be a spring that hold the flap in the closed position?

Mine stays closed as it has a small amount of resistance on the hinges. Without this it would be flapping about in the breeze.

 

[roadhog]

The fuel filler door should have a spring which handily serves as a stowage for the filler cap. I have a spare one kicking around somewhere if you want but I can't imagine they'd be very expensive new from MB.

 

[brucemillar]

Roadhog

It is this spring that I am missing! Thank you. I will happily take your spring if you could let me know a price with postage to Kent please.

Thank you again.

Bruce

 

[roadhog]

PM me your address and call it my contribution to your excellent restoration.

 

[roadhog]

Hang on, not quite enough posts for PM to work...

 

[roadhog]

There, one more. That should do it?

 

[grober]

A1247580636 £4.05 from inchcape

 

[brucemillar]

There, one more. That should do it?

PM sent. Thank you.

Bruce

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[brucemillar]

Big thank you to Roadhog. The Spring arrived and was fitted today. Lovely.

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[roadhog]

No problem, happy to help.