Removing the oil filler neck?

AHarada · 04-13-2008, 05:22 PM

I'm removing the rats nest to get to secondary fuel rail where there's a leak. I'd prefer to remove the rats nest as one unit, and there's a bolt that goes through the oil filler neck, through the vacuum chamber, and into the rats nest bracket. How do I get this bolt off? Seems impossible.

a7xh7 · 04-13-2008, 06:34 PM

mine just unscrews.. i forget if i have to use a open/box wrench to get at it from the front or if a 1/4 drive socket can sneak through, just poke around for a while longer u will get it

AHarada · 04-13-2008, 10:28 PM

I can't get to the bolt from the Dr. side, and there's not enough room on the Alternator side. I was thinking I'd have to take the alternator off?

Signal 2 · 04-16-2008, 10:08 AM

There is a second 10mm bolt in the filler neck just aft (firewall side) of the one your talking about. Loosen that one first until it's almost out. That should allow you to carefully flex the plastic filler neck up and away just enough to get a 1/4" drive shallow socket with an extension onto the 10mm bolt your talking about.

04-13-2008, 05:22 PM	#1
AHarada Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 162 Rep Power: 17	Removing the oil filler neck? I'm removing the rats nest to get to secondary fuel rail where there's a leak. I'd prefer to remove the rats nest as one unit, and there's a bolt that goes through the oil filler neck, through the vacuum chamber, and into the rats nest bracket. How do I get this bolt off? Seems impossible.

04-13-2008, 06:34 PM	#2
a7xh7 Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 88 Rep Power: 0	mine just unscrews.. i forget if i have to use a open/box wrench to get at it from the front or if a 1/4 drive socket can sneak through, just poke around for a while longer u will get it __________________ "sevens_ix"

04-16-2008, 10:08 AM	#4
Signal 2 Viable Fossil Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mid-West Posts: 199 Rep Power: 18	There is a second 10mm bolt in the filler neck just aft (firewall side) of the one your talking about. Loosen that one first until it's almost out. That should allow you to carefully flex the plastic filler neck up and away just enough to get a 1/4" drive shallow socket with an extension onto the 10mm bolt your talking about. __________________ Jim VR R1 FD Last edited by Signal 2; 04-16-2008 at 10:15 AM.

04-13-2008, 10:28 PM	#3
AHarada Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 162 Rep Power: 17	I can't get to the bolt from the Dr. side, and there's not enough room on the Alternator side. I was thinking I'd have to take the alternator off?