WHERE IS THE PETROL CAP RELEASE CATCH?!

[MooZ]

I've been doing some work on my e30, my drivers door card is off, however I'm 99% sure the petrol release cap wasn't on the door. Now I've totally lost it... I know this sounds like a stupid question, but where the HELL IS IT?!?!

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[MooZ]

Seriously need someone to tell me! haha how do you undo your petrol cap!!!!?!?!?

[bigwinn]

petrol cap release???

you sure its an e30 fella?

[Sanchez]

Petrol cap release will be included in the circuit for the central locking(if fitted).

Nothing to do with the door card.

[Coops90]

Hmm..
There isn't a petrol cap release. It locks when your car locks. When the cars unlocked the petrol cap will unlock.
Sounds like you may have a dodgy petrol cap locking bit. You can access it by going in the boot, behind the right side carpet.

[MooZ]

Oh sh!t, I remember now my central lockings broke too! So I'm guessing I'll have to fix that before being able to put petrol in... sorry for my incompetence, I haven't really drove it yet, I just assumed there was a release. Now I remember though it locks with the doors.

[kman82]

you can open it from the boot though if its stuck locked. Remove the carpet and you'll see the locking solinoid, from memory i think you can just pull the locking pin back.

[Brianmoooore]

There's a slot provided in the fabric of the liner for the purpose.

[maxdrift]

you can open it from the boot though if its stuck locked. Remove the carpet and you'll see the locking solinoid, from memory i think you can just pull the locking pin back.

yess mine does it all the time. I have stripped interior so its easy access for me.