help! fuel flap locked!
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adi1987
- E30 Zone Newbie
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Just been to fill my car up (its running on fumes) and my fuel flap is locked! Is there a way of opening it from inside the boot or another way?
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capri_rob
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Yes - pull back the trim and you'll see the actuator with the pin that goes into the flap to lock it - you should be able to then move the pin or disconnect the actuator if its seized to release the flap.
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noney82
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im sure that if you pull that bootliner off you can see the locking actuator, i think you can just pull it back by hand if im not mistaken.
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adi1987
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Its not actually seized, its all to do with my sigma remote locking/alarm gubbins all next to my head unit, if it gets disturbed, my remote locking fails, this time its failed unlocked, but left the flap locked! Until I can whip the HU back out to make sure the module is plugged in etc I just need to be able to get fuel in the car! Thanks guys, just hope it will make it to the petrol station, I was a bit red faced when I went to get some on the way home from work only to find I can't open it 
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Brianmoooore
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There's actually a slot in the boot liner for the purpose.
Don't any of you ever read the handbook?
Don't any of you ever read the handbook?
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cypriot_boy_2k7
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Actuator in the boot just pull it back